Technological Change and Skill Development in Sudan

by Samia Mohamed Nour

With the ongoing restructuring in Sudan, structural issues such as the need for skill development and interaction with technological change need an in-depth analysis that this book offers. The central themes of this book are- required skill formation, upskilling of the workers, and their interaction with technological change in lieu of a deficient educational system and its implications. An empirical investigation of the causes and consequences of low skill and technology indicators using a primary survey at macro and micro levels is undertaken. This is followed by an examination of the interaction between the low skill and technology indicators, the relationships between skill, upskilling and technology indicators, skills mismatch, the uses and impacts of ICT and differences at firm as well as industry level and knowledge transfer effects. A set of recommendations towards the need for implementation of consistent policies, increasing incentives and collaboration between public and private institutions completes the book

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Nour, Samia Mohamed
Publisher:	Berlin : Springer
Subject:	Technischer Fortschritt \| Technological change \| Sudan \| Qualifikation \| Occupational qualification \| Qualifikationsanforderung \| Humankapital \| Bildungsinvestition \| Bildungspolitik
Description of contents:	Part I Introduction -- Part II Conceptual and Theoretical Framework -- Part III Empirical Application -- Part IV Policy Recommendations, Summary and Conclusions Description [swbplus.bsz-bw.de]

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (XXX, 478 p. 86 illus, digital)
Series:	SpringerLink / Bücher
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Technological Change and Skill Development in Sudan; Acknowledgments; Abstract (English Abstract); Abstract (Arabic Abstract); Contents; List of Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: General Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Research Problem, Importance, Relevance and Method; 1.3 Objectives, Hypotheses and Questions of the Research; 1.4 Structure of the Research; References; Chapter 2: Economic Development Challenges in Sudan and the Need for Skill Upgrading and Technological Development; 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Economic Characteristics and Strategic Problems for Development in Sudan2.2.1 General Political Context and Socio-Economic Characteristics of Sudan; 2.3 Overview on the Importance and Impact of Oil in Sudan; 2.3.1 Overview on the Importance and Historical Background About Oil in Sudan; 2.3.2 The Role of China in the Exploration, Production and Export of Sudanese Oil; 2.3.3 Overview on the Oil Impact, Opportunities and Challenges for Development in Sudan; 2.3.3.1 Oil and the Opportunities for Development in Sudan; 2.3.3.2 Oil and the Challenges of Development in Sudan 2.4 Structural Problems of Labour in Sudan2.4.1 Demographic Structure, Participation Rate and the Declining Productivity of Labour and Economic Growth in Sudan; 2.4.2 The Low Skill Level and Brain Drain Problem in Sudan; 2.4.3 The Unemployment, Youth Unemployment and Skill Mismatch at the Macro Level in Sudan; 2.5 Overview on the Recent Restructuring and Challenges for Development in Sudan; 2.6 Conclusions; References; Part II: Conceptual and Theoretical Framework; Chapter 3: Technological Change and Human Capital: Conceptual Framework, Theoretical and Empirical Literature; 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Conceptual Framework: Technological Change and Human Capital3.3 Theoretical Framework: Technological Change, Human Capital and Economic Growth; 3.3.1 Economic Growth Theory and Exogenous Technical Change; 3.3.2 Economic Growth Theory and Endogenous Technical Change; 3.3.3 Human Capital and Economic Growth; 3.3.4 The Relationship Between Technological Progress, Human Capital (Skill) and Skill Upgrading; 3.4 Measurement of Technological Change and Human Capital; 3.4.1 Measurement of Science and Technology Indicators; 3.4.2 Measurement of Technological Change 3.4.3 Measurement of Human Capital (Human Skills)3.5 Endogenous Growth and Public Policy; 3.6 Conclusions; References; Part III: Empirical Application; Chapter 4: Research Methodology and Methods of Data Collection; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Motivation and Selection of a Case Study; 4.3 The Selection of the Sample and Composition of the Surveys; 4.4 Structure and Design of the Questionnaire; 4.5 Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Assessment of Skill and Technology Indicators; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Causes and Consequences of Deficient Educational System 5.2.1 Causes of Deficiency in the Educational System
ISBN:	978-3-642-32811-4 ; 1-299-33731-7 ; 978-1-299-33731-2 ; 978-3-642-32810-7
Other identifiers:	10.1007/978-3-642-32811-4 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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