Projects
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The FDI Report in Local Technological Capability Building
Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) have been found to be important aspects of economic development of host countries, and crucial, in building technological capabilities of local companies in developing countries. It is a channel for international diffusion of technology, having the potential to transfer technological, organizational and managerial practices to developing
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REPOA -SSI I Report: An Analysis of the Sectoral Systems of Innovation
Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the world. Like many other poor countries and in particular African countries, it is grappling with the poverty challenge nearly five decades after independence. A growing body of literature on poverty identifies a critical link between poverty reduction, growth and technology. Using
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The Role of Foreign Direct Investment
Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) have been found to be important aspects of economic development of host countries, and crucial, in building technological capabilities of local companies in developing countries. It is a channel for international diffusion of technology, having the potential to transfer technological, organizational and managerial practices to developing
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Sectoral Systems of Innovation – Part II
Part II This project is a continuation of part I one of the project on sectoral systems of innovation in Tanzania that endeavored to map out systems of innovation in three sectors of the Tanzanian economy, namely agriculture, industry and health. This project is led by Bitrina Diyamett and involves
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Sectoral Systems of Innovation – Part I
Part I Phase I of the study was led by Bitrina Diyamett and involved three senior researchers and was completed in spring 2010. The research that was performed found out that all the three sectors selected for this study have necessary supply side actors in place, with the agricultural sector