Marshaling Technology for Development:

Proceedings of a Symposium

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Publication Year:1995

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Technology and Development Steering Committee, National Research Council/World Bank
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Recent technological advances, particularly in microelectronics and telecommunications, biotechnology, and advanced materials, pose critical challenges and opportunities for developing countries, and for the development banks and other organizations that serve them. Those countries that fail to adapt to the transformations ...
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Table of Contents
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Front Matter	i-xii
Introduction	1-2	(skim)
The Science of Sustainable Development	3-7	(skim)
Forces Reshaping the World Economy	8-14	(skim)
Proceedings	15-16	(skim)
The Globalization of Knowledge and Technology	17-28	(skim)
Marshaling Technology for Development: Assessing the Challenge	29-34	(skim)
Opportunities and Strategies by Sector	35-49	(skim)
Rising to the Challenge: Priorities for the Developing Countries and the International Development Community	50-58	(skim)
Invited Papers	59-60	(skim)
The Global Generation, Transmission and Diffusion of Knowledge: How Can the Developing Countries Benefit?	61-82	(skim)
What We Know and Do Not Know about Technology Transfer: Linking Knowledge to Action	83-96	(skim)
Technological Trends and Applications in Biotechnology	97-127	(skim)
Materials and Critical Technologies	128-136	(skim)
Information Technology for Development	137-144	(skim)
Broadened Agricultural Development: Pathways toward the Greening of Revolution	145-160	(skim)
Lessons from the Evolution of Electronics Manufacturing Technologies	161-174	(skim)
Innovations in Energy Technology	175-188	(skim)
Educational Technology for Developing Countries	189-209	(skim)
Technological Innovation and Services	210-218	(skim)
Health Technology and Developing Countries	219-236	(skim)
Sustainable Development: Mirage or Achievable Goal?	237-244	(skim)
Appendix	245-246	(skim)
Symposium Participants	247-250	(skim)

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Recent technological advances, particularly in microelectronics and telecommunications, biotechnology, and advanced materials, pose critical challenges and opportunities for developing countries, and for the development banks and other organizations that serve them. Those countries that fail to adapt to the transformations driven by new technologies in industry, agriculture, health, environment, energy, education, and other sectors may find it difficult to avoid falling behind. This book represents a joint effort by the World Bank and the National Research Council to survey the status and effect of technology change in key sectors and to recommend action by the development organizations, government, private sector and the scientific and technological community.

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