Conceptualising Knowledge Governance for Development

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https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/21749

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knowledge governance, development, sustainable development, intellectual property (IP), access to knowledge (A2K), human security, human rights

Abstract

Through examining conceptions of the interface between development and knowledge, and conceptions of the notion of knowledge governance, this article provides a conceptual framing for the items published in this AJIC "knowledge governance for development" thematic issue.

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Armstrong, C. and Schonwetter, T. (2016) “Conceptualising Knowledge Governance for Development”, The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) [Preprint], (19). doi:10.23962/10539/21749.
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