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	Topic : Linking Research, Innovation, Knowledge Transfer and Industrialization
	Tanzania desires to become a semi-industrialized economy by 2025 as envisioned in the Tanzania Development Vision 2025 (TDV 2025). A number of frameworks such as the Sustainable Development Policy (1996-2020), the Integrated Industrial Development Strategy (IIDS) 2025 and the Seco ...Click here to read more
	Tanzania desires to become a semi-industrialized economy by 2025 as envisioned in the Tanzania Development Vision 2025 (TDV 2025). A number of frameworks such as the Sustainable Development Policy (1996-2020), the Integrated Industrial Development Strategy (IIDS) 2025 and the Second Five Years Development Plan 2016/17 – 2020/21 (FYDP II) have been adopted in order to realize the aspirations set in the TDV 2025 through accelerating industrial sector as drive for development. The main aim of these efforts have been on developing and producing competitive agro-processing industries, textile industries, medium-technology industries, and natural gas based/fuelled industries through a vibrant private sector. Theories suggest a strong backward and forward linkage between the industrial and agricultural sector. Tanzania Economic Outlook (2017) shows that agriculture plays an important role in Tanzania’s economy employing over 65% of the country’s workforce and providing most of the inputs to the industrial sector. The sector also contributed about 29.1% of GDP in 2016. Therefore the variability of the agricultural sector directly impacts the industrial sector. Given abundant land, water resources, and access to international markets among others, the Country is in good position to tap all the remaining potentials in the areas such as agro processing when guided by research, innovation, and knowledge transfer. Universities and research institutions have devoted time and resources in conducting research for to evidence-based decisions. The persistent challenge has been on transforming these findings into practice either through innovations or knowledge transfer. There exists a gap between research and innovation; innovation and commercialization and; knowledge transfer and commercialization. All these chains link with industrialization. Focus of discussion The objective of this is to stimulate discussion on how research can feed into practice and provide an opportunity to all development stakeholders, practitioners, and policymakers with the space to share and exchange ideas on how research can inform into practice and policy. Specifically, we invite everyone to reflect on the following topics: • How can research, knowledge transfer and innovation support industrialization agenda? • What should be done to commercialize innovation? • How modernization and commercialization of primary production activities can support industrialization? • What are the challenges in putting knowledge and innovations into practice?	X Close


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Alvin Muzuka (Moderator) : Friday, December 15, 2017

Dear TAKNET members,

We invite you to the new discussion topic on Research, innovation, knowledge transfer and Industrialization.

The FYDP II has targeted for economic transformation and economic development through industrialization in Tanzania. The Tanzania Vision 2025 also focuses on transforming the economy from a low-scale agricultural economy to a semi-industrial economy by 2025. As industrialization is directly related to technology this suggests that for Tanzania to become a semi-industrial economy improvement in research, innovation and knowledge transfer to the industrial technology is inevitable.

Research, innovation and technology transfer are keys to industrial development through technology. Therefore a keen emphasize on these three aspects are important for successful implementation and realization of the goals in the FYDP II and the Tanzania Development Vision 2025.

The objective of this is to stimulate discussion on how research can feed into practice and provide an opportunity to all development stakeholders, practitioners, and policymakers with the space to share and exchange ideas on how research can inform into practice and policy. Specifically, we invite everyone to reflect on the following topics:

• How can research, knowledge transfer and innovation support industrialization agenda?

• What should be done to commercialize innovation?

• How modernization and commercialization of primary production activities can support industrialization?

• What are the challenges in putting knowledge and innovations into practice?

Moderators are: Mr Danford Sango; Mr Mussa Martine; Mr Abel Songole; Mr John Shilinde; Mr Patrick Kihenzile and Mr Alvin Muzuka

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