Political Entrepreneurialism: Reflections of a Civil Servant on the Role of Political Institutions in Technology Innovation and Diffusion in Kenya

Elijah Bitange Ndemo · 2015 · Stability International Journal of Security and Development

Summary. Kenya's ICT sector achieved global prominence through political institutions that tolerated risk and partnered with private companies. A senior civil servant applied leadership theory to drive innovation and technology diffusion across education, health, agriculture, and financial services. The paper explains why Kenya outpaced neighboring countries and identifies political stability and corruption control as critical to sustaining this success.

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  title   = {Political Entrepreneurialism: Reflections of a Civil Servant on the Role of Political Institutions in Technology Innovation and Diffusion in Kenya},
  author  = {Elijah Bitange Ndemo},
  journal = {Stability International Journal of Security and Development},
  year    = {2015},
  doi     = {10.5334/sta.fd},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.5334/sta.fd}
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DOI

10.5334/sta.fd

Countries

Kenya

Regions

Africa

Categories

broadband-and-digital, policy, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation

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