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PLENARY 1
Innovative Approach to Socio-Economic Development
Africa’s experimentation with Struc- strategies which support innovation
tural Adjustment Programs and other have to be adapted to the specific
development initiatives has failed to conditions of emerging and develop-
effectively address economic prob- ing countries in Africa. There is a need
lems. This discussion will explore a va- for strategic transformative reforms
riety of potential contributions of in- in governance structures, intra-Africa
novation to economic development. cooperation, and development path-
Innovation helps to drive economic ways that enhance transitions towards
growth and address socio-economic wealth creation. The discussion will
challenges such as poverty. This dis- present a cross-sectoral approach to
course will investigate how different achieving development as a conti-
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12 Reimagining the Future of Development