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Green growth, technology and innovation
The paper explores existing patterns of green innovation and presents an overview of green innovation policies for developing countries. The key... -
From Technological Catch-up to Innovation : The Future of China’s GDP Growth
This report stats that income gaps among countries are largely explained by differences in productivity. By raising the capital/labor ratio and rapidly... -
Building Science, Technology, and Innovation Capacity in Rwanda : Developing ...
The purpose of this report is to show how development issues and policy initiatives shaped the design and structure of the science, technology, and... -
Using Locational Data from Mobile Phones to Enhance the Science of Delivery
The objective of this report is to examine the potential of locational data for the 'science of delivery' in the field of development. The... -
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... -
Female Business Ownership and Informal Sector Persistence
The informal sector in India has been exceptionally persistent over the past two decades. Is this a bad thing? Not necessarily. This paper shows that a... -
The Exceptional Persistence of India's Unorganized Sector
The transformation of India's unorganized sector is important to its modernization, growth, and attainment of regional economic equality. This... -
Foreign Direct Investment In Services And Manufacturing Productivity Growth: ...
During the 1990s, foreign direct investment in producer service sectors in Latin America was massive. Such investment may increase the quality of... -
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... -
Review of National and Regional Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart ...
The report provides a brief summary of the existing Third Research and Innovation Strategy (RSI3s) and specifies the complementary activities that need... -
Transforming Arab Economies : Traveling Knowledge and Innovation Road, Overview
Over the past decade, some countries of the Middle East and North Africa region have spurred economic growth and improved their global competitiveness by... -
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,... -
Innovation for Development and the Role of Government : A Perspective from th...
This book is the result of a joint forum on 'innovation for development' held by the World Bank and the China-based Asia-Pacific Finance and... -
Science, Technology, and Innovation in Uganda : Recommendations for Policy an...
Between 2006 and 2010 the World Bank sought to unmask the role of science, technology, and innovation in Ugandan industry. This report presents... -
Chile’s Agricultural Innovation System : An Action Plan Towards 2030
The report builds on the 'towards a vision for agricultural innovation in Chile in 2030' report and is further based on a series of background papers... -
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)...
