Strategic Approaches To Science And Technology In Development
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Author | : Robert Watson |
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Total Pages | : 62 |
Release | : 2016 |
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Watson, Crawford, and Farley examine the ways in which science and technology (Samp;T) support poverty alleviation and economic development and how these themes have been given emphasis or short shrift in various areas of the World Bank's work. Central to their thesis is the now well-established argument that development will increasingly depend on a country's ability to understand, interpret, select, adapt, use, transmit, diffuse, produce, and commercialize scientific and technological knowledge in ways appropriate to its culture, aspirations, and level of development. The authors go beyond this tenet, analyzing the importance of Samp;T for development within specific sectors. They present policy options for enhancing the effectiveness of Samp;T systems in developing countries, review previous experience of the World Bank and other donors in supporting Samp;T, and suggest changes that the World Bank and its partners can adopt to increase the impact of the work currently undertaken in Samp;T. The authors' main messages are:- Samp;T has always been important for development, but the unprecedented pace of advancement of scientific knowledge is rapidly creating new opportunities for and threats to development.- Most developing countries are largely unprepared to deal with the changes that Samp;T advancement will bring.- The World Bank's numerous actions in various domains of Samp;T could be more effective in producing the needed capacity improvements in client countries.- The World Bank could have a greater impact if it paid increased attention to Samp;T in education, health, rural development, private sector development, and the environment.The strategy emphasizes four Samp;T policy areas: education and human resources development, the private sector, the public sector, and information communications technologies.The paper - a joint product of the Education Team, Human Development Network, and the Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Vice Presidency - is part of a larger effort in the Bank to engage client countries in an active science and technology dialogue while increasing awareness of the centrality of these issues to the Bank's work.
Author | : Michael Frederick Crawford |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Research |
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Watson, Crawford, and Farley examine the ways in which science and technology (S & T) support poverty alleviation and economic development and how these themes have been given emphasis or short shrift in various areas of the World Bank's work. Central to their thesis is the now well-established argument that development will increasingly depend on a country's ability to understand, interpret, select, adapt, use, transmit, diffuse, produce, and commercialize scientific and technological knowledge in ways appropriate to its culture, aspirations, and level of development. The authors go beyond this tenet, analyzing the importance of S & T for development within specific sectors. They present policy options for enhancing the effectiveness of S & T systems in developing countries, review previous experience of the World Bank and other donors in supporting S & T, and suggest changes that the World Bank and its partners can adopt to increase the impact of the work currently undertaken in S & T. The authors' main messages are: * S & T has always been important for development, but the unprecedented pace of advancement of scientific knowledge is rapidly creating new opportunities for and threats to development. * Most developing countries are largely unprepared to deal with the changes that S & T advancement will bring. * The World Bank's numerous actions in various domains of S & T could be more effective in producing the needed capacity improvements in client countries. * The World Bank could have a greater impact if it paid increased attention to S & T in education, health, rural development, private sector development, and the environment. The strategy emphasizes four S & T policy areas: education and human resources development, the private sector, the public sector, and information communications technologies. The paper--a joint product of the Education Team, Human Development Network, and the Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Vice Presidency--is part of a larger effort in the Bank to engage client countries in an active science and technology dialogue while increasing awareness of the centrality of these issues to the Bank's work.
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Total Pages | : 35 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Economic development projects |
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Author | : P. Levy |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2001-11-30 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781402002106 |
This book is the result of a unique dialogue: a workshop that took place in the heart of Slovenia brought together academics and industrial scientists, engineers and social scientists to discuss and explore the strategic implications of technology management and assessment. The wide-ranging and intense discussions explored many key issues, such as those concerning the role of academia in supporting industrial practice (and vice versa), and the emerging research agenda in the assessment and management of manufacturing technology innovation. The distilled essence of the debate is presented here as a basis for a developing wisdom of technology: a technosophy. It is only through industrial-academic and interdisciplinary research and development that such a body of wisdom can emerge.
Author | : Victor L. Urquidi |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2013-10-22 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1483153509 |
Science and Technology in Development Planning: Science, Technology and Global Problems covers the proceedings of the Symposium on Science and Technology Development Planning. The book presents several papers that tackle one of the agendas of the symposium, intended to convey to the reader the main lines of thought brought to the symposium and to illustrate various approaches. The 17 chapters of the text are organized into five parts, according to what agenda they cover. The first part tackles the interaction between science and technology and long-range development goals and strategies, while the second part deals with the science and technology in sectoral planning. Part III covers the incorporation of science and technology in the techniques of development planning; Part IV discusses the planning of science and technology in the development process. The last part talks about international cooperation. The book will be of great interest to readers cornered with the progress of science and how it will influence the world.
Author | : Alfred J. Watkins |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2008-01-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0821373811 |
This book summarizes, and highlights main messages from, a February 2007 Global Forum convened by the World Bank to discuss strategies, programs, and policies for building science, technology and innovation (STI) capacity to promote sustainable growth and poverty reduction in developing countries.
Author | : Víctor L. Urquidi |
Publisher | : Pergamon |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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Science and Technology in Development Planning: Science, Technology and Global Problems covers the proceedings of the Symposium on Science and Technology Development Planning. The book presents several papers that tackle one of the agendas of the symposium, intended to convey to the reader the main lines of thought brought to the symposium and to illustrate various approaches. The 17 chapters of the text are organized into five parts, according to what agenda they cover. The first part tackles the interaction between science and technology and long-range development goals and strategies, while ...
Author | : Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 1998-06-21 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0309061326 |
This report covers discussions at a symposium on the International Context for National Science and Technology Strategies. The meeting was held May 7, 1997 at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., and was organized by the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR). The symposium featured presentations by experts representing academic, industry, and government viewpoints, from countries including China, Finland, France, Korea, Mexico, Poland, and the United States. The purpose of the activity was to explore how various countries and regions are developing science and technology strategies in the unfolding context of global economic integration and privatization, as well as mobility of people and information. The implications for future international cooperation were considered in this modern framework.
Author | : Romesh K. Diwan |
Publisher | : Pergamon |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Social Science |
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Author | : Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Human capital |
ISBN | : 9781466645301 |
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