UNU Update: Conference on technology and developing countries

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	HOME \| ARCHIVES \| E-MAIL	Issue 15: March - April 2002

INTECH to host conference on
technology in developing countries

The differing experiences of developing countries in reaching their current state of technological development will be examined during the fourth conference on Innovation, Learning and Technological Dynamism of Developing Countries to be hosted by UNU Institute for New Technologies (UNU/INTECH) in Maastricht May 15.

Developing countries are no longer a homogenous group when it comes to technological development. Some create new technologies while others continue to assemble technologies created elsewhere. The purpose of the conference is to analyze the various ways developing countries create and assimilate technology and to identify the role of institutions and policies which facilitate the process.

Participation is restricted to scholars who live in and around the Netherlands. Those wishing to contribute papers or participate in the conference should contact Dr. Sunil Mani.

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