Marques, Maria José and Carvalho Alves, Jorge de and Saur, Irina Adriana | 2005
- Author(s): Marques, Maria José and Carvalho Alves, Jorge de and Saur, Irina Adriana
- Publisher: Danish research unit for industrial dynamics (DRUID)]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: development policy, innovations, information networks, private enterprises
The factors that maintain cooperative attitudes in multisectoral innovation networks are examined. Intangible factors may be decisive in the maintenance of inter-firm innovation networks, underlining the need for persistent network management.
Maru, Ajit and Porcari, Enrica and Ballantyne, Peter | 2009
- Author(s): Maru, Ajit and Porcari, Enrica and Ballantyne, Peter
- Publisher: CGIAR science forum]
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural research, information technology, communication technology, technology transfer, agricultural development
The processes by which knowledge, information and data are generated and shared are being transformed by ICT developments. New opportunities for applying agricultural research for development are outlined.
Masinda, M.T. | 1998
- Author(s): Masinda, M.T.
- Publisher: Simon Fraser university. Centre for policy research on science and technology (CPROST)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: development policy, science and technology, development strategies, innovations
Explores the systemic weaknesses of Sub-Saharan African national systems of innovation (NSI) and identifies the policy implications of the NSI concept on science and technology in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Masset, Edoardo and Mulmi, Rajendra and Sumner, Andy | 2011
- Author(s): Masset, Edoardo and Mulmi, Rajendra and Sumner, Andy
- Publisher: University of Sussex. Institute of development studies (IDS)
- Pages: --
- Keywords: agricultural research, development research, policy sciences, social welfare, evaluation, project evaluation, productivity, poverty, bangladesh, indonesia, jordan, kenya, malawi, mexico, philippines, syria, uganda, vietnam
The paper surveys the different types of ‘policy-oriented’ research (POR); the literature on the ‘theories of change‘ for POR; methodologies for analysing the impact of POR; the relevant agriculture literature and outlines the types indicators that can be used for impact assessment of research.
Matsaert, Harriet | 2003
- Author(s): Matsaert, Harriet
- Publisher:
- Pages: 13--
- Keywords: agricultural innovations, development strategies, co-operation between organizations, popular participation
In Bangladesh, linkages and coalitions particular to char dwellers as well as those in wider innovation systems for agricultural commodities are identified in collaboration with the NGO Development Wheel (DEW).