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From page 357... ... and "near NICS" have used {PRS to facilitate competence and capacity building, but that IPRS have not been their major policy instruments. Evenson recommends that the discussion of IPRS in developing countries emphasize the stimulation of local R&D as opposed solely or primarily to facilitating technology transfer from other countries. Read the entire page →
From page 358... ... Lucky, the former executive director of the Communications Science Research Division at AT&T Bell Laboratories, discusses trends in technology development and the future assertion of {PRS. He expresses concern about the fact that corporate R&D centers such as Bell Labs are finding it increasingly difficult (from the standpoint of corporate profitability' to justify investment in esoteric lines of fundamental research, particularly when many competitors do not make a similar investment and yet are able through a variety of mechanisms (including the standard-setting process, the open literature, and conferences) Read the entire page →
From page 359... ... Skolnikoff predicts that frictions between developed and developing countries will likely continue, because of the lack of developed country concern for the welfare of developing countries, and that the interest of many developing countries in some form of national and international protection is likely to parallel the extent to which knowledge spreads locally and indigenous technological capability is enhanced. He adds that he expects the bargaining power of developing countries to increase because their cooperation on global issues (e.g., climate change) Read the entire page →

From page 357...

... and "near NICS" have used {PRS to facilitate competence and capacity building, but that IPRS have not been their major policy instruments. Evenson recommends that the discussion of IPRS in developing countries emphasize the stimulation of local R&D as opposed solely or primarily to facilitating technology transfer from other countries.

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... Lucky, the former executive director of the Communications Science Research Division at AT&T Bell Laboratories, discusses trends in technology development and the future assertion of {PRS. He expresses concern about the fact that corporate R&D centers such as Bell Labs are finding it increasingly difficult (from the standpoint of corporate profitability' to justify investment in esoteric lines of fundamental research, particularly when many competitors do not make a similar investment and yet are able through a variety of mechanisms (including the standard-setting process, the open literature, and conferences)

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... Skolnikoff predicts that frictions between developed and developing countries will likely continue, because of the lack of developed country concern for the welfare of developing countries, and that the interest of many developing countries in some form of national and international protection is likely to parallel the extent to which knowledge spreads locally and indigenous technological capability is enhanced. He adds that he expects the bargaining power of developing countries to increase because their cooperation on global issues (e.g., climate change)

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Introduction Pages 357-359

Introduction
Pages 357-359