ICE 2012 will bring together leading researchers and practitioners from around the world to present their latest findings from research and share practical cases from industry. Authors, workshop, tutorial organizers, and participants in general are invited to contribute to the shaping of the debate on innovation by collaboration and entrepreneurial partnerships.

The Ethiopian e-Journal for Research and Innovation Foresight (Ee-JRIF) is a multidisciplinary and refereed international journal on knowledge, research and innovation designed to help the development and transformation of Ethiopian society. In this sixth issue of the journal, we focus on the Ethiopian economy. Given that there is an intense debate and controversy about the state of the economy, and more particularly at its growth rate, we believe a special edition on this topic is both relevant

The Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) in collaboration with the Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT) Institute of Economic Research on Innovation (IERI) and the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute (TMALI), DST, NRF, DITSONG and will host an international conference from 25- 27 May 2012 in Pretoria at the TUT Pretoria Campus. There will be an exhibition during the day on 25 May 2012 at the DITSONG followed by the annual Thabo Mbeki Africa Day Lecture at UNISA in the evening at UNIS