| Tittel: | Recalibrating innovation: science at the center of Africa’s development | | Ansvar: | Nathalie Munyampenda | | Forfatter: | Munyampenda, Nathalie  | | Materialtype: | Artikkel - elektronisk | | Signatur: | WIPO Magazine | | Utgitt: | Geneva : WIPO, 2019 | | Omfang: | S. 14-21 | | ISBN/ISSN: | 1564-7854 | | Serie: | WIPO Magazine ; 6/2019 | | Geografiske emneord: | Afrika | | Innhold: | If you stop a young girl or boy in any African city and ask them to name a famous African, the answer will vary from Sadio Mané or Mo Salah to Wizkid. The eyes of some may glaze over as they dream of starring in the next Black Panther movie or of creating a real Wakanda, (Black Panther’s fictional homeland). If you ask the same girl or boy what they want to be when they grow up, they will likely enthuse about becoming a singer, an athlete, or following in the footsteps of Aliko Dangote, Africa’s wealthiest entrepreneur, or Mark Zuckerberg. We want to be what we value. Most will not mention scientists or inventors. Why? Because science or “sciencepreneurship” is not cool. It is not a first choice career. This is what the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) is working to change.
(Artikkelens innledning) | | Del av verk: | WIPO Magazine 6/2019 |
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