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A New Approach for Analysing National Innovation Systems in Emerging and Developing Countries
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Seidel, Uwe; Muller, Lysann; Meier zu Kocker, Gerd; Filho, Guajarino de Araujo – Industry and Higher Education, 2013
This paper presents a tool for the indicator-based analysis of national innovation systems (ANIS). ANIS identifies the economic strengths and weaknesses of a country-wide, regional or local system and includes a comprehensive examination and evaluation of the status of existing innovation systems. The use of a particular form of expert interviews…
Descriptors: Innovation, Developing Nations, Interviews, Benchmarking
Basic Problems of Continuing Engineering Education in Developing Countries: Transfer of Technology from Developed to Developing Countries by CEE.
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de Brito, Afonso Henriques – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1985
Discusses: (1) continuing engineering education (CEE) in developing countries and particularly the Brazilian experience; (2) financial sources provided by legislation passed by the government of Brazil and their importance for CEE expansion; and (3) CEE in traditional classroom education and limitations due to schedules for working engineers in…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Engineering, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Informatics in Brazil.
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Figueiredo, Nice – Information Development, 1987
Describes the events that led to the establishment of the national policy for informatics in Brazil, which restricts foreign involvement in that nation's computer industry. The governing agencies are described, controversies and debates surrounding the policy are summarized, and the reaction of the American government is discussed. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Federal Regulation, Foreign Countries, International Trade
Automated Access to Multilingual Information: A Brazilian Case Study.
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Lopes, Roseane R. Velho – Information Development, 1989
Identifies some of the problems the foreign language barrier creates in the handling of scientific and technical texts in Brazil and suggests the creation of some automated tools to overcome these problems. It is suggested that international efforts to maximize access to technical and scientific information will improve multilingual communication…
Descriptors: Automation, Bibliographic Databases, Case Studies, Computational Linguistics
A Discussion of Strategies for Appropriate Technology Transfer to Developing Countries.
Gor, Christopher O.; And Others – 1987
The ongoing flow of monetary assistance and technological transfer from developed to developing countries is examined and its success gauged. Two examples are cited: "The Mumias Sugar Company--A Success Story in Kenya," and, "The Sao Francisco River Power Development in Brazil--A Disaster along the River." The paper also…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Appropriate Technology, Delivery Systems, Developed Nations
Education and Technology Accelerate Economic Growth for Newly Emerging Economies.
Workforce Economics Trends, 2001
Technology provides a new and effective tool for accelerating economic growth, and developing countries are embracing technology and education as the means toward attaining economic parity with the United States and other developed nations. Evidence suggests that this strategy is paying off. Developing countries are building a technology…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, Developing Nations