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Bridging Gaps, Building Opportunity: Broadband as a Catalyst of Economic Growth and Social Progress in Latin America and the Caribbean: A View from the Industry

Zeballos, Antonio Gacía; Nakata, Truitt; Vidal, Eloy; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012

This report is intended to encourage and reinforce the efforts of policymakers and industry stakeholders throughout the region to accelerate broadband deployment. The report has two primary aims. The first is to help identify public policy and regulatory issues that need to be addressed in order...

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The Business Development Program for Uruguay's Software Industry: Impact Evaluation Case Study

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …; … - 2010

As one of its goals, the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) aims to improve the management and competitiveness of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in different sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean. To that end, MIF supports activities that promote the creation and strengthening of...

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Impact Evaluation of the Business Development Program for Uruguay's Software Industry

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …; … - 2010

This presentation discusses the impact of the Program for the Support of the Software Sector in Uruguay. It includes a brief summary of the project, the program outputs and outcomes, the key findings of the impact evaluation, and lessons and recommendations. It was presented at the Impact...

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Impact Evaluation of the Traz.ar Program in Sante Fe, Argentina: Case Study

Galiani, Sebastián; Jaitman, Laura - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

TRAZAR program (from traceability in English) is a very successful example of the application of ICT methods in rural areas to increase the efficiency and potentialities of small/medium-scale cattle farmers. This program took place in Santa Fe province, Argentina, between 2004 and 2006 and...

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Impact Evaluation of the Business Development Program for the Software Industry in Uruguay

Inter-American Development Bank; Inter-American …; … - 2010

The purpose of this impact evaluation is to assess the success of the Business Development Program for the Software Industry in Uruguay in achieving and sustaining results over time. The evaluation had six general objectives: The impact assessment combined an overall program lifecycle analysis...

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The Role of Foreign Technology and Indigenous Innovation in the Emerging Economies: Technological Change and Catching Up

Fu, Xiaolan; Pietrobelli, Carlo; Soete, Luc - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

This article explores in depth the role of indigenous and foreign innovation efforts in technological change and … catching up in emerging economies. It also looks at the interaction between indigenous and foreign innovation. The article … benefits of international technology diffusion can only be delivered with parallel indigenous innovation efforts and the …

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The Impact of National Research Funds: An Evaluation of the Chilean FONDECYT

Maffioli, Alessandro; Benavente, José Miguel; Crespi, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007

This paper is part of the project: "IDB's Science and Technology Programs: An Evaluation of the Technology Development Funds (TDF) and Competitive Research Grants (CRG)." This paper analyzes the role of National Research Funds in promoting scientific production in emerging economies. The...

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