Foreign Direct Investment and Technological Capability Building in Least Developed Countries: The Case of Tanzania

STIPRO has conducted a project entitled “Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Technological Capability Building in Least Developed Countries: The Case of Tanzania”. The project was led by Dr. Astrid Szogs and involves 2 senior researchers and 4 project employed junior researchers. The major objective of the project was to identify factors that facilitate or hinder knowledge flows and technological learning between local companies and multinational enterprises for the purpose of informing both industrial and innovation policies in the country. The project covered three sectors: manufacturing, mining and agriculture in the following regions: Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mwanza, Kilimanjaro, Tanga, Shinyanga and Mbeya.