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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African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence Building System (AfricaLics) is the African chapter of the Global Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence Building System (GLOBELICS).

AfricaLics is an African regional network for researchers involved in innovationanddevelopmentresearchwithaspecificinterestinpromotinglearning, innovation and competence building systems approaches.

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