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Knowledge Map : Impact of ICTs on Learning and Achievement

World Bank - 2012

It is generally believed that information and communication technologies (ICTs) can empower teachers and learners, promote change and foster the development of '21st century skills, but data to support these beliefs are still limited. There is widespread belief that ICTs can and will empower...

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Promoting Local Innovation : Enhancing IK Dynamics and Links with Scientific Knowledge

World Bank - 2012

Local innovation refers to the dynamics of IK - the knowledge that grows within a social group, incorporating learning from own experience over generations but also knowledge gained from other sources and fully internalized within local ways of thinking and doing. Local innovation is the process...

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Exports, university-industry linkages, and innovation challenges in Bangalore, India

D'Costa, Anthony P. - 2006

, and industry officials everywhere generally anticipate the increasing competitiveness of India in high technology … activities. Using a structural framework, the author argues that Bangalore's (and India's) information technology (IT) industry … the commercial IT industry. To strengthen Bangalore's and India's innovation system, the Indian business model must be …

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Measuring skilled migration rates : the case of small states

Docquier, Frédéric - 2009

"Recent changes in information and communication technologies have contributed to a dramatic increase in the degree of integration and interdependency of countries, markets, and people. Against this background, one aspect of particular concern for small states is the international movement of...

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North-south trade-related technology diffusion, brain drain and productivity growth : are small states different?

Schiff, Maurice W. - 2009

"The economies of small developing states tend to be more fragile than those of large ones. This paper examines this issue in a dynamic context by focusing on the impact of the brain drain on North-South trade-related technology diffusion and total factor productivity growth in small and large...

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The impact of EU accession on human capital formation : can migration fuel a brain gain?

Farchy, Emily - 2009

"Can a brain drain be good for development? Many studies have established the theoretical possibility of such a brain gain. Yet it is only recently that the relaxation of data constraints has allowed for sound empirical assessments. In utilizing the dramatic policy change that accompanied...

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Skilled migration : the perspective of developing countries

Docquier, Frédéric - 2004

"Docquier and Rapoport focus on the consequences of skilled migration for developing countries. They first present new evidence on the magnitude of migration of skilled workers at the international level and then discuss its direct and indirect effects on human capital formation in developing...

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Measuring the international mobility of skilled workers (1990-2000) : release 1.0

Docquier, Frédéric - 2004

"Until recently, there has been no systematic empirical assessment of the economic impact of the brain drain. Despite many case studies and anecdotal evidence, the main reason for this seems to be the lack of harmonized international data on migration by country of origin and education level. An...

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International migration, remittances, and the brain drain : a study of 24 labor-exporting countries

Adams, Richard H. - 2003

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Moving up the ladder? : the impact of migration experience on occupational mobility in Albania

Carletto, Calogero - 2009

"The contribution of return migrants to economic development in source countries can be significant. Overseas savings of returnees may lead to improvements in household welfare and provide liquidity for investments in the face of credit market failures. Labor market experience and skills...

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