Science, technology, and innovation

Science, technology, and innovation capacity building for sustainable growth and poverty reduction / [electronic resource] : Capacity building for sustainable growth edited by Alfred Watkins, Michael Ehst. - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2008. - xxii, 211 p. : ill., map. - Directions in development. Science, technology, and innovation . - Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Science, technology, and innovation. .

Report based on The Global Forum on Building Science, Technology and Innovation Capacity for Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction, held in Washington, D.C. on February 13-15, 2007, and sponsored by The World Bank in cooperation with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID), the Global Research Alliance (GRA), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Science Initiative Group (SIG), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-199) and index.


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Research, Industrial--Developing countries--Congresses.
Science--Study and teaching--Developing countries--Congresses.
Science--Study and teaching--Developing countries.
Sustainable development--Developing countries--Congresses.
Technical assistance--Developing countries--Congresses.
Technological innovations--Developing countries--Congresses.


Electronic books.

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