Transformative innovation in times of change

This book examines how African countries responded to the pandemic through innovation and what these experiences reveal about building more resilient, inclusive and adaptive societies. Using a transformative innovation policy lens, the book traces shifting pandemic narratives from emergency response and state-led action, to recovery, inequality and post-pandemic adaptation, and highlights the critical role of public sector governance, evidence-based decision-making and systemic innovation. It shows how the crisis exposed structural weaknesses but also created opportunities in areas such as digitalisation, regional collaboration and local problem-solving, offering lessons for addressing future complex challenges beyond the pandemic.

Abstract based on original source.