Industrial Development Report 2002/2003- Competing Through Innovation and Learning
UNIDO is launching a new series of Industrial Development Reports (IDR). The series is intended to address crucial and emerging issues facing developing countries and economies in transition in their struggle to gain a foothold in the global economy, using manufacturing as a dynamic force.
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Innovation in Latin America
Why are so many LAC countries losing ground in the knowledge economy? Compared to the East Asian "tiger" countries (Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Singapore), LAC countries’ workforce have less education, undertake less research and development, and produce fewer patents than these do – a mean of 0.8 patents per million people versus 54.4 per million people. These contrasts are crucial in a world in which technological innovation drives roughly one-half of economic growth.
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Innovation Policy Work Background Paper: Lessons from Venture Sector Development in Korea
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Innovation Policy Work Background Paper: Lessons from the Korean Industry Development
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Innovation Policy Work Background Paper on Russia: Reforming the Innovation System in Russia
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Mexico-Post NAFTA - Hacia una estrategia de competitividad sistemica para el desarrollo
En los últimos años, México ha visto erosionar su modelo exportador, que descansaba en la ventaja comparativa de localización a lado del mercado más grande del mundo, lo mismo que en mano de obra barata, condiciones de acceso preferenciales bajo el ambaro del TLCAN, un régimen fiscal especial para el desarrollo de la maquila y un dólar subsidiado. En los primeros 6 años siguientes a su entrada en vigor, el TLCAN (más conocido por sus siglas en inglés, NAFTA) tuvo, sin duda, efectos positivos en la economía mexicana, evidentes en un alto dinamismo del sector exportador, así como en la modernización de procesos en numerosas ramas productivas vinculadas a éste.
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OECD Science Technology and Industry Outlook 2002
The OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2002 provides a broad, integrated assessment of these important issues. In addition to reviewing overall trends in science, technology and industry, the report identifies significant changes in science, technology and industry policies in the OECD countries.
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