The Role of the ICTs in Expanding Economic Opportunity
The Role of the Information and Communications Technology Sector in Expanding Economic Opportunity, a report published by the Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in collaboration with the World Resources Institute. The report argues that the primary motivation for ICT companies to expand economic opportunity in the developing world has been opportunity, not risk. New and expanding markets are to be found among low-income individuals and households and among small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Open Innovation in Global Networks
Open Innovation in Global Networks: OECD Policy Brief: This publication presents the findings of a recent OECD project on globalisation and open innovation, expanding upon work carried out by the OECD. The report also draws heavily on a large number of company case studies in various countries that were undertaken by national experts.
The Public Domain
James Boyle’s new book is out — The Public Domain: Enclosing of the Commons of the Mind, published by Yale University Press. Download the PDF under a CC BY-NC-SA license.
When was the Wealth of Nations Determined
Was the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 B.C.?
Published: November 20, 2008
Paper Released: October 2008
Authors: Diego A. Comin, William Easterly, and Erick Gong
Published: November 20, 2008
Paper Released: October 2008
Authors: Diego A. Comin, William Easterly, and Erick Gong
We assemble a dataset on technology adoption in 1000 B.C., 0 A.D., and 1500 A.D. for the predecessors to today's nation states. We find that this very old history of technology adoption is surprisingly significant for today's national development outcomes. Our strong and robust results are for 1500 A.D. determining per capita income today. We find technological persistence across long epochs: from 1000 B.C. to 0 A.D., from 0 A.D. to 1500 A.D., and from 1500 A.D. to the present. Although the data allow only some suggestive tests of rival hypotheses to explain long-run technological persistence, we find the evidence to be most consistent with a model of endogenous technology adoption where the cost of adopting new technologies declines sufficiently with the current level of adoption. The evidence is less consistent with a dominant role for population as predicted by the semi-endogenous growth models or for country-level factors like culture, genes or institutions.
Measuring Knowledge
The booklet "Measuring Knowledge in the World’s Economies" introduces the Knowledge Assessment Methodology KAM K4D’s interactive benchmarking tool that allows countries to identify the problems and opportunities that they face in making the transition to the knowledge economy, and where they may need to focus policy attention to encourage future investments.
Doing Business 2009
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank recently published Doing Business 2009, an annual report that ranks 181 economies on the overall ease of doing business.
The rankings are based on 10 indicators of business regulation that track the time and cost to meet government requirements in starting and operating a business, trading across borders, paying taxes, and closing a business. The rankings do not reflect such areas as macroeconomic policy, quality of infrastructure, currency volatility, investor perceptions, or crime rates.
The rankings are based on 10 indicators of business regulation that track the time and cost to meet government requirements in starting and operating a business, trading across borders, paying taxes, and closing a business. The rankings do not reflect such areas as macroeconomic policy, quality of infrastructure, currency volatility, investor perceptions, or crime rates.
MatchProduct.com FREE online marketplace for Innovative Products
InventionHome announces the launch of MatchProduct.com, a unique, interactive marketplace where sellers of fully developed, innovative products and inventions can find buyers interested in wholesaling, licensing or acquiring new products.
Global Venture Challenge
Global Venture Challenge 2009 is an educational event designed to foster entrepreneurial spirit by engaging students, industry, government and the investment community in the discovery and development of innovative ideas. The ultimate goal is to encourage students to launch new technology-based businesses that can improve the well-being of the world. Specific areas of interest include Bioenergy, and Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energies.
The focus of this year's event is again on energy, one of the world's most critical issues. Graduate school teams from across the globe are being recruited to develop unique and innovative product ideas that can solve existing market needs and have the potential to become sustainable businesses.
The focus of this year's event is again on energy, one of the world's most critical issues. Graduate school teams from across the globe are being recruited to develop unique and innovative product ideas that can solve existing market needs and have the potential to become sustainable businesses.
Opening Up Education
Opening Up Education (MIT Press, 2008) argues that we must develop not only the technical capability but also the intellectual capacity for transforming tacit pedagogical knowledge into commonly usable and visible knowledge: by providing incentives for faculty to use (and contribute to) open education goods, and by looking beyond institutional boundaries to connect a variety of settings and open source entrepreneurs.
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