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Knowledge adaptation key to local innovation, finds review

2013-02-27 12:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

SciDevNet: The adaptation of scientific findings to local needs is key to improving the economic impact of research funding in developing countries, according to an independent evaluation of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency's (SIDA) innovation programmes. The bulk of innovations in poor countries are not immediately based on new research findings, but on local or small-scale innovations through activities such as reverse engineering or translating available knowledge to home-grown needs,...

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