Technological Learning and Innovation : Climbing a Tall Ladder

As the global stock of ideas expands and diffuses across and within countries, technological learning is poised to become an even more important determinant of growth through its impact on innovation. This note reviews global trends that make a policy focus on technological learning and innovation more important than ever for developing countries. The note explores how the recent global financial crisis may affect these trends and outlines several implications of these trends for innovation policy moving forward. Developing countries will benefit from an increased policy emphasis on technological learning and the adoption of more efficient existing technologies to generate more and better jobs and higher standards of living.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Reis, José Guilherme, Canuto, Otaviano, Dutz, Mark A.
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-07
Subjects:	ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, ACCOUNTING, ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGIES, ARTISANS, BASIC, BEST-PRACTICE, BLOG, BORROWING, BROADBAND, BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS, BUSINESS MODELS, BUSINESS PROCESS, BUSINESSES, BUYERS, CAPABILITIES, CAPABILITY, CAPABILITY BUILDING, COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMPETITIVENESS, CONSULTING SERVICES, CONSUMER MARKETS, DATA STORAGE, DECISION MAKING, DECISION-MAKING, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, DEVICES, DISCUSSION, DOMAIN, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ELECTRICITY, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, ENGINEERING, EQUIPMENT, EXPERIMENTATION, EXTERNALITIES, FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN TRADE, GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE, GLOBAL MARKET, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS, GLOBALIZATION, GROWTH THEORY, HARDWARE, HUMAN CAPITAL, ICT, IDEA, IDEAS, INCOME, INDEXES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, INNOVATION POLICY, INNOVATIONS, INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT, INTEGRATION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INVENTION, KIOSKS, KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION, KNOWLEDGE FLOWS, LABOR COSTS, LAN, LEADING, LEARNING, LIVING STANDARDS, MANUFACTURING, MARKET COMPETITION, MARKET DEMANDS, MARKET ECONOMIES, MARKETING, MIDDLEMEN, MOBILE PHONES, NETWORKS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, ORGANIZATIONAL CAPITAL, PDF, POLICY SUPPORT, PRODUCTIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, PROGRAMS, R&D, RADAR, REGISTRIES, RENTS, SAFETY, SAN, TACIT KNOWLEDGE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES, TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TRADE STATISTICS, TRANSMISSION, UNEMPLOYMENT, USERS, USES, VARIETY, WORLD ECONOMY, WORLD TRADE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/07/12520329/technological-learning-innovation-climbing-tall-ladder https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10167
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