Fostering Technology Absorption in Southern African Enterprises

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:04:45Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:04:45Z
dc.date	2011-09-16
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:35:11Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:35:11Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000386194_20110928020017
dc.identifier	978-0-8213-8818-1
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2356
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/242734
dc.description	This book seeks to understand how firms in southern Africa absorb technology and how policy makers can hurry the process along. It identifies channels of technology transfer and absorption through trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) and constraints to greater technology absorption, and it discusses policy options open to the government and the private sector in light of relevant international experience. The book is based on case studies of sectors and enterprises selected in four countries: Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia, and South Africa. The relationship between technology absorption and catch-up growth is particularly relevant to southern Africa because those countries are facing tremendous competitiveness challenges and must rely on greater technology absorption to raise productivity and strengthen competitiveness to gain ground in the global market. An increased market share can then generate faster growth and create more jobs. Therefore, catch-up growth sustained by technological progress and productivity growth is the fundamental solution to unemployment and poverty alleviation. Southern African firms use multiple channels for technology absorption. For example, South African auto component firms entered technology agreements with global players to meet the demanding product standards required for export. Even after the global crisis in 2009, those who licensed technologies still spent 2.23 percent of their sales revenue on royalties. In Namibia, the meat-processing industry has made continuous efforts to upgrade technology, including the recent investment in radio frequency identification technology to trace cattle. In fish processing, companies use state-of-the-art production technologies, including electronic software to record and monitor production processes, intelligent portioning equipment, and sophisticated freezer systems. In the breweries sector, state-of-the-art technology is used at every stage of production and in the marketing and distribution processes.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.relation	Directions in development ; private sector development
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	ACTION PLAN
dc.subject	ACTION PLANS
dc.subject	ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	ANTENNAS
dc.subject	ARTISAN
dc.subject	AUTOMOTIVE
dc.subject	BARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subject	BASIC
dc.subject	BI
dc.subject	BIOTECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	BUSINESS PROCESS
dc.subject	BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING
dc.subject	BUSINESS SECTOR
dc.subject	BUSINESS SERVICES
dc.subject	BUSINESS STRATEGY
dc.subject	BUSINESSES
dc.subject	BUYER
dc.subject	BUYERS
dc.subject	CAPABILITIES
dc.subject	CAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subject	CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	CERTIFICATE
dc.subject	COLLABORATION
dc.subject	COMMERCE
dc.subject	COMMODITIES
dc.subject	COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	COMPARATOR COUNTRIES
dc.subject	COMPETITION POLICY
dc.subject	COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	COMPUTERS
dc.subject	CONSULTING SERVICES
dc.subject	COPYING
dc.subject	COPYRIGHT
dc.subject	DEBT
dc.subject	DOI
dc.subject	DOMESTIC ECONOMIES
dc.subject	DOMESTIC ECONOMY
dc.subject	DOMESTIC FIRM
dc.subject	DOMESTIC FIRMS
dc.subject	E-MAIL
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CATCH-UP
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC REFORM
dc.subject	ECONOMIC RELATIONS
dc.subject	ECONOMICS
dc.subject	ECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subject	ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
dc.subject	ELECTRONIC MEDIA
dc.subject	ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE
dc.subject	ENGINEERING
dc.subject	ENGINEERS
dc.subject	ENTERPRISE SURVEY
dc.subject	ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
dc.subject	EQUIPMENT
dc.subject	EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE
dc.subject	EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES
dc.subject	FDI
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SYSTEM
dc.subject	FOREIGN COMPETITION
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN ENTERPRISES
dc.subject	FOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subject	FOREIGN TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	GAME THEORY
dc.subject	GLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	GLOBAL MARKET
dc.subject	GLOBAL MARKETPLACE
dc.subject	GLOBALIZATION
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subject	GROWTH PATH
dc.subject	HARMONIZATION
dc.subject	HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	HOST COUNTRY
dc.subject	HOST ECONOMY
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCE
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	HUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subject	ICT
dc.subject	IMAGE
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL UPGRADING
dc.subject	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	INNOVATION POLICIES
dc.subject	INNOVATION POLICY
dc.subject	INNOVATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject	INSTALLATION
dc.subject	INSTITUTION
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subject	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	INVENTIONS
dc.subject	INVENTORS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject	INVESTMENT POLICIES
dc.subject	JOINT VENTURES
dc.subject	KEY INDUSTRIES
dc.subject	KNOW-HOW
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
dc.subject	LEARNING
dc.subject	LENDING OPERATIONS
dc.subject	LICENSE
dc.subject	LICENSE FEES
dc.subject	LICENSES
dc.subject	LICENSING
dc.subject	LITERACY
dc.subject	MANUFACTURING
dc.subject	MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
dc.subject	MANUFACTURING SECTOR
dc.subject	MANUFACTURING SECTORS
dc.subject	MARKET COMPETITION
dc.subject	MARKET FAILURE
dc.subject	MARKET FAILURES
dc.subject	MARKET PRICE
dc.subject	MARKET SHARE
dc.subject	MARKET STRUCTURE
dc.subject	MARKET STRUCTURES
dc.subject	MARKETING
dc.subject	MATERIAL
dc.subject	MEDIA
dc.subject	MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subject	NETWORKS
dc.subject	NEW MARKETS
dc.subject	NEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	NEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION
dc.subject	OUTSOURCING
dc.subject	PATENTS
dc.subject	PHOTO
dc.subject	PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTORS
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT POLICIES
dc.subject	PRODUCT DESIGNS
dc.subject	PRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subject	PRODUCTION PROCESSES
dc.subject	PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PROGRAMS
dc.subject	PROJECT MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	QUERIES
dc.subject	R&D
dc.subject	RADIO
dc.subject	RADIO FREQUENCY
dc.subject	RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	RESEARCH RESULTS
dc.subject	RESULT
dc.subject	RFID
dc.subject	SCIENCE FOUNDATION
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	SITES
dc.subject	SMALL FIRMS
dc.subject	SMES
dc.subject	STANDARDIZATION
dc.subject	SUPERVISION
dc.subject	TACIT KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject	TAX INCENTIVE
dc.subject	TAX INCENTIVES
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT
dc.subject	TECHNICAL TRAINING
dc.subject	TECHNICIANS
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY CONTENT
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY GAP
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY GAPS
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY POLICY
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY SECTOR
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subject	TELECOMMUNICATION
dc.subject	TELEPHONE
dc.subject	TEXT
dc.subject	TURNOVER RATES
dc.title	Fostering Technology Absorption in Southern African Enterprises
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	Southern Africa