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Technological Learning and Innovation : Climbing a Tall Ladder
As the global stock of ideas expands and diffuses across and within countries, technological learning is poised to become an even more important... -
Fostering Technology Absorption in Southern African Enterprises
This book seeks to understand how firms in southern Africa absorb technology and how policy makers can hurry the process along. It identifies channels of... -
Building Knowledge Economies : Advanced Strategies for Development
Knowledge has always been an essential force in economic development. Chapter one, describes the knowledge revolution, which is leading us into a... -
Closing the Gap in Education and Technology
The note looks at what it takes for countries, and firms to "learn how to learn". Education is vital, for at least two reasons. First, it has... -
Strengthening China's Technological Capability
China is increasing its outlay on research and development and seeking to build an innovation system that will deliver quick results not just in... -
Science, Technology, and Innovation : Capacity Building for Sustainable Growt...
The cases from the forum presented here capture the lessons from the science, technology, and innovation (STI) capacity building experiences of both... -
Public Financial Support for Commercial Innovation in ECA Countries
Key factors driving self-sustained, long-term economic growth are innovation and technology absorption; these factors are generated from within the... -
iMENA - Learning from the Innovation Policy Experience in Eastern Europe, Kor...
Innovation is often touted as a key component in unleashing private sector growth and the dynamism necessary for solving the Middle East and North... -
Toward an Innovation Policy for Pakistan
This policy paper aims to assist policy makers, as they develop the Pakistan Innovation Policy, with an independent assessment of where Pakistan stands... -
Kyrgyz Republic - The Garment Sector : Impact of Joining the Customs Union an...
This note analyzes the impact that joining the Eurasian Customs Union will have on the Kyrgyz Republic s garment sector and options for improving the... -
Bulgaria - Investment Climate Assessment : Volume 1. Overview
Sustained improvements in living standards depend on broad-based economic growth. This will only take place when firms improve worker productivity by... -
Reforming Innovation Systems : Moving Beyond Lectures and Labs
These proceedings provide an overview of the main issues and conclusions presented at the 2009 Fontainebleau knowledge economy forum by an outstanding... -
Technology Absorption by Innovative SMEs : Knowledge Economy Forum VII, Ancon...
These proceedings highlight the key findings and public policy lessons that emerged from the Knowledge Economy Forum VII (KEF VII) on Technology... -
Ukraine : Opportunities and Challenges for Private Sector Development
Ukraine has untapped growth potential. Ukraine has one of the most fertile agricultural lands in the world, an attractive geographical location in... -
ICT for Greater Development Impact : World Bank Group Strategy for Informatio...
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have great promise to reduce poverty, increase productivity, boost economic growth, and improve... -
What Explains Big Gender Disparities in India? Local Industrial Structures an...
Despite rapid economic growth, gender disparities in women's economic participation have remained deep and persistent in India. What explains these... -
Igniting Innovation : Rethinking the Role of Government in Emerging Europe an...
This book builds on the lessons from public institutions and programs to support innovation, both successful and failed, from Europe and Central Asia... -
Why Don't Poor Countries Do R&D?
Using a global panel on research and development (R&D) expenditures, this paper documents that on average poor countries do far less R&D than... -
Globalization and Technology Absorption : Role of Trade, FDI and Cross-Border...
Improving the ability of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) countries to tap into the global technology pool is an important mechanism for accelerating...
