Contents
Foreword
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Allam Ahmed and Sonny Nwankwo
Acknowledgements
List of Contributors
Notes on Contributors
SECTION – I: Introduction
Making science and technology work for Africa’s sustainable development
Allam Ahmed and Sonny Nwankwo
Innovation and knowledge management in Africa
Allam Ahmed, Sherine Ghoneim and Ronald Kim
SECTION – II: Knowledge Management
Knowledge for development in the African region: a critical review
Jacques L. Hamel
Reconnecting African universities to sustainable development
Sonny Nwankwo and Allam Ahmed
Universities’ contribution to the national innovation system in the Maghreb states
Abdelkader Djeflat
University textbook publishing in Nigeria
Nnamdi O. Madichie
SECTION – III: Information and Communication Technologies
ICT4D: the case of the information society in Africa
Sherif Kamel
Knowledge management and national information technology policy: the case of Ethiopia
Muhammed A. Badamas
SECTION – IV: Innovation Management
Globalisation, innovation activities and the technology gap between Sub-Saharan Africa and the industrialised countries
Khaled Elmawazini, Mohd Shukri Hajinoor and Ibrahim Ngouhouo
The determinants of innovation capability in Nigeria
Abiodun A. Egbetokun, Willie O. Siyanbola, Adewale A. Adeniyi and M. Sanni
SECTION – V: Food Safety and Public Health
Is Africa facing a nutrition transition under the double burden of disease?
Ihab Tewfik, Abdulbari Bener and Sundus Tewfik
The microbiological quality and safety of locally produced commercial sausages in Ethiopia
Hirut Assaye and Mogessie Ashenafi
The effect of processing methods on the nutritional profile of avocado (Persea americana Mill) seeds
G.O. Adegoke, J.T. Akinbile, A.A. Olapade and O.A. Ashaye
SECTION – VI: Climate Change and the Environment
Clean technologies as mitigating strategies against the potential impacts of climate change in 21st century Nigeria
M. Sanni, A.A. Egbetokun, O.A. Jesuleye and W.O. Siyanbola
Towards building an efficient air transport system in Africa
Adil A. Dafa’Alla and Elmouiz S. Hussein
Consumption patterns as correlates of environmental degradation in Nigeria
Anayo D. Nkamnebe
Promoting environmental consciousness among entrepreneurs of African-owned SMEs in the UK
Maxwell A. Ayamba and Ian D. Rotherham
SECTION – VII: Sustainable Development
Broadening the conceptual framework for addressing the conundrum of sustainable development in Africa
Jerry Kolo
Sustainable agricultural development in rural Sudan
Raga M. Elzaki, Eltighani M. Elamin and Shams Eldein H. Ahmed
Entrepreneurship and economic development in Nigeria: the way forward
Augustine Ahiauzu
INDEX
Author Index
Keyword Index
