Innovation and the development agenda /
Innovation drives long-term economic growth. It has an important role to play as global economies recover from the current financial crisis. This book examines the role of innovation in developing countries, with a focus on Africa. It investigates innovation systems and their application; the key ro...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Paris : Ottawa :
OECD ; International Development Research Centre,
©2010.
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| Series: | OECD innovation strategy.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Innovation drives long-term economic growth. It has an important role to play as global economies recover from the current financial crisis. This book examines the role of innovation in developing countries, with a focus on Africa. It investigates innovation systems and their application; the key role of knowledge in innovation for development; and the importance of comparable country studies and official statistics on innovation. It stresses the need for innovation to become part of a comprehensive development agenda, and makes recommendations for promoting activities in both the formal and informal sectors, with the aim of transforming agriculture into a knowledge-based industry capable of stimulating economic growth--Publisher's description. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America EBSCO eBook EngineeringCore EBSCO eBook Business Collection |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (151 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789264088924 926408892X 9781552505014 1552505014 1282797557 9781282797550 9786612797552 661279755X |
