-regional partnership between East Africa and South Asia seeking to integrate indigenous knowledge and practices into Bank supported … focus was on indigenous knowledge as it is a key element of the social capital of the poor, assisting them in their struggle … human, and animal diseases. Many local organizations, institutions, and communities have a wealth of knowledge of IK …

African Indigenous Knowledge (IK) is labeled variously and misconceived at international discussions and in modern …

"Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across … and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have … restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation to consideration of the role of firm characteristics. The authors …

Increasing attention is being given to indigenous innovation in agriculture - the process by which farmers develop new …

innovation. …

These proceedings highlight the key findings and public policy lessons that emerged from the Knowledge Economy Forum … contribute to accelerating the transition to an increasingly knowledge-based economy. …