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The obstacles for science technology parks in a developing country
March 24, 2016 Editor 0
The obstacles for science technology parks in a developing country Wawan Dhewanto; Donald Crestofel Lantu; Sri Herliana; Anggraeni Permatasari International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, Vol. 8, No. 1 (2016) pp. 4 – 19 Science technology park (STP) is fundamentally posited to create links between business, academic and government to trigger the development […]
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Government Alone Can’t Solve Society’s Biggest Problems
September 22, 2013 Editor 0
Rising obesity. Human Trafficking. Re-skilling the workforce. A lack of quality education and safe water for the poor in the developing world. Whose job is it to solve these problems? For decades, the answer to that question has been simple: government. Until relatively recently, governments provided for the public good, while the private sector largely […]
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It’s not about us: Building competitiveness by breaking down walls
August 26, 2013 Editor 0
(Credit: WSDOT, Flickr Creative Commons) Creating 100 million jobs in developing countries will require outrageous ambition, as I discussed in my blog post in April about the Competitive Industries Practice’s work with our clients. Since then, the world’s jobs challenge has become no less severe. If anything, the outlook has worsened. In India, where I’m […]
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Why Public Access to ICTs Matter in the Age of Mobile Phones
August 2, 2013 Editor 0
While you’re likely reading this on your personal computer, enjoying reliable and fast internet, millions of people around the world still lack private access to this increasingly necessary resource to function and prosper in today’s world. How do those people connect to digital society? For many, digital inclusion is found at a library, a telecenter, […]
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Forces influencing developing country views of agricultural biotechnology: an analysis of training programme participants’ perceptions
November 13, 2012 Editor 0
Agricultural biotechnology is expanding around the world, but societal acceptance remains an important issue. Michigan State University (MSU) has developed and implemented an agricultural biotechnology short course for developing countries.
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Infrastructure Development: Public Private Partnership Path for Developing Rural Telecommunications in Africa
July 29, 2012 Editor 0
It is the quest of every government to achieve universal Access and service of telecommunication services and ICTs. Unfortunately due to the high cost of deploying infrastructure in rural areas of developing countries due to non-significant or no economic activity, this dream of achieving Universal access and service of telecommunications/ICTs have been stalled. This paper […]
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