Twiringiyimana, R;
Daniels, C;
Chataway, J;
(2021)
STI policy and governance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Fostering actors’ interactions in research and innovation.
Industry and Higher Education
10.1177/09504222211026218.
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Abstract
This study investigates science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy and governance in relation to research and innovation (R&I) ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). To understand the implications of STI policy and governance on R&I, the authors focus on university, industry and government actors; using the Triple Helix and National Systems of Innovation approaches as analytical frameworks to guide the study. The authors identify a range of factors hindering R&I actors’ interactions, including gaps in STI governance responsibilities and accountabilities, policymaking and structural transitions, R&I management capacity and capability gaps. Based on the findings, they propose changes to policymaking and the governance of R&I in SSA, in addition to advancing innovative approaches such as ‘resource circulation’ in the context of knowledge, research and science infrastructure scarcity. The findings provide fresh insights into STI policy and governance frameworks, fostering actors’ interactions and supporting performance improvements in research, science and innovation systems across Africa.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | STI policy and governance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Fostering actors’ interactions in research and innovation |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/09504222211026218 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/09504222211026218 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2021 by SAGE Publications. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Research and innovation, STI policy and governance, Sub-Saharan Africa, university–government–industry interactions |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > STEaPP |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10130855 |
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