Science, Technology and Development: Emerging Concepts and Visions Working Paper Series Science, Technology and Development: Emerging Concepts and Visions Unu-merit Working Papers Science, Technology and Development: Emerging Concepts and Visions
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This paper analyzes the impact of globalization on the allocation of public and private resources for research, knowledge creation and diffusion. We argue that while the concentration of research investments remains in a relatively small number of rich countries and regions, the focus of such activities is increasingly global. From this perspective the international business community is becoming increasingly concerned about the sustainability of its long term growth based on relatively low growth at the high end of the market in comparison to rising demand amongst lower income groups, located primarily in developing countries. Building on this analysis, the paper outlines a vision of innovation for development that could lead to a truly new research programme for innovation studies and the development of successful innovation-for-development strategies. UNU-MERIT Working Papers ISSN 1871-9872 UNU-MERIT Working Papers intend to disseminate preliminary results of the research carried out at the institute to attract comments
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