... is to raise a concern about the context and framework that science, technology and innovation have in the finalized text for adoption that frames the SDGs especially regarding environmental degradation. The authors argue that emphasizing technology transfer in the agenda has the risk to do not recognize other...

... Knowledge management Innovation Technology Development Science R&D Challenges Knowledge-based economy Arab region This paper aims to discuss the potential opportunities and challenges the Arab region faces in the transition to knowledge-based economies [1] . Two questions are addressed...

... Group Publishing Limited 2014 Diffusion Science Ammonium removal Breakthrough curve Natural zeolite Isotherm The cation-exchange process using a fixed-bed is widely used due to the affordability of both raw materials and operating costs. Natural zeolite, such as clinoptilolite, has...

... cent two-wheeled, 10 per cent car, 7 per cent hand cart, 26 per cent scooter and 32 per cent LCV. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Technology Sustainable development Sustainable environment Science Driver behaviour Research institutions An instrumented vehicle...

... and development Science Technology Innovation Globalization Internationalization of R&D FDI Service sector innovation system National innovation system Science implies the creation of knowledge and technology is the application of the knowledge toward the welfare of mankind. Innovation...

... and technological infrastructure to absorb, apply and create knowledge and disseminate information. Design/methodology/approach – Using various major international institutions’ databases (UN, World Bank, OCED, etc.), a holistic approach is used to analyse the critical role of science, technology...

...Jacques L. Hamel The paper provides a speculative reflection on the power of modern science, technology and innovation systems (STI) for revealing some distinctive style of modernity in Africa. The modernization of these systems, as the backbones of any mode of modernity, also requires...