The emergence and strategy of tech hubs in Africa: Implications for knowledge production and value creation

Taking stock and charting the future: the management and implications of DIY laboratories for innovation and society

“…Kolade et al (2021) extend previous studies (e.g. Atiase, Kolade, and Liedong 2020) by critically appraising the economic, social and environmental dimensions of tech hubs' business models, providing suggestions for how they can be improved. The systematic and bibliographic reviews in this issue provide further backdrop and support for the above contributions.…”

Development and validation of sources of entrepreneurial self-efficacy and outcome expectations: A social cognitive career theory perspective

“…However, educators and policymakers need to account better for other forms of entrepreneurial learning outside the traditional classroom, whether within or outside the university environment. These include opportunities for entrepreneurial learning, mentorship and co-creation in venture incubation and acceleration spaces spearheaded by a growing number of tech hubs and DIY labs across the African continent (Atiase, Kolade, & Liedong, 2020;Kolade, Atiase, Murithi, & Mwila, 2021). They also include apprenticeships and industrial training programmes, which can be re-designed to reflect new realities and prepare participants for new entrepreneurial opportunities in the 21st-century knowledge economy.…”

All hubs and no spokes? Exploring the potential of hubs to sustain rural and regional development

“…The development of a hub is dependent on the initiative and ambition of a core group of people that are able to attract a critical mass of interest. This is true for technology hubs in Africa (Atiase et al, 2020) just as much as it is for co-working hubs, food hubs or digital hubs discussed here. The extended community is also key for the different forms of outward connection and identity-building that form the spokes that reach beyond the hub itself.…”