The 6th Globelics International Conference
The 6th Globelics International Conference, Mexico City, 22 - 24 September 2008
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Recent Submissions
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Beyond the Isomorphistic View of the Academic Entrepreneur; An empirical exploration of norms and values of knowledge dissemination of university scientists
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-09)The paper contributes to the policy discussion on the new, entrepreneurial role of universities in knowledge-based economies. Whereas most contributions on academic entrepreneurship and knowledge-transfer focuses on the ... -
Seminario de Cierre del Programa economia del conocimiento para America Latina y el Caribe
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Harnessing innovation in the globalising economy, Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and Mexico
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What is the role of traditional knowledge and indigenous knowledge systems in development?
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What could be a good mix of local/regional /national policies to foster local innovation systems?
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What are the factors that encourage technological capability building by developing countries firms operating in global markets?
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Leader in production but a laggard in consumption? Innovation System and IT Diffusion in India’s manufacturing sector
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-09)It may be paradoxical that a developing country like India, while having only a negligible share in world trade, has been able to record remarkable export performance, mostly at the instance of domestic firms, in a ... -
Structural Change of Production and Consumption: A Micro to Macro Approach to Economic Growth and Income Distribution
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-09)We propose a theoretical model/framework for the analysis of the concomitant effects of structural changes in both production and consumption, on long run economic growth and income distribution. To accomplish with such ... -
Learning, Leaving and Linking: Tapping the training, careers and networks of knowledge workers for developing countries
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-09)The present paper, based on a survey analysis of 10,000 scientists and their collaborators explores research mobility and collaboration between developing countries and between developing countries and the north. We focus ... -
ICT industry in Armenia: Current state and development patterns
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-09)The paper focuses on the current state and development trends of ICT industry in Armenia. It analyzes government actions initiated during last decade to support the ICT sector as reflected in adopted policy documents and ... -
The new Latin-American model: challenges of science, technology and innovation for development
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The challenges of the STI policy mix: how to solve the trade-off between different goals-catching up international practices and attend social needs
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Science – industry links in CEE AND CIS: Conventional policy wisdoms facing reality
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-09)This paper analyzes factors behind a widespread policy failure to support science – industry linkages in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). We explain this failure as being largely ... -
Shaping national policies at the time of global technological change: The case of Russia
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-09)The secret of any economic miracle lies in correct identification and implementation of development priorities, the latter giving an opportunity to ride another wave of economic growth. But in order to do this, it is ... -
Innovation processes and "learning communities" in Colombian SME's
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-09)The objective of this paper is to analyze the common characteristics of five innovation processes carried out by a small Colombian company (hereinafter ―the company‖), under my direction and with my direct intervention, ... -
Systems of innovation for development: the quest for alternative sources of energy
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Sustainable systems of innovation: How level is the playing field for developed and developing economies?
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Lessons from global E-readiness trends of national economies
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-09)E-readiness is progressing around the world, but achieving it is growing more complex. Basic connectivity, for example, is no longer adequate to use the Internet efficiently; the connections must be fast, secure and ... -
The Widening and Deepening of Innovation Policy: What Conditions Provide for Effective Governance?
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-09)In relation to the gradual and steady introduction of the systemic perspective and of new public management techniques in innovation policy-making during the past decade, many countries in the developed and developing world ... -
Innovation and welfare regimes: Capturing income inequality in theories of technological change
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-09)As various scholars have pointed out, there is nothing intrinsically welfare enhancing or necessarily income equalizing about technological change. How should we think of market creation and regulation for innovations? ...