Innovation systems for development : making research and innovation in developing countries matter
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Innovation systems for development : making research and innovation in developing countries matter
Edward Elgar, c2016
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The rise and expansion of organized scientific research has led individuals to become accustomed to an unceasing delivery of new scientific results and technical improvements that resolve even seemingly unsolvable problems. This timely book examines how science-based research and innovation is designed, implemented and applied in developing countries in support of development and poverty alleviation.
The expert contributors trace and compare the emergence of National Innovation Systems (NIS) in four developing countries - Bolivia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Vietnam. Dedicated chapters on each country identify the main structural and organizational problems for improving the relevance and quality of research output for the productive sector, and conclude by offering suggestions on how the process of applying research outputs and innovations in support of development goals can be improved.
Scholars and students of development, innovation and related subjects will find this book to be useful with its focus on national innovation systems. It will also be of interest to policy advisors, decision-makers and other practitioners involved in development issues.
Table of Contents
Contents:
1. Science, Technology and Innovation for Whom?
Bo Goeransson
2. The Socio-Economic Context and the Millennium Development Goals
Claes Brundenius
3. Emerging Innovation Systems in Developing Countries: Bolivia, Vietnam, Tanzania and Mozambique
Claes Brundenius, Carlos Aguirre-Bastos, Tran Ngoc Ca, Bitrina Diyamett and Maximiano Dgedge
4. The National Innovation System in Bolivia and its Relevance for Development
Carlos Aguirre-Bastos, Javier Aliaga Lordeman, Ignacio Garron Vedia and Raul Rubin de Celis Cedro
5. The National Innovation System in Vietnam and its Relevance for Development
Tran Ngoc Ca
6. The National Innovation System in Tanzania and its Relevance for Development
Bitrina Diyamett, Heric Thomas, Lanta Daniel, Justine Liberio and Carlos Aguirre-Bastos
7. The National Innovation System in Mozambique and its Relevance for Development
Carlos Aguirre-Bastos, Sergio Chicumbe, Maximiano Dgedge, and Bo Goeransson
8. Making Research Matter: A Synthesis of Survey Findings
Bo Goeransson
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"