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Innovation, technology and industrialisation in Africa

Addis Ababa, 18 November 2023 (ECA) - African nations can collectively drive industrialization by embracing technological diversity and fostering regional collaboration, researchers at the African Economic Conference 2023 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, have said. During a research session on day 3, about innovation, technology and industrialisation in Africa, moderated by Mr Bartholomew Armah, Chief of the Development Planning Section, Macroeconomics and Governance Division at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), researchers pointed out the diversity in technological capabilities across African nations as a strength, rather than a challenge...