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Papers: Industry- & Technology-based studies The Main Determinants of Innovation in the Agro-Industry of Costa Rica Jeffrey Orozco and Carlos Murillo Learning and Organizational Changes in Supporting Industries and their Effects on Economic Performance. A case study for Mexican auto parts suppliers Bertha Vallejo Analysing the Low Degree of Innovation in Brazilian Industry by Understanding the Least Developed Firms Victor Prochnik and Rogério Dias de Araújo E-learning Mathematics in an African context – an innovation challenge towards development A. Prior, J.A. Rodrigues, R. Roque and N. Simões The South African Telecoms Innovation System and the Diffusion of Broadband Raven Naidoo, Dave Kaplan and Martin Fransman Hastening Catching up by Harnessing Southern Innovation System K J Joseph Emerging information communication technology (ICT) Opportunities for sustainable indigenous innovations and technology transfer in developing countries PN Sopazi and TN Andre Local Knowledge Spillovers and Innovation: The software cluster in Uruguay Effie Kesidou and Henny Romijn Learning, product innovation and firm heterogeneity in Tanzania Micheline Goedhuys Developing Innovation Policies for Telecom Sector in Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Maleki, Mohammad Packniat, Borna Barkhordar, Ali Moghaddas Kelishomi Services and Economic Development in Innovation Systems Mark Tomlinson Bottlenecks and Opportunities for a Higher Pattern of Local Development in Design and Production Competencies: The Brazilian Experience in the Automotive Sector Roberto Marx, Mario Sergio Salerno, Mauro Zilbovicius, Ana Valéria Carneiro Dias The Dragon vs. the Elephant Comparative analysis of innovation capability in the telecommunications equipment industry in China and India Sunil Mani Conceptual- & Theoretical- Frameworks Innovation Systems & the Knowledge Economy: New Opportunities for Innovation Take Off in Africa Prof. Abdelkader Djeflat Innovation in Developing Economies vs. Developed Economies Eduardo B. Viotti and Adriano Baessa Capability building and institutional rigidities:innovation policies for LA/CA in the 1990s Arlindo Villaschi Systems of innovation, clusters and industrial districts: analytical and policy implications of convergence and differences in the approaches Helena M. M. Lastres and José Eduardo Cassiolato Using the approach of local productive arrangements and systems for the analysis of creative industries in Brazil: the case of Conservatória Marcelo Matos and Cristina Lemo National Innovation System and Environmental Sustainability of Firms in Nigeria John O. Adeoti Organisational Learning, Innovation Systems and Developing Countries Ludovico Alcorta A Systems Model for National Systems of Innovation Joe E. Amadi-Echendu Transforming Grassroots Innovators & Traditional Knowledge into a Formal Innovation System: A Critique of the Indian Experience Rishikesha T. Krishnan The Dynamics of Learning: A Theoretical Framework for research in latecomer economies Robert M Magotsi-Motanya Utilisation of Humanities and Social Sciences Knowledge in Research and Development: Evidence from French firms Imad Rherrad Innovation Systems and Development: what can we learn from the Latin American experience? José E. Cassiolato, Vicente Guimarães, Flávio Peixoto and Helena M. M. Lastres An Institutional Approach to Evolutionary Growth Modelling Ivan Hernandez and Paul Dewick Economics, Markets & Competition Linking Complementary Human Resource Management and Development Practices to Innovation Performance in Mexico Fernando Santiago Rodriguez Innovation and Job Growth in a Developing Country. A Longitudinal study of South African Business Firms. Gerrit Rooks, Leon Oerlemans and Tinus Pretorius Collaborative Learning and Firm Upgrading in Uganda’s Fish and Floriculture Clusters and Export Value Chains Esemu Timothy Technological capabilities and learning in small countries: the case of Cape Verde islands Dr Alexandre Veras-Cruz, Dr Gabriela Dutrénit and Dr Arturo Torres The Role of MNC Subsidiaries in FDI-Related Spillovers: Understanding Diverse Patterns of Subsidiary Behaviour and Their Effects in Industrialising Countries Anabel Marin Passenger Aircraft Industry: Still Room for Entry? Takashi Kanatsu Diffused Development and Under Development: Some South African Experiences Thomas E. Pogue Employment Paths and Labor Mobility: Restrictions on the Development of Technical Competences Victoria Castillo, Marta Novick, Sofía Rojo, Gabriel Yoguel Making a Technological Catch-up: Barriers and Opportunities Keun Lee Technological Capability Accumulation In International Joint Venture in China Huiping Li "Lateral Migration" in Resource-Intensive Economies: Technological Learning and Industrial Policy Jo Lorentzen The needs for adaptive innovation policy under free market complexity: the Indonesian experiences Erman Aminullah Innovation systems, national learning patterns and economic development Bengt-Åke Lundvall Policy & Strategy Currnet issues of Research, Development and Innovation in Armenia Tigran Arzumanyan Integration of Innovation: Linking the Innovation Systems of China and Japan Han Shucheng and Harayama Yuko The Making of System of Innovations Centred on Regional Economic Poles to Stimulate Economic Development: A Comparative Exploration Angathevar Baskaran and Mammo Muchie Innovation Policies as Social Policies On Strategies for the Pursuit of Proactive Equality in Underdevelopment Rodrigo Arocena and Judith Sutz Performance of Innovation Systems: Towards a Capability Based Concept and Measurements Birgitte Gregersen and Björn Johnson Science, Technology, and Inequalities: Designing Effective Policies and Programs Susan Cozzens Institutions & Agencies Role of universities in business generation in Kenya Müge Dolun The Role of Universities in the Localization of Innovation: An Assessment of the Theoretical, Methodological, and Practical Dimensions of the Cuban Experience and its Potential Lessons for African countries. Dr. Pedro Monreal, Dr. Claes Brundenius and Dr. Jorge Nuñez Jover Creating knowledge networks: higher education, industry and innovation in South Africa Glenda Kruss Addressing the research-industry linkage impasse in Nigeria: The Critical issues and implementation strategies Adesina Ayobami Oyewale Strategies for growth: The supportive role of technology incubators in small enterprise development Dr. L. Ndabeni The Knowledge Basis of Africa – Status and Perspectives Ulrich Schmoch Efficiency, Fairness and Innovation in water management Theory and some lessons from China Jørgen Lindgaard Pedersen and Weidong Zhan Innovation Systems for ICT: The Case of Southern African Countries Erika Kraemer-Mbula and Mammo Muchie The Roles and Functions of Research and Development (R & D) Institutions in Nigeria Foluso Adeyinka Appropriability of foreign knowledge in developing countries: Implications for developing sectoral innovation policies Mohammad Packniat, Mohammad H. Rezazadeh M. Science Councils in the Development Process Susan E. Cozzens and Gonzalo Ordóñez Interactions Between Firms and Universities in an Immature Systems of Innovation: A survey of industrial R&D-performers firms in Minas Gerais, Brazil Eduardo da Motta e Albuquerque, Leandro Alves Silva, Márcia Siqueira Rapini, Sara Gonçalves Antunes de Souza Intellectual Property Rights, Trade and Development in Africa Marisella Ouma Research Infrastructure and Innovation Systems in Africa: Enhancing Higher Education Sector Research Frank K Teng-Zeng List of accepted abstracts: Session Title Definition Number of Papers 1. Industry- or Technology-based studies