Vol 1 2010

ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: Science, Technology & Innovation Trajectory

Edited by Allam Ahmed & Sonny Nwankwo

ISBN 978-1-907106-07-1 (Print)

ISBN 978-1-907106-06-4 (ebook)

ISSN 2042-602X (Print) 2042-6038 (ebook)

1	Front Cover
2	Copyright Page
3	Table of Contents
4	Preface
5	Foreword: H. E. John Chrysostom A. Nsambu, Minister of State for ICT, Uganda
6	Foreword: Professor Mohamed H. A. Hassan, President of the African Academy of Sciences, Italy
7	Contributors
8	(1-8) Making science & technology work for Africa’s sustainable development
9	(9-24) Innovation & knowledge management in Africa
10	(25-53) Knowledge for development in the African region: a critical review
11	(54-70) Reconnecting African universities to sustainable development
12	(71-81) Universities’ contribution to the national innovation system in the Maghreb states
13	(82-95) University textbook publishing in Nigeria
14	(96-117) ICT4D: the case of the information society in Africa
15	(118-136) Knowledge management and national information technology policy: the case of Ethiopia
16	(137-145) Globalisation, innovation activities & the technology gap between SSA & the industrialised countries
17	(146-159) The determinants of innovation capability in Nigeria
18	(160-171) Is Africa facing a nutrition transition under the double burden of disease?
19	(172-185) The microbiological quality & safety of locally produced commercial sausages in Ethiopia
20	(186-194) The effect of processing methods on the nutritional profile of avocado (Persea americana Mill) seeds
21	(195-205) Clean technologies as mitigating strategies against the potential impacts of climate change in 21st century Nigeria
22	(206-220) Towards building an efficient air transport system in Africa
23	(221-230) Consumption patterns as correlates of environmental degradation in Nigeria
24	(231-246) Promoting environmental consciousness among entrepreneurs of African-owned SMEs in the UK
25	(247-261) Broadening the conceptual framework for addressing the conundrum of sustainable development in Africa
26	(262-277) Sustainable agricultural development in rural Sudan
27	(278-296) Entrepreneurship and economic development in Nigeria: the way forward