Clapperton Mavhunga's collection of essays about science, technology, and innovation (STI)
from an African perspective opens with the idea," Things do not (always) mean the same …

The field of science, technology, and innovation (STI) is an engine of growth in any
economy. Realizing that Africa can also benefit from STI activities, in 2005 the African …

Informal workers are a heterogeneous group distinguished by diverse activities and
interests, but they have in common that they operate largely outside state regulations. In this …

Historically an elite, formally-trained, and Western-centric population has dominated
technology development, creating an inequity in who decides what roles technoscience will …

This working paper provides findings from a scan of South Africa's maker movement. The
national scan, conducted in 2016-17 by members of the Open African Innovation Research …

The Suame Magazine is an industrial/engineering cluster located in Kumasi, Ghana's
second largest city. Covering an area of 20 square miles, it is home to over 10,000 …

The informal-sector industrial cluster of Suame Magazine in Kumasi constitutes a major
avenue for training, innovation, and knowledge-sharing for artisans in Ghana. Activities of …

As global manufacturing systems shift towards flexible and small-batch production, product
developers and policy-makers have an opportunity to encourage more inclusive …

This chapter examines the concepts and issues of SME techno-entrepreneurship in ICT
clusters. An integrative literature review was adopted and three purposively selected ICT …

To manufacture anything in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) requires the same creative “maker”
sensibility that is valued throughout the fab lab community. This presentation will draw upon …