New Generic Technologies in Developing Countries [Paperback]

An examination of developing countries' ability to benefit from new generic technologies in the realms of information, communication, biotechnology and new materials. The book demonstrates why some developing countries have made considerable progress in absorbing the new technologies while most are still at the starting-blocks, and draws on the international donor community's experience to analyse appropriate aid policies and strategies.Notes on Authors - Preface - A. Wijkan - Introduction - M.R.Bhagavan - I: The Technological Scene: Main Features, Capabilities and Trends - Contemporary Technological Revolutions: Characteristics and Dynamics; I.Miles - Information and Communication Technologies in Developing Countries; J.E.Cassiolata - The Advanced Materials Revolution: Effects on Third World Development; H.M.M Lastres - New Materials Technology in Developing Countries; H.F.Lopez and P.K.Rohatgi - High Technology Programmes in China; J.Song - Development of New Generic Technologies in India; P.K.B. Menon - II: Skills, Markets, Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurial Development - Generic Skills of Management and Organization: The Energy Sector in Africa; S.Karekezi - Functional Markets and Indigenous Capacity for Sustainable Development: What Can Transnational Corporations do Through Technology Transfer; R.Adams - Applying Engineering Skills to Sustainable Development; D.V.Roberts - Entrepreneurial Links between Sweden and the Developing Countries: Underutilized Capabilities in Technology Transfer; C-G. Heden - III: International Donors Efforts and Experience - Providing Information Technology Support to Developing Countries: The Canadian IDRC Experience; K.A.Bezanson - Biotechnology for Developing Countries: The Dutch Participatory Approach; T.J.Wessels - IV: Policy Issues and Policy Approaches - Public Policy and New Generic Technologies: The Case of Biotechnology in Sub-Saharan Africa; C.Juma and J.Mugabe - Biotechnology in Developing Countries: Some Major Issuesl_