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Building science, technology, and innovation capacity in Rwanda : developing practical solutions to practical problems
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Even a subsistence agricultural economy such as Rwanda needs to develop science, technology and innovation (STI) capacity if it hopes to solve such everyday, practical problems as providing energy ...
Even a subsistence agricultural economy such as Rwanda needs to develop science, technology and innovation (STI) capacity if it hopes to solve such everyday, practical problems as providing energy and clean drinking water to rural villages, and competing in the global economy by producing and selling higher value goods and services. This book provides new insights into the capacity building process and shows that STI capacity building is not a luxury activity suitable primarily for wealthy countries but an absolute necessity for poor countries that hope to become richer.
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- Creator
- Alfred Watkins and Anubha Verma, editors
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- Books
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2008
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- xxx, 120 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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- ISBNs
- 9780821373576, 0821373579, 0821373560
- OCLC
- ocn290514083
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 107) and index.
- English
- Contents; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF RESULTS; Figure 1.1: Enterprise-based Model of STI Capacity Building; Figure 1.2: Cross-cutting Nature of STI Capacity Building; Figure 1.3: STI Capacity Building Cuts Across Traditional Silos of Development; Figure 1.4: Capacity-building Needs at Various Skill Levels; Box 1.1: Improving Institutional Capacity and Building anInnovation Culture; CHAPTER 2: THE FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; CHAPTER 3: VALUE-ADDED EXPORTS; CHAPTER 4: DEVELOPMENT AND DIFFUSION OF APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES
- Table 4.1: Status of Appropriate Technologies in RwandaCHAPTER 5: DELIVERY OF CLEAN DRINKING WATER; Figure 5.1: Access to Clean Drinking Water and Sanitation, 2000-20; Table 5.1: Recommended Capacity-Building Activities in the Water and Sanitation Sector; Table 5.2: Projected Number of Workers Needed to Handle Basic Water Supply and Management Tasks; CHAPTER 6: GEOSCIENCES AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; CHAPTER 7: CLIENT-FOCUSED AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAND OUTREACH; Figure 7.1: STI System for Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer (ARTT) in Rwanda; APPENDIX 1: Background Documents
- APPENDIX 2: Sample Terms of Reference for the Needs Assessment and Action Plan StudiesAPPENDIX 3: Public Institutions Involved in STI Capacity-Building Action Plans; Table 3A.1: Public Institutions Involved in STI Capacity-Building Action Plans; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX