Building technological capability within satellite programs in developing countries

TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY BUILDING IN LOW-INCOME DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: Towards Understanding the Nature of the Problem

In an age when the case for liberalization is being followed by most developing countries, often pushed by the IMF and the World Bank, the ability to compete effectively at home and in international markets will largely determine the survival of a production venture. Being borrowers (or say imitators) of technology rather than innovators provides the developing countries with a distinct disadva...

Technological Leapfrogging by Developing Countries

Technological Leapfrogging by Developing Countries

Building Technological Capability in Devloping Countries: the Case for a Technology Policy

The paper offers some reflections on technological capability building in the context of lowincome developing countries. The relevant literature strongly focuses on technological learning (enabling technical change to take place), the two important components of which are the development of human capital, and research and development (R&D). The issue is of particular concern, especially in an e...

TRIPs and Capability Building in Developing Economies

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