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What drives scientific integration in Africa? Evidence from publications

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.21-3-2018.2275740,
    author={Lorenzo Cassi and Mafini Dosso and Wilfriedo Mescheba},
    title={What drives scientific integration in Africa? Evidence from publications},
    proceedings={EAI International Conference on Technology, R\&D, Education and Economy for Africa},
    publisher={EAI},
    proceedings_a={TREE},
    year={2018},
    month={8},
    keywords={scientific collaborations african countries publications bibliometrics gravity model},
    doi={10.4108/eai.21-3-2018.2275740}
}
  • Lorenzo Cassi
    Mafini Dosso
    Wilfriedo Mescheba
    Year: 2018
    What drives scientific integration in Africa? Evidence from publications
    TREE
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.21-3-2018.2275740
Lorenzo Cassi1, Mafini Dosso2,*, Wilfriedo Mescheba3
  • 1: Paris School of Economics University of Paris 1 and HCERES-OST, Paris, France
  • 2: European Commission Joint Research Centre
  • 3: HCERES-OST, Paris, France
*Contact email: mafini.dosso@ec.europa.eu

Abstract

Scientific integration is considered as fundamental for the development of an African system of research and innovation (AOSTI 2014, NEPAD 2006). This study exploits copublications data on the period 2000-2015 to discuss the factors driving regional scientific integration in Africa overtime. It argues that a better understanding of the bottom up and regional factors driving the evolution of African scientific collaborations is key to design evidence-informed policies in a globalizing knowledge society.

Keywords
scientific collaborations african countries publications bibliometrics gravity model
Published
2018-08-23
Publisher
EAI
http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.21-3-2018.2275740
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