Using national inventors’ associations to accelerate the adoption of technology and innovation in Africa

Based on the experiences of the Researchers, Inventors and Innovators Association of Ethiopia (RIIA-E) and the Desert Locust Control Organization of Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA), whose support increased the potential of technology and innovation adoption, this policy brief proposes that collaborating with national associations of inventors is an important policy options in efforts to accelerate the adoption of technologies and innovations in the manufacturing and service sectors.