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AfricaLics’1727 - 29, November 2017
Hosted byUniversity of Oran 2
Mohamed Ben Ahmed
CONFERENCEPROGRAMME
Theme:Emerging innovation systems for sustainable development in Africa
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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
• AbdelkaderDjeflat,UniversityofLille,France/Algeria• AlexandreVeraCruz,UAM,Mexico• AnnKingiri,AfricanCentreforTechnologyStudies,andAfricaLicsSecretariatKenya• BitrinaDiyamett,Science,TechnologyandInnovationPolicyResearchOrganization,Tanzania• MohamedCherchem,UniversityofOran2,Algeria• DavidKaplan,UniversityofCapeTown,SouthAfrica• ErikaKraemer-Mbula,UniversityofJohannesburg,SouthAfrica• MammoMuchie, Department of Science and Technology and the National Research Foundation, TswaneUniversityofTechnology,SouthAfrica
• MargretheHolmAndersen,AalborgUniversity,Denmark• RasiganMaharajh, Institute for Economic Research on Innovation, TshwaneUniversity of Technology, SouthAfrica
• RasmusLema,AalborgUniversity,Denmark• RebeccaHanlin,AfricanCentreforTechnologyStudiesandAfricaLicsSecretariatKenya• SeddikAmroun,UniversityofOran2,Algeria
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LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
• Mr.SeddikAmroun:PresidentoftheConferenceandchairoftheLOC• Mr.MohamedCherchem:Co-Chair• Mr.MouradKahloula-Member• Mr.SeddikiAouissine-Member• Mr.YoucefMebbani-Member• Mr.FethiFerhane-Member• MmeRatibaAyad-Member• MrBenouazaniMhamed-Member• MrSamirMaliki-Member• Mme.SemaouneKhalissa-Member
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AFRICALICS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
• AnnKingiri,AfricanCentreforTechnologyStudies,andAfricaLicsSecretariatKenya• BitrinaDiyamett,Science,TechnologyandInnovationPolicyResearchOrganization,Tanzania• MargretheHolmAndersen,GlobelicsSecretariat,Denmark• MourineChepkemoi,AfricanCentreforTechnologyStudies,andAfricaLicsSecretariatKenya• MosesOwidhi,AfricanCentreforTechnologyStudies,andAfricaLicsSecretariatKenya• RebeccaHanlin,AfricanCentreforTechnologyStudies,andAfricaLicsSecretariatKenya
SPONSORS Theorganizingcommitteegratefullyacknowledgesfinancialsupportfromthefollowinginstitutions• UniversityofOran2,Algeria• Sida(SwedishInternationalDevelopmentCooperationAgency,Sweden)• ACTS(AfricanCentreforTechnologyStudies)
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
DATES AND VENUE OF THE CONFERENCE
Dates:27-29November2017Conferencevenue:UniversityofOran2MohamedBenAhmed,AlgeriaAccesstotheconferencevenuebeginsat7:45am(Day1&2atOran2UniversityandDay3atHotelEdenPhoenix)Aninformationdeskwillbeavailableduringthedaysoftheeventtoattendtoinformationrequests.
TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE CONFERENCE VENUE
Buseswilldepartfromoutsidetheconferencehotelseverydayat7:45A.M.(i.e.onthe27thand28thNovember,2017).Pleasebeontimesincethebusesleaveontime.Ifyoumissthebuses,youmayneedtotakeataxi.Sotakenoteoftheaddressoftheconferencevenue:UniversityofOran2,MohamedBenAhmed.
OnWednesday29thNovemberat14:50,theconferencecloses.Followingthis,participantswillhavetwooptions:A) TakeatourofOranandheritagelandmarks.B)Godirectlytotheairportfromtheconferencevenue.Pleasenotethatitsimportantthatyoushouldinformthehotelinadvanceaboutyourwishtobetransferedtotheairportaftertheeventfinishes.Ifyoufaildoingso,youwillberesponsibleforbookingyourshuttle/taxitotheairportyourself.
.REGISTRATION
RegistrationtakesplaceatHotelEdenPhoenixon26thNovember2017.
BADGE
Participantsshouldkindlyweartheirpersonalnamedbadgesatalltimesduringtheconference.
LUNCHES
Alllunchesareservedattheconferencevenue.(Day1&2atUniversityofOranandDay3atHotelEdenPhoenix)
DINNERS
OntheeveningofMonday27thNovember2017,awelcomereceptionwillbeheldathotelEdenPhoenixwheremostguestswillbeaccommodated.Inaddition,forthosewhoseaccommodationissponsoredbyAfricaLics,dinnerswillbepaidforatyourhotelsforthenightsof26th,28thand29thNovember2017.
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SESSIONS
PLENARY SESSIONS
Anumberofsessionswilltakeplaceinplenary.Theseincludethe:openingceremony,keynoteaddresses,expertpanelsessionandtheclosingceremony.
PAPER PARALLEL SESSIONS
Eachpaperparallelsessionnormallyincludesthreetofourpapersandlasts90minutes.Timeallowing,thepaperpresentersshouldhighlightoneortwoissuesfromtheotherpaperspresentedinthesessionofparticularrelevancetotheirownwork.Onediscussantwillsubsequentlycommentonallpaperspre-sentedinthesession.Thediscussionthencontinuesinplenary.
Thestandardtimescheduleforthesessionsdevotedtopresentationofpaperslookslikethis• Introduction=5minutes• Firstpaperpresentationbytheauthor=12-15minutes• Secondpaperpresentationbytheauthor=12-15minutes• Thirdpaperpresentationbytheauthor=12-15minutes• Fourthpaperpresentationbytheauthor=12minutes• Discussantofallpapers=12-15minutes• Generaldiscussionandrepliesfromtheauthors=approximately25minutes.
We recommend that presenters bring their own laptops.
Pleasebeawarethat it isnotpossibletoguaranteeWIFIconnectionatthevenue,soeverythingthepresenterswishtopresentshouldbeavailableoffline.
SPECIAL SESSIONS
InadditiontothePaperParallelSessionswherefullpapersarepresented,threeSpecialSessionswillbeorganizedduringtheconferencethattakeplaceinparallel.Thespecialsessionsareorganizedasroundtable/paneldiscussionsandfocusonspecificthemes.
ABSTRACTS, FULL PAPERS AND PARTICIPANT LIST
Allabstracts, full papersand theparticipant list areavailable fordownload throughConfTool. It isrecommendedthatparticipantsdownloadthesetotheirdevicesbeforetravellingtoOranifpossible.
DAY 3 AT HOTEL EDEN PHOENIX
Followingtwodaysofdiscussionpredominatelyonresearchoutput,themorningsessionsofDay3focusspecificallyonhow toensure researchand teachingof innovationanddevelopment studies leads toqualityresearchoutputs.Threeplanarysessionsarescheduled.Theseareopentoallparticipants.
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CONFERENCE REVIEW PROCESS
The3rdAfricaLicsConferenceinOran,Algiersreceivedover230fullpapersubmissionsfromwhich84havebeenselectedforpresentation.Theselectionofpapersisbasedonadoubleblindpeerreviewprocessfocusingonrelevance,academicqualityandoriginality.
Atotalof70scholars,appointedbytheAfricaLicsSecretariat,contributedasreviewers.Therefereecorpshavebeenessentialtoensurethequalityofpaperspresentedattheconference.TheAfricaLicsScientificBoardandtheAfricaLicsSecretariataregratefulforthecontributionofscholarsthatdedi-catetheirvaluabletimeandsupportinreviewingtheconferencepapers.
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PROGRAMME IN SUMMARY
AfricaLics International Conference
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Monday 27TH NOVEMBER
07:45 BusesdepartfromhotelstotheconferencevenueHymeNational
08:30-08:45WelcomeRemarksDr.SeddikAmroun,RecteurUniversitéd’Oran2
08:45-09:00WelcomeremarksDr.BitrinaDiyamett,STIPROTanzania&Chair,AfricaLicsScientificBoard
09:00-09:20OfficialOpening
09:20-09:30OverviewofprogrammeProf.AbdelkaderDjeflatFrance/Algeria
09:30-10:00Break and Group Photo Session
10:00-10:45KEYNOTE ADDRESS 1: NATURAL RESOURCES – FROM RESOURCE CURSE TO RESOURCE FOR INNOVATION Prof.DavidKaplan–UniversityofCapeTown,SouthAfrica
10:45-11:00Break
11:00-12:30Paper parallel session A (PapersessionA1,PapersessionA2,PapersessionA3,PapersessionA4&PapersessionA5)
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-14:45KEYNOTE ADDRESS 2: Prof. Belkacem Habba
14:45-14:50 Break
14:50-16:20Paper parallel session B (PapersessionB1,PapersessionB2,PapersessionB3,PapersessionB4&PapersessionB5)
16:20-16:45Break
16:45-18:00Paper parallel session C (PapersessionC1,PapersessionC2,PapersessionC3,PapersessionC4,PapersessionC5,PapersessionC6)
19:00-22:00WelcomereceptionatHotelEdenPhoenix
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TUESDAY 28TH NOVEMBER
08:00 Busesdepartfromhotelstotheconferencevenue
09:00-10:30 Paper parallel session 3(PapersessionD1,PapersessionD4,PapersessionD5)
10:30-10:45 Tea/CoffeeBreak
10:45-11:30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS 3STIFORSUSTAINABLEINDUSTRIALDEVELOPMENTINAFRICA–RESEARCHCHALLENGEANDPOLICYOPTIONSProf.EdwardLorenz
11:30-12:30PLENARY PANEL ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS - SDGs Convener: AnnKingiri,Kenya
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:30 Special Session 1 - Engineering,DesignandInnovationforsustainabledevelopment
Special Session 2 - Thenexusbetweenworkorganisationandinnovation:relevanceforAfrica
15:30-16:00 Health Break
16:00-16:20 AnnouncementsInformationonGlobelics2018,Ghana-JustinaOnumahBookLaunch-MammoMuchieandAbdelkaderDjeflatInformationonAfricaLics2019,Tanzania-BitrinaDiyamett
16:20-16:45Conference closing ceremony
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WEDNESDAY 29TH NOVEMBERAll sessions at Hotel Eden PhoenixPanel Sessions: Focusingonresearchqualityininnovationanddevelopmentstudies
08:30-10:00 UnderstandingInnovationandDevelopment(I&D)Studies
10:00-10:15 Health Break
10:15-12:00 DevelopingInnovationandDevelopment(I&D)researchskillsforPhDstudents
12:00-12:15 Break
12:15-13:15 Experiencesofdevelopingpost-graduatestudies:Examplesformaroundthecontinent
13:15-14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 Report to bus pick up point for the tour of Oran City
15:00-19:00 TourofOranandHeritagelandmarks:Roman,Byzantine,Turkishetc.Organisedby:ConferenceLocalOrganisingCommittee(LOC)
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PROGRAMME IN DETAIL
AfricaLics International Conference
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Monday 27th NOVEMBER
07:45 BUSES DEPART FROM HOTELS FOR THE CONFERENCE VENUE
OPENING SESSION
National Anthem08.30-08.45WELCOME REMARKS
Dr.SeddikAmroun,RecteurUniversitéd’Oran208.45-09.00WELCOME REMARKS
Dr.BitrinaDiyamett,ExecutiveDirector,Science,TechnologyandInnovationPolicyResearchOrganization(STIPRO),Tanzania&Chair,AfricaLicsScientificBoard
09.00-09:20OFFICIAL OPENINGMinisterofHigherEducationandResearch,Algeria
09:20-09:30Overview of programmeProf.AbdelkaderDjeflat,France/Algeria
09:30-10:00BREAK AND GROUP PHOTO SESSION
10:00-10:45KEYNOTE ADDRESS 1: NATURALRESOURCES–FROMRESOURCECURSETORESOURCEFORINNOVATION Prof.DavidKaplan–UniversityofCapeTown,SouthAfrica
10:45-11:00Break
11.00-12:30 PAPER PARALLEL SESSION A
PAPER SESSION A1: FRENCH PAPERS Chair: PrTRARIMustaphaRoom:Lieu:BibliothèquedelaFacultéSciencedelaTerre(salle1) Discussant: LaurenceNkakeneMolou
• L’effetdel’innovationfinancièresurlacroissanceéconomiqueenAfriqueSubsaharienneTCHOUTO• Vers Un Modèle d’Innovation Territorial ? Les Clusters comme outil de développement
territorial Younes FERDJ, Abdelkader Hamadi• Lagouvernanceetl’industriedeshydrocarburesenAlgérie.Aimen Amira
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PAPER SESSION A2: ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGY Chair: PrSEBAARabehRoom: BibiothèquedelafacultédesSciencesdelaTerre(salle2)Discussant: OlusesanMichealAwoleye
• Impactof improvedricethreshingtechnologyuseonsustaiblericeproductionefficiency:Acounterfactual treatment effect approach.
Philomena Chioma-Akalugo Ogwuike, Aminou Arouna, Adewale O. Dipeolu, Jean Moreira, O. F Ashaolu, T.O.A Banmeke
• Adoption of Improved Storage Technology among Small-Scale Farmers in NigeriaOpeyemi Eyitayo Ayinde, Sinmidele Mercy Jacob, Adeola Oreoluwa Oloyede• Associationsbetweenintensificationinterventionsandherdproductivityinsmallholderdairy
farms in the Kenyan HighlandsFredrick Odiwuor Agutu• Demandsidecontextualdriversofinclusiveinnovation:ThecaseofKenya’senergyefficient
appliances SectorMourine Chepkemoi, Rebecca Hanlin, Simon Batchelor, Nigel Scott
PAPER SESSION A3: ENABLING ENVIRONMENTChair: DavidKaplanRoom:BibliothèquedelaFacultédeDroit(salle3)Discussant: AgejohPatrickAgeh
• Experiences of Industrial and Trade Policies in Africa Aggrey Niringiye• Economic Institutions and sub-Saharan Africa - China Trade: a gravity model approachPatrick Marie Nga Ndjobo• Integrated border management systems and trade facilitation in the East African CommunityVedaste NDIZERA
PAPER SESSION A4: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RELATED ISSUESChair: AnnKingiriRoom :BibiothèquedelaFacultédeDroit(salle4)Discussant: PhilippeNdikubwimana
• IndigenousBeverageProductionandEconomicEmpowermentofRuralWomeninRwandaVedaste Ndungutse• Indigenous Vegetable Production and Rural Women Economic Empowerment in Africa: Real-
ity, Prospects and Challenges in RwandaChika Ezeanya, Nathan Kanuma Taremwa, Djamali Nambajimana, Olivier Mugwaneza• Gender analysis of introduction of technological innovations in rice sector of GhanaMonica Addison, KwasiKwasi Ohene-Yankyera, Robert Aidoo• Gender analysis of on-farm trial and demonstration in technological innovation: A case
study of stress tolerant maize seed production industry in NigeriaOpeyemi Ayinde, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Gbadebo Olaoye, Kemi Omotesho, Adeola Oloyede, Grace
Akinsola
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PAPER SESSION A5: TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY BUILDINGChair: PrHAMIDIMansourRoom:BibliothèquedelaFacultédeDroit(salle5)Discussant: OluseyeOladayoJegede
• TechnologicalCapabilityBuildingProcessamongTenantFirmsinNigerianTechnologyIncubators
Caleb Muyiwa ADELOWO, Mathew O. Ilori, Willie O. Siyanbola• TransplantandtechnologicalcapabilitybuildinginAfrica:thecaseofIVM Emmanuel Emeka Ejim-Eze• Dynamicsofknowledgesearchstrategiesforeco-innovationinthemanufacturingsector
of Nigeria SanniMorufuMUHAMMED
12:30-14:00 LUNCH BREAK
14:00-14:45KEYNOTE ADDRESS 2 Dr.BelkacemHabba
14.45-14:50BREAK
14.50 - 16:20PAPER PARALLEL SESSION B
PAPER SESSION B1: FRENCH PAPERSChair: PrBENBAKHTIOmarRoom:BibliothèqueSciencedelaTerre(Salle1)Discussant: YaminaGrari
• L’appropriation,une conditionde la réussitedes innovations, l’exempledes systèmesd’informationdanslesPMEalgériennes
Youcef MEBBANI, Abdenour MEDJEDDED• Lescompétencesetlescapacitésessentiellesàlaréussitedelatransformationdigitale
desentreprises:Uneétudeexploratoiresur94entreprisesalgériennes Fethi FERHANE, Abdelkader DJEFLAT• RENDEMENTPRIVEDEL’USAGEDESTICAUSEINDESENTREPRISES Kouassi Boniface KOUADIO
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PAPER SESSION B2: ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGY Chair: PrYELLESCHAOUCHBachirRoom:BibliothèquedelaFacultédesSciencesdelaTERRE(Salle2)Discussant: WaliuMuleroAdegbite• Roleofprofessionalorganisationsinthenationalsystemofinnovation:CaseoftheSouth
African Council of Natural Science Professionals. Samuel N Fongwa, Bongiwe Mncwango• Analyzing role of extension agents on conservation agriculture innovative practices and
opportunity for agro-industrial sector in Zimbabwe Mclarence Shungu Mandaza• ICT Use among Agricultural Extension Workers: A study in Agricultural Development
Programme (ADP) Centre Imo state, Nigeria Ebelechukwu Gloria Igwe
PAPER SESSION B3: ENABLING ENVIRONMENTChair: PrALICHERIFRoom:BibliothèqueFacultrédeDroit(Salle3)Discussant: VedasteNdizera• WorkingCapitalManagementandFinancialPerformance:EvidencefromFirmsListedatthe
Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya Daniel Mogaka Makori• RuralFinancialServicesandEffectsonLivestockProductioninEthiopia Wegayehu Bogale Fitawek• AfricanCitationIndex-MorethanTenYearsafter Williams Nwagwu• Citationimpactindicatorsofresearchperformanceinsub-SaharanAfrica Desiree Sehlapelo Ibouanga Bassoumba
PAPER SESSION B4: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RELATED ISSUESChair: ZelalemBayisaGurmessaRoom:BibliothèquedelaFacultédeDroit(Salle4)Discussant: KahindeStephenMedase• Strengthening Agricultural Innovation Systems using Global Value Chains: A Remedy for
SmallholderFarmers?ReflectionsfromTanzania Heric Thommas Mtei• TheRoleofInnovationintheFishIndustry:ACaseofVerticalIntegrationinLagosStateFish-
hub, Nigeria Opeyemi Eyitayo Ayinde, Hussain Kobe Ibrahim, Mercy Funke Salami, Lanre Ebenezer Ajibola, Muchie
Mammo• Innovatingbeyond theProductionSystem forGlobalCompetitivenessofBasicMetalsand
Engineering Industries Yichalewal Goshime Gebremaryam, Daniel Kitaw Azene
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PAPER SESSION B5: TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY BUILDINGChair: MammoMuchRoom:BibliothèquedelaFacultédeDroit(Salle5)Discussant: SanniMorufuMUHAMMED• Accumulationof technologicalcapabilitiesanddevelopmentprofiles: theneed toconsider
techno-economic and socio-political spheres Alexandre Vera-Cruz, Gabriela Dutrenit, José Miguel Natera, Martin Puchet• FactorsInfluencingTechnologicalCapabilityBuildingintheNigerianSolarEnergyIndustry Adeyemi Oluwaseun Adepoju• PolicyDirectioninenhancingTechnologicalCapabilityandInnovationinMachineFabrication
and Spare Parts Industry in Part of Southwest Nigeria Sunday Osebor Amiolemen, Olapeju Aderinola Adenekan, Koleayo Oluwafemi Omoyajowo, John A
Ogidan, Patrick C Akas• Unemploymentcasualities:Dynamicsbetweeneducationsystemandinnovationcapability
in the manufucturing sector Victor Oluwasina Sobanke, Oluwanishola Okogun
16:20 - 16:45 BREAK16:45 - 18:00 PAPER PARALLEL SESSION C
PAPER SESSION C1: FRENCH PAPERSChair: PrMILIANIMohamedRoom: BibliothèquedelaFacultédesSciencesdelaTerre(Salle1)Discussant: KouassiBonifaceKOUADIO• Les particularités de la capacité d’innovation et leur effet sur la performance des grandes
entreprises camerounaises Laurence Nkakene Molou• Lenumériqueaméliore-t-illaproductivitéducapitalhumainenAfriquesub-saharienne? Louis de berquin MBONGO EYIKE • Delaveillestratégiqueàlamaitrisedel’environnement:Uneconditionstratégique Kamila Hamidou, Yamina Grari
PAPER SESSION C2: ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGY Chair: BitrinaDiyamettRoom: BibliothèquedelafacultédesSciencedelaTerre(Salle2)Discussant: AbiodunEgbetokun• ‘NewIssues’inInnovationandTrade:AStudyoftheU.SSocialMedia-DrivenInformation
Economy in India Rajesh Many• Thedynamicsofopenaccessinsub-saharanAfricaasengenderedbyinnovationinputs:The
case of Kenya and Nigeria Olusesan Michael Awoleye, Gladys Nthenya Kivati, Timothy Oyedepo Oyebisi• EconomyofClustering,InnovationandScaling-up:ananalysisofWestAfrica’sSiliconValley Oluseye Oladayo Jegede, Adegbola Billy Oluwale, Blessing Funke Ajao, Emmanuel Ogunjemilua• Enhancing competitiveness through innovative lean manufucturing (Incases of Ethiopian
metal and steel industries) Shimelis Tilahun Meselu, Daniel Kitaw Azene, Eshetie Berhan Atanaw
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PAPER SESSION C3: ENABLING ENVIRONMENTChair: PrTAHARIKhalidRoom:BibliothèquedeLaFacultédeDroit(Salle3)Discussant: OpeyemiAyinde• PolicyAnalysisofGender Inclusiveness in SecurityandHealthSystem inNigeria: System
Dynamics Approach abiodun suleiman Momodu, phillip olalekan Ayoola, Tolulope Indiat Bakare, taiwo abioye olunuga,
ibikunle olalekan ogundari•AntecedentsandImpactsofBrain-DraininSub-SaharanAfricawithspecificreferencetothe
Higher Education and Health Sectors: A Conceptual Model Zelalem B. Gurmessa, Ignatius W. Ferreira, Henry F. Wissink•GenderDiversityandenterprises’ innovativecapability:Evidence frommediatingeffectof
women educational level in Nigeria Tukur Garba, Erika Kraemer-Mbula
PAPER SESSION C4: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RELATED ISSUESChair: PrSOUIYAHSidAhmed Lieu:BibliothèquedeLaFacultédeDroit(Salle4)Discussant: HericThommasMtei• WastesfromIndustrializedCountries:ASocio-economicinquiryonSustainableManagement
of E-waste for the Recycling Sector in Nigeria Johnson Ojiyovwi Okorhi, Douglason G Omotor, Helen O Aderemi, Sunday Igwe Abang• GreenInvestmentandBusinessPerformance:TheAfricanExperience Joseph Akinkugbe Adelegan• Reverse Logistics Drivers as an Initiation for Green Innovation and Sustainable Industrial
Development: An Assessment of Selected Ethiopian Publishing Industries Fitsum Getachew Bayu, Ameha Mulugeta Gewe
PAPER SESSION C5: TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY BUILDINGChair: AlexandreVeraCruzRoom:BibliothèquedeLaFacultédeDroit(Salle5)Discussant: EmmanuelEmekaEjim-Eze• FactorsInfluencingtheImplementationofE-commerceInnovations:thecaseoftheNigerian
informal sector. Blessing Funke Ajao, Timothy Oyebisi, Helen Aderemi• Learningand innovationperformance indevelopingcountries:Empiricalstudyof informal
enterprises in Ghana Elvis Korku Avenyo• Absorptive Capacity in Manufacturing SMEs: Do all Dimension Matter for InnovationPerformance?
Mirabel Godswill Ukpabio, Timothy Oyedepo Oyebisi, Owolabi Willie Siyanbola
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PAPER SESSION C6: FIRM PERFORMANCE AND INFORMAL SECTORChair: PrCHERCHEMMohamedRoom:AuditoriumDiscussant: OluwayemisiOyekunle• Comparing Work Organization and Innovation Performance in Low and Middle Income
Nations Edward Lorenz, Erika Kraemer-Mbula• Does Innovation improve theproductivityoffirms in least developed countries? Evidence
from Ethiopia’s Enterprise Survey Abdi Ahmad Yuya• FrugalinnovationstrategiesfortheBoPmarketsinKenya Gladys Kivati
19:30 WELCOME DINNER AT HOTEL EDEN PHOENIX
TUESDAY 28TH NOVEMBER
08:00 BUSES DEPART HOTEL EDEN PHOENIX FOR CONFERENCE VENUE
09:00 - 10:30 PAPER PARALLEL SESSION D
PAPER SESSION D1: FRENCH PAPERSChair: PrZAHDOURSahliRoom: BibliothèquesciencedelaTerre(salle1)Discussant: YounesFERDJ• L’évaluationdelastratégied’innovationdanslesentreprisesAlgérienne:étudedecasdanslasociétédugazetl’électricitéSONELGAZ
Nadia Ahmadouche• Thedeterminantofinnovationinsmallandmedium-sizedenterprises(SMEs)insubsaharan
Africa: The case of Cameroon Martin Ndzana, Michelle Mongo, Gregory Mvogo• EffectsofparticipatorygovernanceapproachesonlocalsustainabledevelopmentinBenin René Babarindé ADEROMOU, Mahmoudou Bocar SALL • L’INNOVATION DANS LES SERVICES ET L’ECONOMIE DE LA CONNAISSANCE : CAS DES
BANQUES ET DES ASSURANCES PUBLIQUES ALGERIENNES MAHCINE, Hala Miada; CHERCHEM, Mohamed; AMROUN, Seddik
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PAPER SESSION D4: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RELATED ISSUESChair: PrBENBAKHTIOmarRoom:BibliothèqueSciencedelaTerre(salle2)Discussant: SamuelFongwa• TacklingtherootcausesofchallengesinAfricaforasustainabledevelopment:Anempiri-
cal review Philippe Ndikubwimana• Theroleofcreativeindustriesasadriverforasustainableeconomy:ACaseofSouthAfrica Oluwayemisi Oyekunle• ModelforTrainingUnemployedYouthsinIndustrialprocessingofCerealintoComposite
Flour in Agriculture for Sustainable Development in Enugu State Juliana Ukonze
PAPER SESSION D5: TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY AND CAPACITY BUILDINGChair: PrSEBAARabehRoom:BibliothèquedelaFacultédeDroit(Salle3)Discussant: AbdiYuyaAhmad• CreditConstraint,CorruptionandFirmPerformance:EvidencefromNigeria Abiodun Adeyemi Egbetokun, Adedamola David Adeyeye, Adekemi Jessica Oluwadare• DevelopingOrganizational Innovation Capabilities through Human ResourcesManage-
ment Practices: Evidence from Nigeria’s Brewery Industry Waliu Mulero Adegbite, Emeka Emmanuel Okafor• HumanCapital,SocialCapabilitiesandEconomicGrowth Abiodun Egbetokun• InnovationandEmploymentGrowth:EvidencefromNigerianManufacturingFirms Kehinde Stephen Medase
10:30 - 11:00 TEA/COFFEE BREAK
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10:45 -11:30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS 3 - STIFORSUSTAINABLEINDUSTRIALDEVELOPMENTINAFRICA–RESEARCHCHALLENGEANDPOLICYOPTIONSProf.EdwardLorenz-UniversityoftheCôted’Azur
11:30 - 12:30 PLENARY PANEL ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALs - SDGsConvener: Ann Kingiri, KenyaPanelist: BitrinaDiyamett,Tanzania;AggreyNiringiye,Uganda;JustinaOnumah,Ghana
TheagreementonthenewSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)andthecomingintoforceofthe2030AgendaforDevelopmentisadefiningmomentinthedevelopmentaldiscourseandforthefutureoftheplanet.TwooftheSDGsi.e.Goal9(‘Buildresilient infrastructure,promotesustainableindus-trializationandfosterinnovation’)andGoal17(‘PartnershipsfortheSDGs,includingtheTechnologyFacilitationMechanism)dealdirectlywithtechnologicallearningandinnovationthatarekeyissuesformanymembersofAfricaLicsandforAfricaLicsasanetwork.However,STIissuesalsoremainhighlyrel-evantformanyoftheotherSDGs,includinggoalsrelatedtoendinghunger;ensuringdecentworkandeconomicgrowth;goodhealthandwell-being;affordableandcleanenergy;responsibleconsumptionandproduction,etc.Thebigquestionthusishowweasresearchersandasaresearchnetworkcancontributetoprovidingresearch-basedevidencefortheuseofSTIinimplementingtheSDGs.ResearchersinandlinkedtotheAfricaLicsnetworkhavegeneratedknowledgerelatedtomanyoftheSDGsandmighthaveaspecialadvantageinsofarassupportingtheimplementationofGoals9and17inparticulargivenitsfocuson(technological)learning,innovationandcompetencebuildingsystems.
12:30 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK
14:00 - 15:30 SPECIAL SESSIONS
SPECIAL SESSION 1: ENGINEERING, DESIGN & INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTConveners: Abdelkader DJEFLAT & Mammo MuchieRoom: ibliothèquesciencedelaTerre(salle1)Panelist: Samir Maliki, Algeria, Ali Ousnadj, Algeria; Abiodun Egbetokun, Nigeria, Fitsum Getachew Bayu, Ethiopia
Considertheprocessthroughwhicharoad,hospital,carortractorisbuilt,afactoryorrestaurantlay-outagreedon.Engineeringanddesignarekeyelementsofthisprocess.Engineeringanddesignareanessentialpartoftheinnovationprocess.Anyproductbeforecommercialisationmustgothroughaprocessofdesignandengineeringtofinalisewhattheproductwilllooklike,howitwillworketc.Later,productsneedrepairbutalsoimprovementorre-engineeringtomeetnew/differentcustomerneeds.Engineeringanddesignsolutionsarenotjustimportantforphysicalproductsbutalsoincreasinglyrec-ognisedasimportantinorganisationalinnovationtoo.Engineeringanddesignsolutionsarecentraltothesuccessoftheservicessector.Atthesametime,theseengineeringanddesignsolutionsneedtobeinnovativeorcreative.Thissessionwillinterrogatetherelationshipbetweenengineering,designandinnovation;thecurrentstateofthefieldandwhatsolutionsaretheretomainstreamengineeringanddesignintheinnovationprocess.
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SPECIAL SESSION 2: THE NEXUS BETWEEN WORK ORGANISATION AND INNOVATION: RELEVANCE FOR AFRICAConveners: ErikaKraemer-MbulaandEdwardLorenzRoom: ibliothèquesciencedelaTerre(salle2)Panelists:Oluseye Jegede, Nigeria; Tukur Garba, Nigeria; Youcef MEBBANI,Algeria; Waliu Mulero Adegbite, Nigeria and Gregory Mvogo, Cameroon
This panel explores the nexus between the organisation of work and innovation activities, withparticularfocusonsmallandmicro-enterprises,sincetheyconstitutethelargestportionofproductiveunitsintheAfricancontinent.Thepanelwillpresentarangeofnewevidenceshowingtheimportanceofworkorganisationandexperience-basedlearning,inourongoingeffortstocapturetheunderlyingprocessesofinnovationinAfricanmicro-enterprises.Inparticular,thepanelwillpresenttheresultsofanAfricaLics-fundedresearchprojectfocusedoninnovationandcompetencybuildinginmicroandsmallenterprises(formalandinformal)acrossfourSub-Saharancountriesandinarangeofselectedsub-sectors.TheAfricaLicsprojectwasundertakeninparttodemonstratethefeasibilityofmeasuringthecharacteristicsofworkorganisationandemployeelearninginmicroandsmallenterprises.ThepanelwillalsocountwithcontributionsfromotherAfricanscholarsthathavealsocollectednewevidenceinthisareaofresearch.
15:30 - 16:00 TEA/HEALTH BREAK
16:00 - 16:20 Announcements InformationonGlobelics2018,Ghana-JustinaOnumahBooklaunch-MammoMuchieandAbdelkaderDjeflatAfricaLicsConference2019,Tanzania-BitrinaDiyamett
16:20 - 16:45 Conference closing ceremony
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WEDNESDAY 29TH NOVEMBERPanelSessions:FocusingonresearchqualityininnovationanddevelopmentstudiesQuestionsofresearchqualityandexcellenceareoftenaskedinallresearcharenasatthepresenttime.Theneedforresearchersto‘publishorperish’hasreceivedalotofattentioninrecentyearshoweverthereisalsoanincreasingneedinsomeAfricancountriesforPhDstudentstopublishjournalpapersevenbefore theycanreceive theirPhD. Thesedebatesoftenobscure thereal importanceofhighqualityteachingandresearchskillsthatarethebedrockofagoodacademic.ThethreesessionsonthislastdayoftheAfricaLicsconferencefocusonsomeofthequestionsandissuesaffectingtheteaching,learningandresearchenvironmentfacinginnovationanddevelopmentstudies.
These sessions are open to all participants.
08:30 - 10:00 UNDERSTANDING INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (I&D) STUDIES Session Chair: AnnKingiri
ThissessionwillconsidertheoriginsofthefieldinternationallyandintheAfricancontext.Itwilladdresstheoverarchingquestion:Howcanweteachamulti-disciplinarysubjectatAfricanuniversities?Soitwilldelveintoissuesofhistory,theoryandpedagogybyasking:1.Whatismulti-disciplinarity?2.AreAfricanuniversitiesreadyformulti-disciplinarity?3.WhereareAfricancountriesinthehistoryofinnovationanddevelopmentstudiesasafieldofstudy?
4.WhataretheprospectsforadvancingthefieldofstudyinAfrica?5.WhataresomeoftheexamplesofinnovativeteachingandlearninginAfrica?
Session speakers:• Prof.RasiganMaharajh,InstituteforEconomicResearchonInnovation-ascenesettinglectureonthehistoryofinnovationanddevelopmentstudies.
•Dr.OpeyemiAyinde,UniversityofIllorin,Nigeria-discussant.
10:00 - 10.15 TEA/HEALTH BREAK
10:15 - 12:00 DEVELOPING INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (I&D) RESEARCH SKILLS FOR PhD STUDENTS Session Chair: RebeccaHanlin
Thispanelsessionwillbringtogetherscholarswhoteachavarietyofresearchskillswhowillspeaktothefollowingquestions:1. Howdowe ensure that PhD students choosea research design (quantitative or
qualitative)thatfitstheirresearchquestion?2. Aretherenewresearchmethodsand/ordatasources(e.g.bigdata)thatcould
revolutioniseinnovationanddevelopmentresearchforPhDstudents?3. WhatotherskillsandrequirementsareimportantensuringthataPhDstudentfin-
ishestheirstudiesasanableresearcher?
Panel Members• Dr.OluseyeJegede,ObafemiAwolowoUniversity,Nigeria• Prof.DavidKaplan,UniversityofCapeTown,SouthAfrica• Dr.AnnKingiri,AfricanCentreforTechnologyStudies,Kenya
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Followingthesepresentations,aselectionofstudentsfromUniversityofOran2willsharetheirresearchexperiences.
12:00 - 12:15 BREAK
12:15 - 13:15 Experiences of developing post - graduate studies: Examples from around the continent Session Chair: MargretheHolmAndersen
Thispanelsessionwill featurekeyscholarswhohavebeen involved inrunningpost-graduatefellowshipprogrammesacrossAfricainarangeoffieldsofstudy.Theywillreflectontheirexperiencestodateandlessonslearnt
Panel Members• RobertHinson,BuildingStrongUniversitiesProgrammeatUniversityofGhana• Prof.MammoMuchie,SARChiChair-TshwaneUniversityofTechnology,SouthAfrica
13:15 - 14:30 LUNCH BREAK
14:30 REPORT TO BUS PICK UP POINT FOR THE TOUR OF ORAN CITY
15:00 - 19:00 TOUR OF ORAN AND HERITAGE LANDMARKS: ROMAN, BYZANTINE, TURKISH ETC. ORGANISED BY THE LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE (LOC)
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