Kvite afrikanarar kjem til orde

For anmeldaren er det mest interessante i boka intervjua med den yngste generasjonen av kvite afrikanarar. Illustrasjonsfoto: Gunnar Zachrisen Görrel Espelunds Vita afrikaner gir eit godt innblikk i liv og situasjon for europearar som har blitt buande i afrikanske land etter avkoloniseringa. Men det kunne godt vere meir liv i forteljingane. Av Asbjørn Eidhammer Den … Continue reading Kvite afrikanarar kjem til orde

Focus on the Field. Always

An evaluation report from the consultancy company Menon finds that the focus of Norwegian development cooperation has shifted from a country level to global efforts. The authors use an integration-response framework, with local responsiveness opposed to global integration, to illustrate this development, which is also linked to a trend towards more thematic concentration in Norwegian … Continue reading Focus on the Field. Always

Global Innovation Index – Some unexpected scores

Norway scores lower and Malawi scores higher on the Global Innovation Index for 2018 than their economies would predict. Statistics and rankings fascinates me. These days, innovation is on everybody’s lips. The Global Innovation Index for 2018 was published recently by WIPO – the World Intellectual Property Organisation – in cooperation with two business colleges. … Continue reading Global Innovation Index – Some unexpected scores