: National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Development, Security, and Cooperation, Commit
: Mobilizing Science-Based Enterprises for Energy, Water, and Medicines in Nigeria
: National Academies Press
: 9780309111201
: 1
: CHF 58.60
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: Physik, Astronomie
: English
: 142
: DRM
: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet
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Developed in collaboration with the Nigerian Academy of Science, this report explores the ways in which science-based private enterprises can be created and encouraged in Nigeria and other developing countries to provide products and services that government is unable to supply in a timely and sustainable manner. Focusing on three critical challenges to health and developmentsafe water, electrical lighting, and malaria therapythe report identifies a sample technology to address each of these challenges with potential for commercialization in Nigeria and Africa, and uses that sample technology to identify opportunities and barriers to creating the science-based enterprises in Nigeria.