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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812205403321

Titolo

Marshaling technology for development [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of a symposium, November 28-30, 1994, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, California / / Technology and Development Steering Committee, Office of International Affairs, National Research Council [and] Finance and Private Sector Development, the World Bank

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995

ISBN

0-309-17606-9

1-280-19279-8

9786610192793

0-309-58863-4

0-585-21784-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Disciplina

609.1724

Soggetti

Technological innovations - Developing countries

Technology transfer - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Marshaling Technology for Development""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""OBJECTIVES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE SYMPOSIUM""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Contents""; ""Marshaling Technology for Development""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""The Science of Sustainable Development""; ""SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: AN INSTITUTIONAL PRIORITY""; ""THE POWER AND PRODUCTIVITY OF SCIENCE""; ""CONDITIONS FOR THE APPLICATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOPMENT""; ""SUMMARY""; ""Forces Reshaping the World Economy""; ""TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION""; ""ECONOMIC REVOLUTION""; ""A GOLDEN AGE?""

""THE CHALLENGES FACING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY""""HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY HELP?""; ""OBJECTIVES OF THIS SYMPOSIUM""; ""NOTE""; ""PROCEEDINGS""; ""CHAPTER 1�The Globalization of Knowledge and Technology"";



""PATHWAYS TO TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION""; ""Information and Communications""; ""Biotechnology""; ""Materials""; ""TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY""; ""CHAPTER 2�Marshaling Technology for Development: Assessing the Challenge ""; ""CONDITIONS FOR CHANGE""; ""CONNECTIVITY""; ""THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY""

""CHAPTER 3�Opportunities and Strategies by Sector """"AGRICULTURE""; ""MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES""; ""Manufacturing""; ""Services""; ""THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY""; ""HEALTH""; ""EDUCATION""; ""CHAPTER 4�Rising to the Challenge: Priorities for the Developing Countries and the International...""; ""FOOD SUPPLY""; ""PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPETITIVENESS""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES""; ""RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT""; ""INSTITUTIONAL ROLES""; ""Governments""; ""Private Sector""; ""Scientific and Research Community""; ""Development Community""; ""INVITED PAPERS""

""The Global Generation, Transmission, and Diffusion of Knowledge: How Can the Developing Countries Benefit""""THE GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE""; ""The World Knowledge Infrastructure""; ""How Does the Knowledge Infrastructure Actually Work?""; ""The Need for a Global Knowledge Strategy""; ""THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TO THE WORLD ECONOMY""; ""HOW DOES TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE HAPPEN?""; ""THE COMMERCIALIZATION AND GLOBALIZATION OF INNOVATION""; ""POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES""

""FORECASTING AND ASSESSMENT IN INVESTMENT DECISIONS""""WHAT ARE THE FUTURE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES FOR TODAY'S LABOR-SURPLUS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES?""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""NOTES""; ""What We Know and Do Not Know about Technology Transfer: Linking Knowledge to Action""; ""THE BASICS OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER""; ""TYPOLOGIES OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION""; ""TECHNOLOGY TRAJECTORIES AND LIFE CYCLES""; ""MODELS OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WITHIN FIRMS""; ""NOTES""; ""Technological Trends and Applications in Biotechnology""; ""GENETIC ENGINEERING: A NEW WORLD""

""MARKET SEGMENTS AND RESEARCH AREAS""