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Building technological capability in the less developed countries: The role of a national system of innovation

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An intractable issue for many developing countries is in building local technological capability (LTC). Contemporary capitalist economies have amply demonstrated that building LTC is a necessary condition for any nation aspiring to develop technologically. In industrial and newly industrialising countries, the national system of innovation (NSI) has been shown to be a major factor in technological advancement in the past century. We have identified the important features of the NSI framework, especially as related to the less developed countries. Using Nigeria as an illustration, this paper presents some insights into how a less developed country can articulate strategies aimed at building LTC using the NSI features as guides for relevant policies. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

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  • John Olatunji Adeoti, 2002. "Building technological capability in the less developed countries: The role of a national system of innovation," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 29(2), pages 95-104, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:29:y:2002:i:2:p:95-104
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    1. Alexis Habiyaremye, 2008. "Economic Proximity and Technology Flows: South Africa's Influence and the Role of Technological Interaction in Botswana's Diversification Effort," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2008-92, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    2. Habiyaremye, Alexis, 2005. "Dependence on Primary Commodities and Poverty Traps in Sub-Saharan Africa: Devising strategies and building capabilities for diversification," UNU-INTECH Discussion Paper Series 2005-09, United Nations University - INTECH.
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    4. Oluwaseun Fadeyi & Petra Maresova & Ruzena Stemberkova & Micheal Afolayan & Funminiyi Adeoye, 2019. "Perspectives of University-Industry Technology Transfer in African Emerging Economies: Evaluating the Nigerian Scenario via a Data Envelopment Approach," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 8(10), pages 1-20, October.
    5. Mirimoghadam, Mojdeh & Ghazinoory, Sepehr, 2017. "An institutional analysis of technological learning in Iran's oil and gas industry: Case study of south Pars gas field development," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 262-274.
    6. Husam Arman & Simona Iammarino & J Eduardo Ibarra-Olivo & Neil Lee, 2022. "Systems of innovation, diversification, and the R&D trap: A case study of Kuwait [Building Technological Capability in the Less Developed Countries: The Role of a National System of Innovation]," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 49(2), pages 179-190.
    7. Oluseye Oladayo Jegede & Matthew O. Ilori & Martins Olusola Olorunfemi & Billy A. Oluwale, 2016. "On the link between human capital, innovation and performance: evidence from a resource-based economy," International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 13(1), pages 27-49.

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