Q15: @AlexUsherHESA How can #innovation #universities exist without a viable private sector partners? #AskCJuma
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So for these unis, when told "do innovation!" they start looking to western TT models. But no one to transfer to! (for $, anyway)
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A lot of them are doing it already but with great difficulty because of the policy and legislative environment
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True. Civil service pay rates aren't going to keep talented young scholars in Africa once they've had a good US/Euro postdoc...
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It a also the nature of the work
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I don't have answers, but worth thinking about different toolkits for
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A lot of different options
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or they look to things like tech parks and the like - usually with no success because local priv sector not ready.
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Tech parks may be too premature but some type of clusters would be better
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Oh, I agree. But large chunks of Africa are bereft of private sector with an interest in uni-level R&D. /1
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One has to start where there is an opportunity. To try to do it everywhere at the same time will guarantee paralysis...
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