Innovation [electronic resource] : applying knowledge in development / Lead authors: Calestous Juma, Lee Yee-Cheong (coordinators).
Material type: TextPublication details: London ; Sterling, Va. : Earthscan, c2005Description: xxiii, 194 p. : illOther title: On title page: UN Millennium Project 2005, Task Force on Science, Technology, and Innovation | UN Millennium Project 2005 [Portion of title] | Task Force on Science, Technology, and InnovationSubject(s): UN Millennium Project | Technological innovations -- Economic aspects | Economic developmentGenre/Form: Electronic books.LOC classification: HC79.T4 | J818 2005Online resources: Click to ViewSponsored by the United Nations Development Programme on behalf of the UN Development Group.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-194).
1. Development as learning -- 2. How science and technology can contribute to achieving the goals -- 3. Innovation and economic advance -- 4. Platform technologies with wide applicability -- 5. Adequate infrastructure services as a foundation for technology -- 6. Investing in education in science and technology -- 7. Promoting technology-based business activities -- 8. Acquiring knowledge in a globalizing world -- 9. Advising governments on science, technology, and innovation -- 10. Governing global technology.
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