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Hurdles facing Africa innovation
Form left: Arab Bank Economic Development in Africa director-general Carlos Lopes, Safaricom chief innovation officer Kamal Bhattacharya and ICT principal secretary Victor Kyalo during the Innovation Summit Africa 2018 in Nairobi last week. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NMG
Last week, I attended the Innovation Summit organised by The Economist magazine. The event focused on digital transformation for accelerated growth in Africa. There are several points I want to share concerning the interface between the public and private sector, and innovation.
With regards to the private sector, an interesting point raised is that innovation targeting it must have a business case for adoption otherwise the innovation won’t be absorbed.
