How can we best innovate to drive economic growth?

Innovation as a driver of economic growth will only thrive if researchers are able to pursue excellent blue skies research to underpin subsequent development work. To many people innovation is seen as the key to getting the economy moving, creating jobs and solving...

When Outplacement Is Stingy After A Job Loss

Losing your job has never been easy. But today, outplacement — a cushion many laid-off workers relied on to soften the blow and ease their transition to a new job — is getting much stingier. And that’s if you get this benefit at all. Fifteen years ago, a laid-off...

African Agriculture Needs Young Entrepreneurs

A report on agriculture in Africa calls for increased investment for entrepreneurship in the rural food sector, and cites agriculture as the key sector for creating jobs for African youth. The “Small and Growing – Entrepreneurship in African Agriculture » report...