Innovation systems for development : making research and innovation in developing countries matter / edited by Bo Goransson, Claes Brundenius, Carlos S. Aguirre-Bastos.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aguirre B., Carlos, editor.

Brundenius, Claes, editor.

Goransson, Bo, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Innovations--Aspect social.

Innovations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages) : illustrations, tables

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Science, technology and innovation for whom? / Bo Göransson

The socio-economic context and the Millennium Development Goals / Claes Brundenius

Emerging innovation systems in developing countries : Bolivia, Vietnam, Tanzania and Mozambique / Claes Brundenius, Carlos Aguirre-Bastos, Tran Ngoc Ca, Bitrina Diyamett and Maximiano Dgedge

The national innovation system in Bolivia and its relevance for development / Carlos Aguirre-Bastos, Javier Aliaga Lordeman, Ignacio Garrón Védia and Raúl Rubín de Célis Cedro

The national innovation system in Vietnam and its relevance for development / Tran Ngoc Ca

The national innovation system in Tanzania and its relevance for development / Bitrina Diyamett, Heric Thomas, Lanta Daniel, Justine Liberio and Carlos Aguirre-Bastos

The national innovation system in Mozambique and its relevance for development / Carlos Aguirre-Bastos, Sérgio Chicumbe, Maximiano Dgedge and Bo Göransson

Making research matter : a synthesis of survey findings / Bo Göransson.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78347-383-5