The presentation discuses incentives used to support innovation in the private sector in Brazil. It focuses on the incentives for supporting firms' innovative activities, which include a wide range of programs, such as: Sectoral Funds, Industrial, Technological; Foreign Trade Policy; and new...

The presentation discuses incentives used to support innovation in the private sector in Brazil. It focuses on the incentives for supporting firms' innovative activities, which include a wide range of programs, such as: Sectoral Funds, Industrial, Technological; Foreign Trade Policy; and new...

The paper discuses the Brazilian scientific and technological framework, which has allowed the country to achieve outstanding advances in several fronts when compared to other developing countries. It focuses on the incentives for supporting firms' innovative activities, which include a wide...

This paper uses a randomized controlled experiment in Costa Rica to determine whether IB use by Banco Nacional de Desarrollo's micro and small enterprise (MSE) clients has an impact on their performance, measured in terms of productivity, increase in sales, and cost reduction. Results from the...

This presentation gives an overview of business development, competiveness and innovation in Jamaica. Fical and financial incentives, other types of incentives and support systems are discussed as the way forward for improving the Science and Technology field. The presentation details that...

This paper discusses the impact of electronic commerce on the private sector of developing countries and outlines the potential role of the Inter American Development Bank in promoting the use of ICT by small and medium businesses. Information Technology is also reshaping other sectors that are...

This article proposes a person-centered model for entrepreneurship, rather than one based on an idea or business plan. It analyzes the characteristics of entrepreneurship development programs worldwide and presents a representative sample of best practices. On the basis of the main findings and...

This Annual Report contains a brief summary of the economic situation of Latin America and the Caribbean and a review of the Bank's operations in 2003. In addition, the Report contains a description on a country-by-country basis and a regional basis of the Bank's various operations -loans,...

Le rapport annuel contient un bref résumé de la situation économique en Amérique latine et dans les Caraïbes, ainsi qu'un examen des activités de l'institution en 2001. Il comporte aussi une description des diverses opérations de la Banque pour chaque pays et pour la région -prêts,...

This Annual Report contains a brief summary of the economic situation of Latin America and the Caribbean and a review of the Bank's operations in 2000. In addition, the Report contains a description on a country-by-country basis and a regional basis of the Bank's various operations -loans,...