Open AccessContent divide: Africa and the global knowledge footprint sponsored by: SIG/III
Author(s) -
Assefa Shimelis,
Rorissa Abebe,
Alemneh Daniel Gelaw,
Albright Kendra
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
proceedings of the american society for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8390
pISSN - 0044-7870
DOI - 10.1002/meet.14504901206
Subject(s) - knowledge production , knowledge base , regional science , macro , key (lock) , knowledge management , sociology of scientific knowledge , production (economics) , business , political science , computer science , geography , economics , sociology , social science , computer security , world wide web , macroeconomics , programming language
The purpose of this panel is to discuss the global knowledge output at a macro level with a view to understand key inputs that foster scientific and research performance. Here, knowledge production is limited to scientific and technical journals and patent registrations to gauge the performance of each region and continent the world over. Greater emphasis will be placed to highlight important indicators from the input side that help spur national research and innovation systems in Africa. Defined here as “content divide,” panel members focus on key variables that help build scientific and research capabilities of Africa. Closely interrelated variables that will be discussed include (1) access to the global knowledge base, (2) the role of higher education systems (3) national, regional, and global research and education networks (RENs); and (4) gross expenditure on R&D (GERD).