Mobilizing Science-Based Enterprises for Energy, Water, and Medicines in Nigeria

Mobilizing Science-Based Enterprises for Energy, Water, and Medicines in Nigeria

  • Editor: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309111188
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309111201
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309179317
  • Lloc de publicació:  United States
  • Any de publicació digital: 2007
  • Mes: Novembre
  • Pàgines: 143
  • Idioma: Anglés

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 development—safe water, electrical lighting, and malaria therapy—the 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.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Methodology
  • 3 The Case Studies
  • 4 Meeting Needs
  • 5 Recommendations
  • Appendixes: Workshop Reports
  • Appendix A: Solar Photovoltaics: Hypothetical Case Study
  • Appendix B: Water Purification: Hypothetical Case Study
  • Appendix C: Artemisinin-Based Malaria Therapy: Hypothetical Case Study