Events

13th Globelics PhD Academy – South Africa

The 13thInternational Doctoral Academy of Global Network for the Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems (Globelics) will be convened from the 3rd December until the 14th December 2018 in the City of Tshwane, in the Republic of South Africa. The 2018 edition of the International Globelics Doctoral Academy is organised by the Institute […]

14th Globelics PhD academy on innovation and development

The 14th international Globelics Academy PhD School on Innovation and Development will take place in Tampere, Finland, from the 13th to 22nd of August 2019. GA2019 is organized by the Innovation Studies Group, Research Centre for Knowledge, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies (TaSTI), Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University. The aim of the Globelics Academy […]

4th AfricaLics Research Conference – University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)

The fourth AfricaLics Conference was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from the 22nd – 24th October 2019. The overall theme of the conference was “Innovation and transformative capacities for growth and sustainable development in Africa”. The Conference was a three-day event hosted by STIPRO in collaboration with UDSM and COSTECH as co-hosts. Download Call […]

PhD Academy pre-event/information meeting

NB: this event is targeted at Ethiopian students. A further event will be held before the end of 2020 for students outside of Ethiopia. This event is limited to 100 people. We therefore request that people register for this event. To register, please email: secretariat@africalics.org. Access details for the MS Teams meeting will be sent […]

7th PhD Academy on Innovation and Competence Building Systems

The Academy will be held online and hosted by the University of Gondar, Ethiopia and the AfricaLics Secretariat. Two weeks of online sessions: Week 1: 26th – 30th July 2021 Week 2: 20th – 24th September 2021 Call for application AfricaLics is part of the worldwide research network, The Global Network for the Economics of […]

17th Globelics Conference

We are happy to announce that the 17thGlobelics Conference “Innovation Systems and Sustainable Development: new strategies for growth, social welfare and environmental sustainability” will be held in Heredia, Costa Rica, November 3rd to 5th 2021, combining both presential and online participation. The conference will be hosted by the International Center of Economic Policies for Sustainable Development, CINPE, an […]

8th PhD Academy on Innovation and Competence Building Systems

The Academy will be held online and hosted by the Jaramogi Odinga Oginga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) and the AfricaLics Secretariat. The AfricaLics network is an academic research and capacity building network that focuses on how innovation (the process through which new or improved products, processes, organisational forms, ways of working and acting […]

Globelics Academy 2022 – The 15th International PhD School on Innovation and Development

The aim of the Globelics Academy PhD School is to support the training of PhD students from all over the world writing theses on issues related to innovation systems and development. The Academy brings together frontier researchers in innovation with PhD students from the South and the North in order to inspire and qualify their […]

5th AfricaLics Research Conference – University of Yaoundé II, Cameroon

Hosted by University of Yaoundé II and Pan-African University, Institute for Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences (PAUGHSS) Theme: National Innovation System for Resilience and Sustainable Development in Africa The 5th AfricaLics International Conference is being held at the opportune time as the African economies recover from post COVID-19 impact while still struggling to attain sustainable […]

9th PhD Academy on Innovation and Competence Building Systems

The AfricaLics network, hosted by the African Centre for Technology Studies, is an academic research and capacity building network that focuses on how innovation (the process through which new or improved products, processes, organizational forms, ways of working and acting are introduced into new environments) occurs and the relationship this has with economic and social […]

End of year party celebration

Online via Zoom , Kenya

How to register If you are interested in attending the webinar, please register via this link or get in touch with Yvonne Gitu at Y.Gitu@acts-net.org for more details. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from AfricaLics Zoom account containing information about joining the webinar. Please ensure you add the invitation to your calendar.

Are we using the right metrics? Towards a research and theoretical agenda for innovation measurement in Africa

Abstract Increasingly, African states recognise the use of science, technology and innovation (STI) measurement for assessing progress towards the SDGs and STI Strategy for Africa (STISA) targets, as well as monitoring STI policy achievements at a national level. A concern is that STI measurement is heavily reliant on concepts and theories transposed from the literature […]

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