Africa's Sankofa Innovation

Beginning

Preamble
About the Author – Ndubuisi Ekekwe, PhD

Overview

1.0 – Innovation for Development
1.1 – Africa’s Need for Knowledge Creation
1.2 – Triple Helix Partnership for Innovation

Innovation Spirit

2.0 – Rekindling the Spirit, a Way Forward
2.1 – Evidence in rekindling the spirit
2.2 – Charting a Way Forward
2.3 – Learning from Global Regions

Emerging Pillars

3.0 – Why is innovation vital for Africa?
3.1 – Africa’s Need for Innovation
3.2 – Innovation Economy for Africa
3.3 – What Can Africa Do?

The Makers

4.0 – The Geography of innovation
4.1 – The Rise of Startups in Africa
5.0 – Competitiveness, Shaping Tomorrow
6.0 – The Rise of Africa’s Makers
7.0 – Makers’ Spotlights

Assessing Opportunities

8.0 – Assessing Africa’s Opportunities
8.1 – The Opportunities
8.2 – Sustaining an Innovation-Economy
9.0 – Strategies for Innovation-Economy
9.1 – Building Innovation Ecosystems

Next Frontiers

10.0 – Africa’s next innovation frontiers
10.1 – Key Elements of Frontier Cities
10.2 – Major Technology Villages
10.3 – Innovation Frontier Sectors

New Systems

11.0 – Sankofa Center of Excellence
11.1 – Emerging Tech Business Ideas
11.2 – Impact Matrix for Base of the Pyramid (BoP) Markets

Innovation Manuals

12.1 – How to Compete Against Conglomerates to Win
12.2 – Positioning Your Business for Government Support
12.3 – Critical Frameworks for Running Digital Businesses in Africa
12.4 – Your Most Important Customer in Africa
12.5 – Marketing and Closing Government Deals

Moving Forward

13.0 – Recommendations and Conclusions

Afterword - Business Ideas

Election Tool And Technology
Solar Power Business With Novel Pricing
Blockchain Applications in Africa
InsureTech Business Model for Africa
Informal Sector Lending Model for Africa