... projects in several interdisciplinary areas, including science, technology, health and education. Design/methodology/approach Two qualitative methods are adopted: the case study and the field research technique. This joint approach allows exploring in-depth the relevance and impact of the different...

...Venkatesh Dutta; Manoj Vimal; Sonvir Singh; Rana Pratap Singh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the agricultural practices in a drought-prone region of India in an effort to find out how science, technology and innovation (STI) measures can address the existing problems and help...

... 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...

... Sustainability R&D Technology Baking Composite flour Bread improvers Quality attributes Wheat Cassava Additives Composite flour may be defined as a mixture of flours from tubers/roots rich in starch (e.g. cassava, yam, potato) and/or protein (e.g. soy, peanut) and/or cereals (e.g. maize...

... collaborative relations with the West. Obtaining access to knowledge and technology will enable developing countries to speed up the process of socio-economic transformation and sustain development. Developing countries can leapfrog by making use of the existing knowledge in the West. Design/methodology...

... by implementing sound strategies for their transition to knowledge economies and improving and enhancing appropriate investments in human capital, effective institutions, relevant technologies and innovative and competitive enterprises to facilitate such a transition. Within this framework, the analysis...

... 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...

...Allam Ahmed; Amer Al-Roubaie Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the importance of innovation and technological learning in building a knowledge-based economy in the Muslim world. Despite abundant financial and human capital, most Muslim countries still lack adequate scientific...

...Pranav N. Desai Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse India's international science and technology (S&T) cooperation efforts, with a special focus on the developing countries. It intends to identify the actors, magnitude, nature, routes and areas of international cooperation...

...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...

...Amer Al‐Roubaie The aim of this paper is to highlight the importance of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) in development. The paper focuses on the role that IK and local cultural values play in the process of development. Currently, knowledge, information, science and technology used in development...