In a remarkable extension of technological leapfrogging, Somaliland will become the first country in the world to use iris recognition in a presidential election.
Jobs are not created or lost because of a single technology, but because of the business models designed to leverage the power of it.
African countries, like Nigeria and Ethiopia, increased their food production using a system-wide approach, and not the traditional reliance on isolated projects.
The gains reported in 2016 went hand in hand with overall growth in Africa over the last two decades.
The downturn in the commodity boom will not automatically lead to diversification of Africa’s economies. This can only be achieved through a focus on creating learning economies driven by innovation.
Africa has recorded a tremendous growth in its output of academic engineering research over the past 20 years. Greater collaboration can increase this growth even more.
Malaria control must move away from relying too much on insecticides to more innovative and sustainable options. Genetic programming of mosquitoes is one.
Calestous Juma was Professor of the Practice of International Development at Harvard Kennedy School. He was the Director of Science, Technology and Globalization at HKS's Belfer Center for Science and…
