Transition to the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Africa’s Science, Technology and Innovation Framework and Indigenous Knowledge Systems

What is it about?

It is said that Africa is rich in traditional knowledge. However, it is not clear how Africa's wealth of indigenous or traditional knowledge can be made part of the current developments in science, technology, research and development as well as in innovation which have collectively transformed our society into a global knowledge society rapidly on the track to the fourth industrial revolution. This research is an attempt to call attention to the gap around science, technology and innovation policymaking in Africa in relation to indigenous or traditional knowledge. There are so many ways in which Africa can begin to position its rich endowment in indigenous knowledge for better optimization of its participation in the new knowledge economy for inclusive wealth creation for African peoples One such way is to re-thinking science technology and innovation policy in Africa with consideration for African indigenous knowledge systems.

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