-regional partnership between East Africa and South Asia seeking to integrate indigenous knowledge and practices into Bank supported … focus was on indigenous knowledge as it is a key element of the social capital of the poor, assisting them in their struggle … human, and animal diseases. Many local organizations, institutions, and communities have a wealth of knowledge of IK …

African Indigenous Knowledge (IK) is labeled variously and misconceived at international discussions and in modern …

"It is so widely recognized that innovation is a key driver of economic growth that it is cliche to say so. This … article studies product innovation by firms with data from 68 countries, covering more than 25,000 firms in eight … manufacturing sectors. The author assesses the predictions of inter-disciplinary research on innovation by firms. The econometric …

"Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across … and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have … restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation to consideration of the role of firm characteristics. The authors …

"Fujita and Hill compare and contrast Tokyo's innovation structure with the industrial districts model and the … districts and international hub models. The authors provide key elements making up the Tokyo model--organizational knowledge …, the national system of innovation, and the historical genesis of Tokyo in Japan's political economy. They find that the …

not feel pressure (Carlin and others 2001; World Bank 2004). However, competition also appears to affect innovation in … of competition and, consequently, assesses their net impact on innovation. He finds that reducing tariffs and enacting … and enforcing competition laws modestly increases both the pressure that firms feel regarding innovation and the level of …

(Promoting Local Innovation). The Ethiopian program set up multi-stakeholder teams in different agro climatic zones. The paper …

Increasing attention is being given to indigenous innovation in agriculture - the process by which farmers develop new …