Publications

  • UNECA (2020) Towards a Nanotechnology Future for Africa: Trends, Impacts and Opportunities (httpsss://www.uneca.org/towards-african-nanotechnology-future)
  • UNECA (2018) Towards achieving the Africa Union’s recommendations of expenditure of 1% of GDP on research and development, Policy Brief No. ECA/18/004
  • UNECA (2017) Innovating for better health: Building biomedical devices innovation capacity in Africa. ECA Policy Brief No. ECA/18/004.
  • UNECA (2014) African Science, Technology and Innovation Review.
  • UNECA (2013) National experiences in the transfer of publicly funded technologies in Africa.
  • UNECA (2012) Assessing African Innovation Policy Environment: A Survey of Ghana, Kenya and Zambia.
  • UNECA (2010) A technology resurgence? Africa in the global flows of technology. United Nations
  • UNCTAD (2006) A Case Study of the Salmon Industry in Chile, Transfer of technology for the successful integration of developing countries in the global economy, UNCTAD/ITE/IPC/2005/6
  • UNCTAD (2005) Taxation and technology transfer: Key Issues, Transfer of technology for the successful integration of developing countries in the global economy, UNCTAD/ITE/IPC/2005/2
  • UNCTAD (2005) A case study of the electronics industry in Thailand, Transfer of technology for the successful integration of developing countries in the global economy, UNCTAD/ITE/IPC/2005
  • UNCTAD (2004) Biotechnology Promise: Capacity-building for Participation of Developing Countries in the Bioeconomy, UNCTAD/ITE/IPC/2004/2
  • UNCTAD (2004) History of Technology. “In; Beyond Conversional Wisdom: An intellectual history of UNCTAD 1964-2004” 165-182, UNCTAD/EDM/2004/4
  • UNCTAD (2004) Facilitating Technology Transfer; A survey of Home Country Measures, UNCTAD/ITE/IPC/2004/5
  • UN GA (2003) Impact of New Biotechnologies, with particular attention to sustainable development, including food security, health and economic productivity, Report for the Secretary General to the UN General Assembly, A/58/76
  • Juma, C. and Konde, V. (2002) The New Bioeconomy: Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology in Developing Countries, UNCTAD/DITC/TED/12.
  • Tang, Y.K. and Konde, V. (2021), “Which resource acquisition acts drive growth of informal firms? Evidence from Zambia”, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development,Atwine, D., Karanja, Y. W., Ahluwalia, A., De Maria, C., Assefa, D., Konde, V., Khundi, E., Makobore, P. N., Moshi, M., Nzomo, M., Rushdi, M. A., Ssekitoleko, R. T. and Madete, J. (2020) “Nurturing next-generation biomedical engineers in Africa: The impact of Innovators’ Summer Schools”, Global Health Innovation, 3(2). doi: 10.15641/ghi.v3i2.1004.
  • Yee Kwan Tang and Victor Konde (2020) Differences in ICT use by entrepreneurial micro-firms: evidence from Zambia, Information Technology for Development, 26:2, 268-291,  DOI: 10.1080/02681102.2019.1684871
  • Abdallah, S. El-Helepi, M., Konde, V., and Pesce, O. (2017). Selected Sectoral Policies and Structural Transformation in Africa. In Carlos Lopes, Abdalla Hamdok and Adam Elhiraika (eds). Macroeconomic Policy Framework for Africa’s Structural Transformation, 217-262. Springer International Publishing.
  • Konde, V., Kapoor, S.A.A. and Thorsteinsdoottir, H. (2012). Promoting the African Renaissance? South Africa’s health biotechnology collaborations with Sub-Saharan African countries. In Thorsteinsdottir, H. (ed.) South-South collaboration in Health Biotechnology, 203- 213. Academic Foundation, IDRC.
  • Chavula, H.K. and Konde, V. (2011). Innovation and Industrial Development in Africa. ATDF Journal, 8(3/4), 3-12.Thorsteinsdóttir H., Melon, C.C, Ray, M., Chakkalackal, S., Li, M., Cooper, J.E., Chadder, J., Saenz, W.T., de Souza Paula, M.C., Ke, W., Lexuan Li, Madkour, M.A., Aly, S., El-Nikhely, N., Chaturvedi, S., Konde, V., Daar, A.S., Singer, P.A, (2010). South-South entrepreneurial collaboration in health biotech. Nature Biotechnology, 28(5), 407-416.
  • Wiersma J., Stuthman D., Fan D., Duvick D., Konde V. (2010) Land: Hybrid Corn. In: Comstock G.L. (eds) Life Science Ethics. Springer, Dordrecht. httpsss://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8792-8_16Melon, C.C., Monali, R., Chakkalackal, S., M., Cooper, J.E., Chadder, J., Sáenz, T.W, Paula, M.C., Ke, W., Li, L., Madkour, M.A., Aly, S. Adly, N, Chaturvedi, S., Konde, V., Daar, A.S., Singer, P. A., Thorsteinsdóttir, H. (2009). A survey of South-North health biotech collaboration. Nature Biotechnology, 27, 229 – 232.
  • Konde, V. (2007). The Role of Linker Units in Building Academia-Industry-Government Relations: The Cases of Internet in Zambia and Genomics in Brazil. Asia-Pacific Tech Monitor (UNESCAP), 24 -30.
  • Konde, V. and Juma, C. (2007). Governance of Industrial Biotechnology: Opportunities and Participation of Developing Countries. In UNIDO (ed.) Industrial Biotechnology and Biomass Utilisation, 107- 120, Vienna, United Nations.
  • Konde, V. (2005). Industrial biotechnology applications and food security in Africa. International Journal of Biotechnology, 7, 95-112.
  • Konde, V. (2006).Expanding Healthcare in Africa: Current Status and Possible Options. ATDF Journal, 2 (3), 12-20.
  • Konde, V. (2006). The Biotechnology Revolution and its Implication for Food Security in Africa. ATPS Special Paper Series No. 28.
  • Juma, C. and Konde, V. (2005). Developing Countries in the Global Bioeconomy: The Case of Industrial Biotechnology. In: Ed. Meléndez-Ortiz, R. and Sánchez, V (eds.), Trading in Genes: Development Perspectives on Biotechnology, Trade and Sustainability. EarthScan Publishing, UK
  • Konde, V. (2004). Internet Development in Zambia; A Triple Helix of Government-University-Partners. International Journal of Technology Management, 27, 440-451.
  • Juma, C. and Konde, V. (2002). Industrial Applications for Biotechnology; Opportunities for Developing Countries. Environment, 44, 23-35.
  • Juma, C., Fang, K., Honca, D., Huete-Perez, J., Konde, V., Lee, S.H., Arenas, J., Ivinson, A., Robinson, H. and Singh, S. (2001). Global governance of technology: meeting the needs of developing countries. International Journal of Technology Management, 22, 629-655.
  • Konde, V. and Majiwa, P.O.A. (2000). Alterations in gene transcription patterns associated with development of drug resistance in Trypanosoma congolense. ICPTV 2, 15-16.
  • Majiwa, P.O.A., Konde, V., de Souza, S. and Maina, M. (2000) Molecular approaches to the identification of DNA markers for drug resistance in Trypanosoma congolense. ICPTV 2, 14-15
  • Tang, Y.K., and Konde V. (2019) Resource Acquisition and Informal Firm Growth: Evidence from Zambia. Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) 2019, Newcastle, UK (forthcoming).
  • Tang, Y.K., Konde, V., Cheng, C.T. (2018) Enhancing the performance of ICT Use by Micro-Firms: The Impact of Learning and Innovativeness. International Council of Small Business World Congress, 27-29 June 2018, Taipei.
  • Tang, Y.K., Konde, V., Young, S. (2014) Use of electronic platforms for business development and entrepreneurship in Africa. International Council of Small Business (ICSB) World Conference Proceedings, 11-14 June 2014, Dublin, Ireland.
  • Konde, V., and Tang, Y.K. (2014) Beyond Access: ICT Use in Business by SMEs in Ghana and Zambia. IST-Africa Conference Presentation, 6-9 May 2014, Mauritius.
  • Konde, V. (2008)Characteristics and Drivers of International Health Biotechnology Collaborations in Africa, Biovision2008, Alexandria, Egypt.
  • Konde, V. (2007)IPR, FDI and the Pharmaceutical Industry in Zambia, Paper prepared for the Investment Forum, Lusaka, Zambia.
  • Konde, V. (2003) Biotechnology revolution and its implication for food security in Africa. Discussion paper. The ATPS Annual Conference 11-15 November 2003, Maseru, Lesotho.
  • Juma, C. and Konde, V. (2002) Technical change and sustainable development; Developing country perspectives. Presented at the Annual meeting of American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS), Boston, MA.
  • Juma, C. and Konde, V. (2002) Technical change and sustainable development, Discussion paper, CID, Harvard University.
  • Juma, C. and Konde, V. (2002) Industrial Biotechnology and International Trade: Opportunities for developing countries, Discussion paper, CID, Harvard University.
  • Konde, V. and Majiwa, P.O.A. (2000), Physical mapping and sequencing of the histone H2B gene of T. congolense. The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Society Conference of Zimbabwe.
  • Konde, V. and Majiwa, P.O.A. (1999). Search for genetic markers for drug resistance in T. congolense. The workshop of EU-INCO-DC concerted Action on management of drug resistance, ILRI,
  • Konde, V. and Majiwa, P.O.A. (1999). Application of RDA to study two isogenic clones of T. congolense that differ in their response to drug therapy. ISCTRC conference.
  • Konde, V., Mbawa, Z.A. and Lovelace, C.E. (1996). Purification and comparison of the activity of cysteine proteases from T. brucei and T. congolense. The FASBMB conference.