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Fessehaie, Judith; Rustomjee, Zavareh; Kaziboni, Lauralyn - 2016

This paper explores the linkages between the national systems of innovation of Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, and … reveals four individual national systems of innovation, with different outcomes in terms of engineering skills development …, technical vocational education and training, research and development, innovation capabilities, and competitiveness of the …

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Innovation at the World Bank : selective perspectives over three decades 1975 - 2005

Grawe, Roger - 2013

-year experience as a World Bank staff member, the author takes an institutional perspective on the innovation climate at the World … toolkit as key factors influencing the climate for innovation. The interaction and impact of these factors are illustrated …

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Natural resources, structural change, and industrial development : Local content in Zambia - a faltering experience?

Lombe, Wilfred C. - 2018

This paper traces the role of local content in Zambia's mining sector in supporting industrialization and economic diversification. It assesses productive linkages and manufacturing competitiveness during import-substitution industrialization and post-1991 liberalization and privatization, and...

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Can mining promote industrialization? : a comparative analysis of policy frameworks in three Southern African countries

Fessehaie, Judith; Rustomjee, Zavareh; Kaziboni, Lauralyn - 2016

This paper explores the potential to leverage large-scale mineral extraction in Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to foster mineral beneficiation and upstream industries. The evidence suggests that the success or failure of a resource-based industrialization approach is country and sector specific,...

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Biofuels technology : a look forward

Stafford, William; Lotter, Adrian; Brent, Alan; Von … - 2017

This paper assesses biofuels technology readiness and provides foresight to biofuels development in Southern Africa. Efficient conversion pathways, coupled with biomass from waste or high-yielding energy crops, reduces both the costs of biofuels production and the environmental impacts....

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Female managers and firm performance : evidence from the Caribbean countries

Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada; Lo Bue, Maria C. - 2021

This paper investigates whether firm performance differs significantly when comparing firms with female and male top managers in the Caribbean region. We use survey data with detailed information on gender for firms in 13 Caribbean countries. Our methodology is based on Blinder- Oaxaca...

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Global trends in the political economy of smart grids : a tailored perspective on 'smart' for grids in transition

Eid, Cherrelle; Hakvoort, Rudi; Jong, W. Martin de - Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis - 2016

The global transition towards sustainable, secure, and affordable electricity supply is driving changes in the consumption, production, and transportation of electricity. This paper shows the different policy aims that are promoted with smart grids in Europe, the United States, and China. In all...

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Closing the gap : gender and innovation

Barasa, Laura - 2020

Innovation generally takes place in male-dominated industries. A gender gap might therefore exist. This study used data … from the 2015 Tanzania Firm-Level Skills Survey to investigate the gender innovation gap between female-owned enterprises … innovation performance into the endowments effect that reflects resource endowments and the coefficients effect relating to …

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Moving up the copper value chain in Southern Africa

Makgetla, Neva Seidman; Levin, Saul; Mtanga, Sithembiso - 2019

Southern African countries-mainly Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo-account for around a seventh of global production of copper. In the 2010s, they imported over a third of the associated capital goods and components from South Africa. Given this strength, some observers suggest...

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Scoping study on the evolution of industry in Ghana

Ackah, Charles; Adjasi, Charles Komla Delali; Turkson, … - 2014

This paper chronicles the evolution of industry in Ghana over the post-independence era from an inward over-protected import substitution industrialization strategy of 1960-83 to an outward liberalized strategy during 1984-2000, and since 2001, to the private sector-led accelerated industrial...

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