SPECIAL PAPERS
Papers published under the ATPS Special Paper Series are those commissioned by ATPS as concept papers, think pieces, leading conference papers and keynote addresses. In keeping with our knowledge brokerage function, ATPS publishes, with permission of the author(s) or journal editors, papers (published or unpublished) produced by distinguished academics/researchers for a different purpose but judged by ATPS to be of excellent quality.
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Sub Saharan Chapter of the Unesco Science Report – French Edition
Projet Pour Le Developpement dune Politique Nationale de Tic En Afrique
By Clement Dzidonu.
Special Paper Series 5
STI Policy Making Self Training Resource Manual
Strengthening National Intellectual Property Policy and Legal Frameworks in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Communications Strategy
ATPS (2013): Strengthening National Intellectual Property Policy and Legal Frameworks in Eastern and Southern Africa. ATPS Special Paper Series 45
Higher Education for Sustainable Development 1 in Africa (HESDA)
By Dr. Kevin Chika Urama, Available at
Why Informal Seed Sector is Important in Food Security
By Joseph M. Wekundah, ATPS Special Paper Series 43
Why Protect Traditional Knowledge?
By Joseph M. Wekundah, ATPS Special Paper Series 44
Why Access and Benefit Sharing Policy and Legal Frameworks are Important for Africa
By Joseph M. Wekundah, ATPS Special Paper Series 42
Rethinking African Economic Policy: The State, political technological and economic growth in Africa: a comparative study of three African countries.(French Version)
By Arsene Kouadio, ATPS Special Paper Series.
Rethinking African Economic Policy: The State, political technological and economic growth in Africa: a comparative study of three African countries.
By Arsene Kouadio, ATPS Special Paper Series
Tanzania Cluster Initiative Project: An Evaluation Report from the Eight Cluster Initiatives
By Bitrina Diyamett and Adalgot A. Komba Special Paper Series 38
The Challenges of Communicating Science: A journalist’s perspective
By Otula Owuor Special Paper Series 37
From Inventors to Innovators: An investigation into individual inventors in Tanzania
By Bitrina D. Diyamett and Richard Mabala. Special Paper Series 36
Barriers Between Scientists and Journalists: Myth or reality? in Tanzania
By Peter Oriare Special Paper Series 35
Brain Drain: Painting a Picture for Africa
By Divine Ikenwilo. Special Paper Series 34
ICTs and Health Technology at the Grassroots Level in Africa
By Margaret Nyambura Ndung’u. Special Paper Series 33
Special Paper Series 32
The Place of Policy in Applied Health Care and Technology with Special Reference to African Traditional Medicine
By Daniel Noni Lantum. Special Paper Series 31
Promotion of Public Health Care Using African Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Implications for IPR's: Experiences from Southern and Eastern Africa
By Hassan O. Kaya. Special Paper Series 30
Why Africa has Fallen Short of Building Dynamic Agroprocessing Capabilities: Constraints, Options and Prospects
By Wellington A. Otieno and Ada Mwangola. Special Paper Series 29
The Biotechnology Revolution and its Implication for Food Security in Africa
By Victor Konde. Special Paper Series 28
Markets, Institutions and Agricultural Performance in Africa
By Julius Mangisoni. Special Paper Series 27
Special Paper Series 26
Survey of Indigenous Water Management and Coping Mechanisms in Africa: Implications for Knowledge and Technology Policy
By Femi Olokesusi. Special Paper Series 25
Imbalance in Water Allocation Stability and Collaboration within the Nile Basin
By Kinfe Abraham. Special Paper Series 24
Wastewater and Irrigated Agriculture Lessons Learned and Possible Applications in Africa
By Frans P. Huibers, Lucas Seghezzo and Adriaan Mels. Special Paper Series 23
Integrated Value Mapping for Sustainable River Basin Management: Economics, Ethics and Social Psychology
By Kevin C. Urama, Wendy Kenyon, Rob Burton and Jackie Potts. Special Paper Series 22
Globalizing World: Many Promises, Lack of Responsibility, and Challenges for Africa
By M.H. Khalil Timamy. Special Paper Series 21
Networking Technical Change and Industrialization:The Case of Small and Medium Firms in Nigeria
By Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka. Special Paper Series 20
An Assessement of Science and Technology Capacity building in Sub-Saharan Africa
By O. Akin Adubifa. Special Paper Series 19
What is a Poverty Reduction Strategy Without Science and Technology? A Review of Science and Technology and Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers in Sub-Saharan Africa?
By O. Akin Adubifa. Special Paper Series 18
Global Governance of Technology and Africa's Global Exclusion
By Banji Oyelaran Oyeyinka. Special Paper Series 17
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Technology Transfer and Poverty Alleviation: Africa's Hopes and Dilemma
By Moses Ikiara. Special Paper Series 16.
International Trends in Modern Biotechnology: Entry by and Implications for African Countries
By John Mugabe. Special Paper Series 15
A Science Agenda from an African Perspective
By Turner T. Isoun. Special Paper Series 14
Strengthening National Information and Communication Technology Policy in Africa: Governance, Equity and Institutional Issues
By Melvin Ayogu. Special Paper Series 13
State of Science and Technology Capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa
By M.H. Khalil-Timamy. Special Paper Series 12
Application of ICTs in Africa: Development of Knowledge workers in centers of Learning
ICT Human Resource Development in Africa: Challenges, Strategies and Options
African Response to the Information Communication Technology Revolution (Case Study of the ICT Development in Nigeria)
By G. Olalere Ajayi. Special Paper Series 8
Pursuing Technology Policy Research in Sub-Saharan Africa (Refelections on the Dimensions, Applications and Implications of a Methodological Framework)
By M.H. Khalil-Timamy. Special Paper Series 7
Blueprint for Developing National ICT Policy in Africa
By Clement Dzidonu. Special Paper Series 5
Impact of Globalization on Science and Technology in sub-Saharan Africa
By Musa A. Dube and PBy Mwindaace Siamwiza. Special Paper Series 4
Biotechnology in Sub-Saharan Africa: Towards a Policy Research Agenda
By John Mugabe. Special Paper Series 3
Globalization, Markets for Technology and the Relevance of Innovation Policies in Developing Economies
By Osit Ogbu & Melvin Ayogu. Special Paper Series 2
Globalization and Technology
By Osita Ogbu & Melvin Ayogu. Special Paper Series 1