The Knowledge Gap

Cardiac surgery: the infinite quest

“…3) Strong university-industry linkages. 4) Good governance -especially with regards to the legal protection of innovations [8].…”

In the Eye of the Beholder?

“…The creation of marketable knowledge (i.e., knowledge that can be commercialized), is a strategic action adopted by some countries (e.g., in Southeast Asia) to leapfrog to higher levels of development, bypassing earlier stages of industrialization (although the chances of success are disputed, see Persuad, 2001), and by other countries so as not to be "busted out of the game" (Evers, 2002).…”

TESTING THE LEAP-FROG HYPOTHESIS: The impact of existing infrastructure and telecommunications policy on the global digital divide

“…They emphasize the growing raw number of internet users around the world and the diminishing costs of digital technologies for both governments and individual consumers (World Economic Forum 2002;Dutta & Laˆopez-Claros 2005). These reports provide little insight into the important cultural patters of ICT adoption -and adaptation -and offer few explanations for the consistently skewed distribution of information access (Press 1995;Persaud 2001). Such explanations are needed because of mounting evidence that the coercive effects of multilateral lending agencies on industries in many regimes may not produce ideal outcomes for consumers (Henisz et al 2005).…”

“…And beyond the obvious logistical benefits of observing elections, documenting crimes against humanity and providing disaster relief, these technologies are often used by challenger groups to project their political grievances onto the international stage (Cleaver 1998;Kalathil & Boas 2003). Moreover, not only is there a significant digital divide between member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries and the rest of the world, but within the developing world many communities are entirely off the grid (Persaud 2001;Kowalczykowski 2002).…”