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Key Documents archive results 1-20 of 43 in Science & Innovation Policy and Technology transfer
Climate change: A call to action for African leaders
This policy brief, prepared by the Africa Progress Panel, African Development Bank and UN, outlines the implications of climate change for Africa, emphasising the need for a strong and cohesive negotiating position at the December 2009 climate talks in Copenhagen. The authors argue that African...
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Tech transfer in the TRIPS age
This policy paper, published by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), addresses technology transfer issues in developing countries and considers current intellectual property rights. The author makes practical recommendations to least developed countries (LDCs)...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: May 2009 | EN
Analysis of technology transfer in CDM projects
This report, written by climate change economist Stephen Seres and published by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), analyses the extent to which projects funded by the UNFCCC's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) contribute to technology transfer. Although the CDM does not...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: December 2008 | EN
The technology transfer debate in the UNFCCC: Politics, patents and confusion
This discussion paper from the South Centre and Center for International Environmental Law, discusses the international transfer of environmentally sound technologies within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The authors present an overview of the UNFCCC's structure for...
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Invention and transfer of climate change mitigation technologies on a global scale: A study drawing on patent data
This report, published by Centre d'Économie Industrielle (CERNA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), examines the distribution of climate mitigation inventions since 1973 and their international transfer. Based on an analysis of patent data, the authors find...
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Innovation and technology transfer: Framework for a global climate deal
This report, published by E3G and Chatham House proposes an institutional framework for the innovation and transfer of low carbon and adaptation technologies, and suggests key features for the international agreement due to be signed at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: November 2008 | EN
New trends in technology transfer: implications for national and international policy
This document attempts to inform and re-invigorate the debate on international technology transfer. The author, John H. Barton at Stanford School of Law, argues for the need to revisit this issue in line with the recognition that economic activities are more globalised than they were in the 1970s,...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: February 2007 | EN
FDI spillovers, absorptive capacities and human capital development: Evidence from Argentina
This study uses empirical data to analyse the extent to which technological spillovers occur as a result of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Argentina. It discusses why FDI is often assumed to be fundamental to human capital formation and technological development in developing countries. The...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2003 | EN
Support to science, technology, and knowledge for development: A snapshop of the global landscape
This study examines the role of science, technology and knowledge in development programmes. Based on qualitative data collected from 14 donor agencies around the word, the author presents a summary of donors' science and technology activities and their supporting mechanisms associated with...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2005 | EN
Harmonisation of TRIPS-Plus IPR policies and potential impacts on technological capability: A case study of the pharmaceutical industry in Thailand
This report discusses whether the TRIPS-Plus rules on pharmaceutical patents are likely to benefit the Thai pharmaceutical industry. It focuses on the expected impact on pharmaceutical product prices, research and development efforts and technology transfer including foreign direct investment. ...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2006 | EN
Technological catch-up: Opportunities and challenges for developing countries
This article examines technological catch-up -- how developing countries build up their technological capabilities to compete with industrialised nations -- and the implications for donor agencies providing technical assistance. It looks at how the literature on links between economic growth and...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2002 | EN
Globalization of R&D and developing countries
This report brings together articles on the globalisation of research and development (R&D) and its implications for developing countries. Among the key issues examined are: the development potential of R&D funded by foreign direct investment (FDI); the impact of R&D-based FDI on technology...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2005 | EN
Transnational corporations and the internationalization of R&D
This World Investment Report examines the latest trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) and looks at how research and development (R&D) has become an international activity thanks to multinational corporations. The report indicates that FDI flows grew in 2004, driven mainly by FDI to...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2005 | EN
Technology transfer and acquisition in the oil sector and government policy in Nigeria
This study examines technology transfer in the Nigerian oil industry, focusing on how the Nigerian National Petroleum Company acquires technologies and accumulates technological capabilities. It examines the training efforts used to master imported technologies and looks at how technical change...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2002 | EN
Does international trade transfer technology to emerging countries? A patent citation analysis
This paper examines how trade helps transfer knowledge to emerging economies. It reviews existing research and uses an analysis of patent statistics to track the spread of knowledge across 18 countries involved in bilateral trade. The author argues that trade helps transfer technology across both...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2005 | EN
Knowledge, innovation and re-inventing technical assistance for development
This article examines the ways in which development aid is conceived and represented. It presents the initial concept of technical assistance, and describes how it has shifted to include a more equal and interactive relationship between the giver and receiver in what is known as technical...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2006 | EN
African Technology Development Forum Journal Vol. 3 Issue 1
This issue of the African Technology Development Forum Journal highlights technology transfer in Africa. In particular, it looks at the different ways technology is transferred to and from Africa, and how these vary across the continent. It discusses international organisations' role in...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2006 | EN
FDI from developing and transition economies: Implications for development
This World Investment Report describes global trends in foreign direct investment (FDI), showing that the growth seen worldwide is largely due to cross-border mergers and acquisitions. The report highlights the rise of FDI from developing and transition countries, examining the drivers and...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2006 | EN
Foreign direct investment: Key issues for promotion agencies
This policy brief examines the importance of investment promotion agencies (IPAs), which endorse specific countries or locations to investors, in stimulating foreign direct investment (FDI). It discusses how policy incentives impact FDI and emphasises the importance of promoting investment...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2006 | EN
Development of technological capability in South African industry: an industrial network approach
This paper examines the accumulation of technological capabilities through interactive learning between foreign firms in South Africa and local businesses. It asks how collaborative learning can help develop technological capability and how it can be encouraged in South African industry. The...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2002 | EN
