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Technological and Nontechnological Innovation and Productivity in Services vis a vis Manufacturing in Uruguay
Aboal, Diego; Garda, Paula - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
In this paper, the links between the investment in innovation activities, innovation outputs (technological and non …-technological innovation), and productivity in services and manufacturing are explored using innovation survey data from Uruguay. This is the … more consistently associated with the decision to invest in innovation activities across sectors. The main determinants of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010655798
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Innovation for Economic Performance: The Case of Latin American and Caribbean Firms Title: Innovación para el desempeño económico: El caso de las empresas en América Latina y el Ca...
Tacsir, Ezequiel; Crespi, Gustavo; Zuñiga, Pluvia; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
In this note, a wide range of innovation indicators are analyzed in order to describe the innovation behavior of … Enterprise Surveys define innovation rates as the share of firms introducing product and process innovations. The survey also … to the nature of the innovation process in the region. Statistics about the performance of LAC firms are provided using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741868
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Evaluating the Impact of Cluster Development Programs
Giuliani, Elisa; Maffioli, Alessandro; Pacheco, Manuel; … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
Do the programs that aim to promote and develop industry clusters (also known as Cluster Development Programs) work? Do they have an impact on enterprise development? This paper offers an insight into the methods that can help answer these fundamental questions through solid quantitative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741875
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Incentivos fiscais à pesquisa, desenvolvimento e inovação no Brasil: Uma avaliação das políticas recentes
Sérgio Kannebley Jr.; Porto, Geciane Silveira - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
Este trabalho investiga a efetividade de instrumentos tributários de incentivos à pesquisa, desenvolvimento e inovação utilizados no Brasil desde o início dos anos de 1990. Particularmente, são analisados dois instrumentos distintos. A Lei de Informática cuja primeira edição foi feita...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741880
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Challenges for Global Value Chain Interventions in Latin America
Pietrobelli, Carlo; Staritz, Cornelia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
first-tier suppliers/ intermediaries, and the importance of innovation systems and local learning efforts to enable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741887
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Análise e trajetória do Programa Centros Vocacionais Tecnológicos no Brasil
Castioni, Remi; Bouskela, Mauricio; Radaelli, Vanderléia - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
Esta nota técnica trata de uma importante iniciativa implantada pelo governo brasileiro e que visa atender a múltiplos propósitos dada a dimensão territorial do país. O Programa de Implementação e Modernização dos Centros Vocacionais Tecnológicos foi o ponto de partida para que o...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741890
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From Information to Participation: The Potential of New Technologies on Accountability Initiatives
Olabe, Paloma Baena; Kahn, Theodore - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
This technical note considers the role of information and communications technology (ICT) in promoting the use of information and active participation among various stakeholders in the context of access to information initiatives, and in transparency and accountability efforts more broadly. Such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741892
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Services Regulation in the Caribbean: Information and Communications Technology
Brown, Kathy-Ann - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
CARIFORUM States have generally taken a cautious approach in adopting commitments under the Economic Partnership Agreement by having them reflect their World Trade Organization commitments, excluding sensitive subsectors, and inscribing broad horizontal reservations. This report assesses the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741894
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From Cybersecurity to Cybercrime: A Framework for Analysis and Implementation
Zaballos, Antonio García; Herranz, Félix González - Inter-American Development Bank - 2013
This technical note outlines a framework for the analysis of cybersecurity, presenting considerations that are crucial to the success of a holistic and transversal cybersecurity strategy. It describes two essential pieces of the analysis: the broadband ecosystem and the basic terminology and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741895
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Technological and Nontechnological Innovation and Productivity in Services vis a vis Manufacturing in Uruguay
Aboal, Diego; Garda, Paula - Inter-American Development Bank - 2012
In this paper, the links between the investment in innovation activities, innovation outputs (technological and non …-technological innovation), and productivity in services and manufacturing are explored using innovation survey data from Uruguay. This is the … more consistently associated with the decision to invest in innovation activities across sectors. The main determinants of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741896