| Tittel: | Boosting business competitiveness in Africa with IP and innovation | | Ansvar: | By McLean Sibanda and Tom Peter Migun Ogada | | Forfatter: | Sibanda, McLean  / Ogada, Tom Peter Migun | | Materialtype: | Artikkel - elektronisk | | Signatur: | WIPO Magazine | | Utgitt: | Geneva : WIPO, 2019 | | Omfang: | S. 12-19 | | ISBN/ISSN: | 1564-7854 | | Serie: | WIPO Magazine ; 2019 | | Emneord: | Immaterialrett | | Geografiske emneord: | Afrika | | Innhold: | Estimates suggest that by 2050 Africa’s population will double, rising from 1.2 billion today to 2.4 billion, with over 60 percent of people under the age of 25. Such a large young population presents significant opportunities and challenges. On the one hand, with a higher proportion of economically active people, African countries could benefit from accelerated economic growth. On the other hand, low levels of industrialization in most African countries, and associated high youth unemployment, are of growing concern.
How can policymakers in Africa ensure inclusion of Africa’s youth in the global economy? What initiatives are needed to develop the requisite skills and expertise for Africa’s youth to participate in innovation and the knowledge-based economy? What should African governments do to accelerate the transition from natural resource-intensive to knowledge-based economies? And how can policymakers promote innovation through better understanding and greater use of intellectual property (IP) rights to boost the competitiveness of African businesses and put the continent’s economy on a sustainable footing?
(Artikkelens innledning) | | Del av verk: | WIPO Magazine November Special Issue |
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