Join the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research and the Global Development Institute jointly hosted seminar, on Africa’s Innovation Pathways, delivered by Simon Visiting Professor Erika Kraemer-Mbula (University of Johannesburg).
Africa’s Innovation Pathways: Evolutionary Economics, opportunities, and policy choices
The seminar will provide an overview of evolutionary economics interpreted through the lens of Africa’s innovation realities - how learning, routines, institutions and power, shape development trajectories. The seminar will discuss emerging windows of opportunity in the digital and green transitions and the informal economy, and conclude with policy reflections for more inclusive and transformative innovation systems.
Discussant: Khalid Nadvi (Professor of International Development, Global Development Institute).
Chair: Aarti Krishnan (Manchester Institute of Innovation Research)
Erika is a Professor of Economics and is currently the Chair holder of the DSI/NRF Trilateral Research Chair in Transformative Innovation, the 4IR & Sustainable Development, the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Sustainable Development, based at the College of Business and Economics (University of Johannesburg) and in partnership with ACTS and SPRU. Her research unit at the University of Johannesburg is formed by a dynamic team of national and international researchers that engages in cutting-edge research; builds the capacity of younger scholars to help develop the next generation of African thinkers leading transformative change; and engages with policy makers, key stakeholders and research partners, to influence policy change. Trained as an Economist, she holds a Masters in Science and Technology Policy by the Science and Policy Research Unit (University of Sussex), and a doctorate in Development Studies from the University of Oxford.
Seminar Details:
Refreshments will be available for informal networking from 3:15 pm, prior to the seminar in the 3rd Floor Hive area, Alliance Manchester Business School
We strongly encourage AMBS and University of Manchester staff and students to join us in person. An online option is available for external guests (see the Teams info below).
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/39474447692838?p=p3JZLLW8f5NJkDF8ez teams.microsoft.com
Meeting ID: 394 744 476 928 38
Passcode: N4rN6Pm6
