Leveraging High Technology to Drive Innovation and Competitiveness and Build the Sri Lankan Knowledge Economy

This study was done at an opportune time in Sri Lanka's history: with end of the war there is hope for the country's peace, prosperity, and growth. To encourage economic growth, this study examines how high technology can drive competitiveness in key export-oriented industries and help build a strong Sri Lankan knowledge economy. The study examines global experience from economies around the world, but particularly several in Southeast Asia, to provide guidance on the role of national governments in enabling the development of a high-tech export sector and the application of high technologies in domestic production. More specifically, it reviews public policies, strategies, and investments in comparable countries that have been successful in promoting the absorption and use of high technologies for competitiveness, and applies lessons to Sri Lanka.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2009-06-01
Subjects:	ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, AGRICULTURE, APPLIANCES, AUTOMATION, AUTOMOBILE, BACKBONE, BASIC, BIOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY, BROADBAND, BUDGET ALLOCATIONS, BUSINESS ACTIVITY, BUSINESS INFORMATION, BUSINESS INNOVATION, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, BUSINESS PROCESS, BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING, BUSINESS SECTOR, BUSINESSES, CABLE TELEVISION, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY-BUILDING, CELL PHONES, CHEMISTRY, CITIES, COLLABORATION, COMMODITIES, COMMODITY, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITIES, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPONENTS, COMPUTER CHIPS, COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTERS, COMPUTING, COMPUTING DEVICES, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, CONTROL SYSTEMS, CROPS, DECISION MAKING, DEVICES, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, DIGITAL, DISEASES, DRAM, DVD, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICES, ELECTRONICS, ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, ENGINEERING, ENGINEERS, ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, EQUIPMENT, EXPORT MARKET, EXPORT MARKETS, EXPORT SECTOR, FARMERS, FERTILIZERS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FLASH, FLASH MEMORY, FOOD PRODUCTS, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GLOBAL MARKET, GLOBAL MARKETPLACE, GLOBAL MARKETS, GLOBALIZATION, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, GOVERNMENT POLICY, GROWTH POTENTIAL, GROWTH STRATEGIES, HARDWARE, HIGH TECHNOLOGY, HORTICULTURAL CROPS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN RESOURCE, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, ICT, IMAGES, INCOMES, INDUSTRIAL BASE, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION INDUSTRY, INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INFRARED, INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDER, INNOVATIONS, INSTITUTION, INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, INTEGRATION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES, INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INVENTIONS, IP, JOINT VENTURES, KNOW-HOW, KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS, KNOWLEDGE WORKERS, LCD, LIFE SCIENCES, LITERACY, MANUFACTURING, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, MARKET SHARE, MARKETING, MATERIAL, MEDIUM ENTERPRISE, MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, MOBILE PHONES, MULTIMEDIA, NANOTECHNOLOGY, NATURAL RESOURCES, NAVIGATION, NETWORKS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NGOS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, NUTRITION, OUTSOURCING, PC, PERFORMANCE MEASURE, PERSONAL COMPUTER, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, POLICY FRAMEWORK, POLITICAL LEADERSHIP, POLITICAL WILL, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PROCUREMENT, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRAMS, PROTOCOL, PROTOTYPES, PUBLISHING, R&D, RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY, RELIABILITY, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH CENTERS, RESULT, SAN, SATELLITE, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE FOUNDATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES, SCIENTISTS, SEMICONDUCTOR, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, SEMICONDUCTORS, SENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SILICON, SITES, SOFTWARE INDUSTRY, TAX INCENTIVES, TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, TECHNICIANS, TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES, TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY, TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, TECHNOLOGY PARKS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TELECOM, TELECOMMUNICATION, TELECOMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENTS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY, TEXTILES, TRAINING INSTITUTES, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, UNIVERSITIES, USERS, USES, VALUE CHAIN, VIDEO, VIDEO GAME, VIRUS, VIRUSES, WORLD TRADE,
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