Traditional science, technology and innovation systems in the context of a modern incubator research and development agency

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2011

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Uganda Industrial Research Institute

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The study assesses the micro-dynamics of traditional science, technology and innovation (STI), and links to economic growth in three districts of Uganda: Arua, Kabale, and Kamuli. Specific problems affecting Indigenous STI cannot be tackled within existing innovation systems paradigms. The Indigenous STI is critically detached from mainstream innovation systems; to the extent that examples given in formal instruction at all levels are extraneous to the Indigenous STI social, economic and cultural context. Inquiry was conducted into what kind of systems paradigm is likely to prove fruitful in this domain.

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UGANDA, INCLUSIVE GROWTH, INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, SCIENTIFIC CULTURE, INNOVATION SYSTEMS, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, INNOVATION ADOPTION, KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION, CAPACITY BUILDING, TECHNOLOGY, SOUTH OF SAHARA, WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP, GENDER ROLES

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