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Mobilizing Science-Based Enterprises for Energy, Water, and Medicines in Nigeria
Overview
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.
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- ISBN-13: 9780309111188
- ISBN-10: 0309111188
- Publisher: National Academies Press
- Publish Date: December 2007
- Dimensions: 8.91 x 5.91 x 0.51 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.14 pounds
- Page Count: 142
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