Transcript SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AFRICA Development Cooperation Challenges and Opportunities

SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND
ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AFRICA
Development Cooperation Challenges
and Opportunities
Calestous Juma
Harvard Kennedy School
[email protected]
www.belfercenter.org/global
National Academies
Washington, DC
January 9, 2009
Technological
divergence
World share of scientific publications, 2001
World share of patents by region
Policy convergence
Convergent interests
Infrastructure development
Climate change and energy
Sustainable agriculture
Education and skills
Business development
China’s commitment to infrastructure in Africa, 2001-07
Technological
abundance
Technology cycles
Infrastructure:
communication
Climate change: energy
WEF Technology Pioneers, 2009
Lemnis Lighting, The Nertherlands, USA
SemiLEDs Corporation, USA, Taiwan
Global health
Sustainability:
agriculture
GLOBAL AREA OF BIOTECH CROPS
Million Hectares (1996 to 2007)
Total
14
0
120
23 Biotech crop countries
Industrial
Developing
100
80
60
40
20
0
199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007
Increase of 12%, 12.3 million hectares (30 million acres), between 2006 and 2007.
Source: Clive James, 2007.
Education and skills
www.laptop.org
A sample of partners
Five principles
1. Child ownership
2. Low ages
3. Saturation
4. Connection
5. Free and open source
Science and good diplomacy
1. Policy alignment
2. Exploration of synergies
3. Identification of technology missions
4. Knowledge-based institutions
5. A new age of science and technology diplomacy
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