Innovation Systems and Capabilities in Developing Regions: Concepts, Issues and Cases. September 11, 2010
"Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for Development in Africa" <sti4d-africa@dgroups.org> -
Abiodun A. Egbetokun, MSc, AMNIM, MNIMechE wrote - Kindly disseminate as widely as possible.
The call is copied under my response below.
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Ref your research on: INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND CAPABILITIES IN DEVELOPING REGIONS: CONCEPTS, ISSUES AND CASES
I wonder if you are aware of the innovative work of John Dada, Fantsuam Foundation and Zittnet in Kaduna State.
The following links give more background
- John Dada - http://www.dadamac.net/about/john
- 5 minute video about Fantsuam Foundation, made in December 2008 - information about CISCO academy, VSAT connection, wireless network and sharing the capacity starts in the video after I minute 40 secs -
- Fantsuam takes the lonely road to rural wireless internet By APCNews 24 October 2005 (the start of Zittnet) - http://www.apc.org/fr/news/all/world/fantsuam-takes-lonely-road-rural-wireless-internet
- More about Zittnet (including photos and more links) - http://www.dadamac.net/projects/business-sme-livelihoods/rural-connectivity
- Fantsuam Foundation website - http://www.fantsuam.org/
- Dr. John Dada, CEO, Fantsuam Foundation - is Chair of BB4NG Project Team
- - announcement before the inaugural meeting - July 18, 2010 - Broad Band For Nigeria - all stakeholders invited to join discussions
- - report from the meeting - http://dadamac.posterous.com/from-john-dada-broad-band-4nigeria-in-the-new
- - report in the Vanguard Broadband availability’ll greatly reduce poverty in Nigeria, DADA, Omo-ETT U
Pamela McLean
UK-Africa Connections
Dadamac Limited
Email pamela.mclean@dadamac.net
Twitter @Pamela_McLean and #dadamac
Website http://www.dadamac.net/company
Dadamac's Posterous http://dadamac.posterous.com/
Dadamac - "We introduce people to each other (mostly UK-Nigeria) and help them do useful stuff. We also share our secrets on working well at a distance"
Dear All,
Hope my e-mail meets you well. I write to inform you of a research effort I am working on presently. Together with 3 of my colleagues at the National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM), I am editing a book titled: INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND CAPABILITIES IN DEVELOPING REGIONS: CONCEPTS, ISSUES AND CASES (ISBN: 978-1-4094-2307-2). The book will focus exclusively on the innovation systems and technological capabilities of developing countries; and is to be published by Gower Publishers, UK. (See http://www.gowerpub.com/default.aspx?page=637&calcTitle=1&title_id=11195&edition_id=14094 for more information).
We are preparing to disseminate an open call soon but I thought to ask you first if you would be willing to contribute a chapter for the book.
Kindly notify me by replying to this email if you are interested, possibly before the end of this week. I will then get back to you in the next 2 weeks or so with more specific information. Kindly disseminate as widely as possible.
Hoping to hear from you soon.
Abiodun A. Egbetokun, MSc, AMNIM, MNIMechE
Technology Innovation and Enterprise Studies (TIES)Department
National Centre for Technology Management
PMB 012, Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Phone: +234(0)8034312233; +234(0)8054584982
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