Innovative infrastructure in Africa at the present stage

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Abstract. African countries have shown significant economic progress in recent years. Innovation is one of the key factors in its development. This paper assesses the features of the formation of innovative infrastructure in African countries and for the first time comprehensively examines all the components of this infrastructure, namely production and technology, information, consulting, financial, personnel, and sales. The conclusion is made about the strengths and weaknesses of modern innovative infrastructure in Africa, its role in the further sustainable development of the countries of the macroregion.

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Gleb Konstantinovich Sugakov

Centre for Global and Strategic Studies, The Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Email: g.sugakov@gmail.com
SPIN-code: 9056-6197

Junior Research Fellow, Center for Global and Strategic Studies, Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

30/1 Spiridonovka st., Moscow, Russian Federation, 123001

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