ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book presents a countervailing perspective on scaling that follows a comprehensive review of Southern-led research and innovation. Across the globe, there is increasing dissatisfaction and discontent with traditional paradigms of scaling scientific research and innovation for the public good. Scaling impact means seeking an optimal result where the impacts that are proven effective and desirable to stakeholders are cultivated and encouraged; and those that may cause harm, lead to waste, or are not desired by the impacted community are inhibited. Scaling impact for the public good is a social effort just as much as it is a public goal. The world is being continuously reshaped by forces of globalisation, the rapid convergence of the public and private sectors, and unprecedented national collaborations and tensions surrounding development, science, and innovation.
