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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812324403321

Autore

Juma Calestous

Titolo

Innovation : applying knowledge in development / / Lead authors: Calestous Juma, Lee Yee-Cheong (coordinators)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; Sterling, Va., : Earthscan, c2005

ISBN

1-136-55035-6

1-280-47536-6

9786610475360

1-84977-353-X

600-00-0092-8

1-4237-0870-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Yee-CheongLee

Disciplina

338.064

338.926

Soggetti

Technological innovations - Economic aspects

Economic development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme on behalf of the UN Development Group.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-194).

Nota di contenuto

1. Development as learning -- 2. How science and technology can contribute to achieving the goals -- 3. Innovation and economic advance -- 4. Platform technologies with wide applicability -- 5. Adequate infrastructure services as a foundation for technology -- 6. Investing in education in science and technology -- 7. Promoting technology-based business activities -- 8. Acquiring knowledge in a globalizing world -- 9. Advising governments on science, technology, and innovation -- 10. Governing global technology.

Sommario/riassunto

The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015?income poverty, hunger, disease, exclusion, lack of infrastructure and shelter?while promoting gender equality, education, health and environmental sustainability. These bold goals can be met in all parts of the world if nations follow through on their commitments to work together to meet



them. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals offers the prospect of a more secure, just, and prosperous world for all. The UN Mi.