New Generic Technologies in Developing Countries
New Generic Technologies in Developing Countries

Author: M.R. Bhagavan

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-07-27

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 1349258369

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An examination of developing countries' ability to benefit from new generic technologies in the realms of information, communication, biotechnology and new materials. The book demonstrates why some developing countries have made considerable progress in absorbing the new technologies while most are still at the starting-blocks, and draws on the international donor community's experience to analyse appropriate aid policies and strategies.

Innovation
Innovation

Author: Calestous Juma

Publisher: Earthscan

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 1844072185

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Describes approaches for effectively applying science, technology, and innovation to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Outlines core areas for policy action, including a focus on platform or generic technologies, defining infrastructure services as foundations for technology, placing universities at the centre of local development and improving science education, spurring entrepreneurial activities, improving the policy environment and focusing on areas of under-funded research for development.

The Economics Of New Technology In Developing Countries
The Economics Of New Technology In Developing Countries

Author: Frances Stewart

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-09-06

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1000316238

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This book is the outcome of a Development Studies Association Workshop on Technology that we convened in Queen Elizabeth House in March 1980. In the 1960s and 1970s most research on technology in poor countries was directed at the question of the labour or capital intensity of production technique (sometimes described as the 'neo-classical' question). But recently, largely as a result of the findings of such research, the focus has changed quite radically. The collection of essays raises questions as much as it provides answers: but in so doing it provides a comprehensive introduction to the major new topics which are of substantial concern to those working on issues of technology and development.

Globalization of Technology
Globalization of Technology

Author: Prasada Reddy

Publisher: EOLSS Publications

Published: 2009-08-25

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1848260849

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Globalization of Technology is a component of Encyclopedia of Technology, Information, and Systems Management Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. This book on Globalization of Technology provides the essential aspects and fundamentals of Issues in Technology Transfer and Technological Capability Building such as: Techno-Economic Paradigms and Latecomer Industrialization; Knowledge Networks and the Internet; Technology Transfer: Vehicles, Conditions, Spillovers, and Policy Challenges; The Social Implications of Technological Development: Industrialization and Innovation as a Collective Process. This volume is aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.

Arab Development Challenges of the New Millennium
Arab Development Challenges of the New Millennium

Author: Belkacem Laabas

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-22

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 1351760173

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This title was first published in 2002. In 2000, a major international conference was organized by the Arab Planning Institute to identify, analyze and compare development challenges facing Arab countries at the dawn of the new millennium. An interdisciplinary team of scholars were brought together from the fields of regional science, development studies, economics, business and government policy and together they addressed global, regional and domestic challenges and their impact on the Arab region. This volume brings together the best papers presented at this conference. In doing so, it offers up-to-date insights into, and a clearer understanding of this region. It highlights issues including: economic and social implications of globalization; strategic alliances; the implications for Arab countries of emerging technological patterns; the impact of the European Monetary Union and the euro; Arab regional integration; education; and the development of individual Arab country's economies.

Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries
Openness and Technological Innovations in Developing Countries

Author: Rita Almeida

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13:

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This paper examines international technology transfers using firm-level data across 43 developing countries. Its findings show that exporting and importing activities are important channels for the transfer of technology. Majority foreign-owned firms are less likely to engage in technological innovations than minority foreign-owned firms or domestic firms. The authors interpret this finding as evidence that the technology transferred from multinational parents to majority-owned subsidiaries is more mature than that transferred to minority-owned subsidiaries. Their findings also suggest that foreign-owned subsidiaries rely mostly on the direct transfer of technology from their parents and that firms that import intermediate inputs are more likely to acquire new technology from their machinery suppliers.

Technology and Innovation in the International Economy
Technology and Innovation in the International Economy

Author: Charles Cooper

Publisher: United Nations University Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 9781858980270

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The two major review essays - Jeffrey James on microelectronic technology and Martin Fransman on biotechnology - assess the impact of these new technologies on production, trade, employment and welfare in developing countries.

Can Emerging Technologies Make a Difference in Development?
Can Emerging Technologies Make a Difference in Development?

Author: Rachel A. Parker

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-02-28

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1136485023

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In this innovative and entirely original text, which has been thoughtfully edited to ensure coherence and readability across disciplines, scientists and practitioners from around the world provide evidence of the opportunities for, and the challenges of, developing collaborative approaches to bringing advanced and emerging technology to poor communities in developing countries in a responsible and sustainable manner. This volume will stimulate and satisfy readers seeking to engage in a rich and challenging discussion, integrating many strands of social thought and physical science. For those also seeking to creatively engage in the great challenges of our times for the benefit of struggling farmers, sick children, and people literally living in the dark around the world, may this volume also spark imagination, inspire commitment, and provoke collaborative problem solving.