Transforming Africa : fostering a new innovation agenda / edited by Olugbenga Adesida, Geci Karuri-Sebina, João Resende-Santos.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Adesida, Olugbenga, editor.

Karuri-Sebina, Geci, editor.

Resende-Santos, João, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations--Africa.

Technological innovations.

Social policy--Africa.

Social policy.

Progress--Africa.

Progress.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leeds : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2026.

Summary:

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. As Africa stands at the threshold of rapid global and technological change, Transforming Africa offers a timely, agenda-setting response to the urgent call for bold, future-oriented innovation across the continent. This edited volume explores how African countries can reshape their innovation ecosystems to meet contemporary challenges and opportunities. It brings together diverse perspectives on emerging issues such as artificial intelligence, fintech, and smart agriculture, alongside critical socio-economic themes including food systems, health, education, culture, fashion, and peacebuilding. Transforming Africa is a call to action: to reimagine Africa's innovation agenda with greater urgency, creativity, and contextual relevance. It highlights the rise of alternative paradigms and local approaches to innovation that challenge dominant models and offer more inclusive and sustainable pathways forward. Rich in insight and grounded in practice, this volume is essential reading for policymakers, entrepreneurs, researchers, and students interested in Africa's development and innovation futures. It is the third in a series produced by the Africa Innovation Summit Foundation and is supported by ICESCO.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Transforming Africa: A new era driven by innovation / Olugbenga Adesida, Geci Karuri-Sebina, and Joao Resende-Santos

Chapter 2. Stimulating innovation in the food-health nexus: An innovation system analysis of the roles of the critical stakeholders / Nana Kofi Safo and George Owusu Essegbey

Chapter 3. Putting community at the centre of health system transformation in Africa / Yap Boum II, Laura Ambe, and Reiche Massengo

Chapter 4. Bringing the traditional grains of sorghum and millet back to the dinner table / Julius Gatune

Chapter 5. Innovation, informality and cultural heritage: Lessons from a study of informal apparel businesses in South Africa, initiates the

Section on sectoral innovation / Il-haam Petersen

Chapter 6. Exploring firm-level classification of innovation behaviour of South African agricultural businesses: An input-output modes approach / Yasser Buchana and Moses Sithole

Chapter 7. Innovation in under-resourced communities through art in the global south / Sean MacGinty and Linda Daniels

Chapter 8. Financing: The fintech solution / Tochukwu Egesi

Chapter 9. Transformative impacts of ethical and responsible ai: The case of AI sandboxes for economic policy making / Blaise Bayuo and Olamide Goriola

Chapter 10. Countering violent extremism in Africa: The challenges of navigating uncertainty / Anthoni van Nieuwkerk

Chapter 11. Harvesting tomorrow: Revitalising African foodscapes / Fisayo Oyewale and Shem Omasire

Chapter 12. Reimagining the future of higher education in Africa / Jason Owen, Geci Karuri-Sebina, Riel Miller, and Heide Hackmann

Chapter 13. Transforming systems through innovation: What must change in Africa's development agenda / Geci Karuri-Sebina, Joao Resende-Santos, and Olugbenga Adesida.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-83662-792-0

1-83662-790-4

OCLC:

1579845965