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The universities that will survive and thrive in this environment are not the ones that simply update their syllabi to include AI modules.
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The innovation energy is already there. What African universities are missing is the infrastructure to turn it into something that lasts.
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Africa has 1,460+ universities but produces just 3.5% of global research output. The problem isn't talent. It's the plumbing.
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Science & Technology PolicyAfrica Doesn't Have a Policy Problem. It Has an Execution Problem.
Africa has the innovation policies. What it lacks is the execution layer to commercialise university research. The builder class is almost entirely absent.
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Technology TransferIt Takes a Village, and a Transfer Office
There is a quiet crisis playing out across African university campuses. Not a crisis of intellect. Not a crisis of ambition.
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