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This is a draft presentation for a talk I will be giving at the UN Economic Commission for Africa's CODIST meeting in April-May 2009TRANSCRIPT
Science and Technology
Innovation with Africa
CODIST, April 29-May 1, 2009
Jody Ranck, DrPH
Future of Innovation
OR
ASL Points forward In African Sign Language
the sign for the “future” points to the rear, the future is seen through the past
…but blind faith in progress…
Francois Jacob, Nobel Laureate in Medicine:
“What we can suspect today will not become reality, there will be changes inany case, but the future will be different from what we think. That is especiallytrue for science…Unforeseeability is part of the essence of the venture of science…It is impossible to say where a particular arm of research will lead…
Democratization:Privatization: Tensions
Citizen scientists
Source: urban-atmospheres.net
Old model
• Need image of linear model: inventiondevelopmentpackagingmarketingeconomic impact
Africa and Knowledge Systems
Knowledge as database, archive…..
Or, alternatively….
…Social life of Knowledge
Representations of Innovation & Knowledge
Social Innovation
“Future” innovation: bricolage of old/new
People as Infrastructure:
Photo courtesy of Afrigadget.com
Innovation sandbox: constraints
Image: Strategy + Business
Global (ie.universal) Science/Local Problems
How we think about scientific innovation is
changing…
New models of innovation
• User-led innovation—Von Hippel
• Open innovation
• Co-creation
• p2p
Embrace Risk & Failure
Woody Allen: If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re not doing anything very innovative
The practice of science is changing…
Again:old/new:Medici Effect
Africa’s Da Vinci: Ibn Khaldun
How can we harness this for African Science &
Innovation?
Web 2.0 for Science
Open Science
Science 1.0
Science 1.0
Science 2.0
Science 2.0
Source: MichaelNielsen.org
Open Access-Search
Open data-cooperation
Science Commons
Open science connectivity
More info on open source science here
http://usefulchem.wikispaces.com
Science Networks: South to South
Collaboratories
Science Networks
Open knowledge networks
Mobile Crowdsourcing
Benefits of Innovation Networks
• Agility
• Extract knowledge from the edges/external
• Uncover hidden practices/insights
• Synergies with other institutions
• Reduce costs
• Locate local/global experts
ASKIA 2.0: African Science Commons
• African Nobel for Cooperative Social Innovation
• Open Innovation Platform for Africa
• Convergence Platform-Scientists, Policy-makers, Funders, Entrepreneurs
• Recombinant Innovation-many to many collaboration
• Wikipedia of Failures as resource for innovation