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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (264 p.)
• Disciplina: 609.1724
• Soggetto topico: Technological innovations - Developing countries; Technology transfer - Developing countries
• 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 1â€?The Globalization of Knowledge and Technology""; ""PATHWAYS TO TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION""; ""Information and Communications""; ""Biotechnology""; ""Materials""; ""TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY""; ""CHAPTER 2â€?Marshaling Technology for Development: Assessing the Challenge ""; ""CONDITIONS FOR CHANGE""; ""CONNECTIVITY""; ""THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY"" ; ""CHAPTER 3â€?Opportunities and Strategies by Sector """"AGRICULTURE""; ""MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES""; ""Manufacturing""; ""Services""; ""THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY""; ""HEALTH""; ""EDUCATION""; ""CHAPTER 4â€?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""
• Titolo autorizzato: Marshaling technology for development
• ISBN: 0-309-17606-9; 1-280-19279-8; 9786610192793; 0-309-58863-4; 0-585-21784-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812205403321
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