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Innovation in Electronic Payment Adoption : The Case of Small Retailers

World Bank Group - 2016

This report aims to deepen the understanding of barriers to and incentives for the acceptance and use of electronic payments, from the perspective of micro, small and medium retailers (merchants). Developing and accelerating acceptance of electronic payments by these merchants is essential to...

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Institutional and Entrepreneurial Leadership in the Brazilian Science and Technology Sector.

Holm-Nielsen, L.; Crawford, M.; Saliba, A. - World Bank Group - 1996

in science and techbology, with specific reference to the case of Brazil. …

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Reducing Tobacco Use through Taxation : The Experience of the Republic of Korea

World Bank Group - 2018

As a country with one of the highest male smoking rates and one of the lowest cigarette prices in the world, Korea has prioritized many tobacco control efforts, including bans on smoking in public places, regulations on tobacco advertising, and public education about the harms of tobacco use....

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Response to COVID-19 : Preparing for School Re-Opening The Case of South Korea

World Bank Group - 2020

In this note the reader will learn : The new school year began with online classes for the first time. How the Ministry Of Education (MOE) and local education offices secured digital devices to lend to students in need, and schools prepared online class guidelines, including the class hours,...

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A Case Study on Korea's R and D Tax Incentives : Principles, Practices, and Lessons for Developing Countries

World Bank Group - 2024

R and D tax incentives (RDTIs) are among the most popular instruments that governments in both developing and developed economies employ to induce private investment in research and development (R and D). RDTIs can influence a host of development drivers: the quantity and quality of innovation,...

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Innovation Policy Learning from Korea : The Case of Monitoring and Evaluation (M and E)

World Bank Group - 2024

Monitoring and Evaluation (M and E) is considered a necessary function of modern management systems, given that it addresses the requirements of accountability on one hand and the need to determine the results of implemented policies and learning outcomes on the other. In the field of innovation...

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The Initial Ten-Year Journey : Impact Assessment of Seoul Center Korea Trust Fund

World Bank Group - 2023

The overarching objective of the Seoul Center for Finance and Innovation partnership was to improve and develop financial and private sectors in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region by delivering better technical assistance and advisory services to EAP countries. To achieve this objective, the...

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Korea Blockchain Ecosystem

World Bank Group - 2021

Emerging technology curation series aims to capture and share Korea experience and lessons learned in regard to … Korea blockchain ecosystem is the first of the series and provides a short description of the blockchain technology and its … technology, which facilitates collaboration and exchange of transactional data and information among and across different players …

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The Effects of Matching Grants on Technology Startups : The Case of Korea's TIPS

World Bank Group - 2024

This report investigates the case of a Korean public-private matching grant program called the Tech Incubator Program for Startup (TIPS). Launched in 2013, the program provides a package of support to selected startups, including matching grant for research and development (R and D) and...

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Lessons from Korea's Energy Efficiency Policies in the Industrial Sector

World Bank Group - 2023

In an economy driven by its vital industrial sector, tackling the advancing threats of high energy consumption and GHG emissions has been a key challenge for pursuing energy efficiency in Korea. To aid policy makers promote energy efficiency in the industry sector, this report offers a...

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