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Unlocking Firm Level Productivity and Promoting More Inclusive Growth : The R...
Rapid and consistent economic growth of Ethiopia over the past decade has contributed to reducing the number of people living in poverty. The Government... -
Financing Business Innovation : Review of External Sources of Funding for Inn...
Innovation is the main driver of long-term economic growth. The accumulation of capital, whether in the form of physical assets such as plants and... -
Greening Global Value Chains : Innovation and the International Diffusion of ...
Using novel data on patents, trade of equipment goods, and foreign direct investments and insights from the economic literature, the paper seeks to lay... -
World Bank Group Support for Innovation and Entrepreneurship : An Independent...
World Bank Group management welcomes Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) review of innovation and entrepreneurship. The global financial crisis required... -
Biotechnology Innovation for Inclusive Growth : A Study of Indian Policies to...
This paper describes and analyzes a series of complementary policy initiatives in India to adapt and commercialize existing global biotechnologies to... -
Globalization and Ttechnology Absorption in Europe and Central Asia : The Rol...
This study analyzes the extent of knowledge and technology absorption for firms in Europe and Central Asia (ECA), as well as the factors that influence... -
Unleashing India's Innovation : Toward Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
India's recent growth has been impressive, with real GDP rising by over eight percent a year since 2004 -- accompanied by a jump in innovative... -
Western Balkans Regional R&D Strategy for Innovation
A coordinated effort to develop a regional research and development (R and D) strategy for innovation was launched by the Joint Statement of Sarajevo,... -
Turkey - National Innovation and Technology System : Recent Progress and Ongo...
In January 2008, the Turkish Government requested the World Bank to jointly undertake an assessment of its National Innovation System (NIS) in order to... -
Finland as a Knowledge Economy 2.0 : Lessons on Policies and Governance
The technology and innovation landscape has changed considerably since 2006 when Finland as a Knowledge Economy: Elements of Success and Lessons Learned... -
Promoting Enterprise-led Innovation in China
China has made remarkable gains in industrialization and development. Over the past three decades, it has maintained gross domestic product (GDP)... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Commercialization of Publicly Funded Research and Development in Russia : Sca...
This paper explores fundamental issues affecting technology commercialization of publicly funded research and development (R&D) in the Russian...
