Green growth, technology and innovation

Dutz, Mark A.; Sharma, Siddharth

dc.creator	Dutz, Mark A.
dc.creator	Sharma, Siddharth
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:29:08Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:29:08Z
dc.date	2012-01-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:49:57Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:49:57Z
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=000158349_20120213090547
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3252
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243671
dc.description	The paper explores existing patterns of green innovation and presents an overview of green innovation policies for developing countries. The key findings from the empirical analysis are: (1) frontier green innovations are concentrated in high-income countries, few in developing countries but growing; (2) the most technologically-sophisticated developing countries are emerging as significant innovators but limited to a few technology fields; (3) there is very little South-South collaboration; (4) there is potential for expanding green production and trade; and (5) there has been little base-of-pyramid green innovation to meet the needs of poor consumers, and it is too early to draw conclusions about its scalability. To promote green innovation, technology and environmental policies work best in tandem, focusing on three complementary areas: (1) to promote frontier innovation, it is advisable to limit local technology-push support to countries with sufficient technological capabilities -- but there is also a need to provide global technology-push support for base-of-pyramid and neglected technologies including through a pool of long-term, stable funds supported by demand-pull mechanisms such as prizes; (2) to promote catch-up innovation, it is essential both to facilitate technology access and to stimulate technology absorption by firms -- with critical roles played by international trade and foreign direct investment, with firm demand spurred by public procurement, regulations and standards; and (3) to develop absorptive capacity, there is a need to strengthen skills and to improve the prevailing business environment for innovation -- to foster increased experimentation, global learning, and talent attraction and retention. There is still considerable progress to be made in ranking green innovation policies as most appropriate for different developing country contexts -- based on more impact evaluation studies of innovation policies targeted at green technologies.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5932
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ABSORPTION
dc.subject	ABSTRACTS
dc.subject	ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	ADVERSE SELECTION
dc.subject	ADVERTISING
dc.subject	AFFORDABLE ACCESS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	AIR
dc.subject	AIR POLLUTION
dc.subject	APPLIANCES
dc.subject	ASH
dc.subject	ATMOSPHERE
dc.subject	ATTRIBUTES
dc.subject	BASIC
dc.subject	BIOMASS
dc.subject	BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	BLACK CARBON
dc.subject	BROADCAST
dc.subject	BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	BUSINESS MODEL
dc.subject	BUSINESS MODELS
dc.subject	BUSINESSES
dc.subject	BUTANE
dc.subject	CAPABILITIES
dc.subject	CAPABILITY
dc.subject	CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject	CAPITAL GOODS
dc.subject	CARBON
dc.subject	CARBON CAPTURE
dc.subject	CARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subject	CERTIFICATE
dc.subject	CERTIFICATES
dc.subject	CHEMICALS
dc.subject	CITIES
dc.subject	CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
dc.subject	CLEAN ENERGY
dc.subject	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	CLEAN TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	CLEANER TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	CLIMATE
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subject	CLIMATES
dc.subject	CO
dc.subject	CO2
dc.subject	COAL
dc.subject	COLLABORATION
dc.subject	COMBUSTION
dc.subject	COMMERCE
dc.subject	COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
dc.subject	COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	COMPONENTS
dc.subject	CONNECTIVITY
dc.subject	CONSULTING SERVICES
dc.subject	CONTRACTORS
dc.subject	CONVERGENCE
dc.subject	DEBT
dc.subject	DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DIESEL
dc.subject	DIFFUSION
dc.subject	DIGITAL
dc.subject	DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
dc.subject	DISCOUNT RATES
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
dc.subject	DRINKING WATER
dc.subject	DROUGHT
dc.subject	ECONOMICS
dc.subject	ECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subject	ECOSYSTEM
dc.subject	ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ELECTRONICS
dc.subject	EMISSION
dc.subject	EMISSION REDUCTION
dc.subject	EMISSION TAXES
dc.subject	EMISSIONS
dc.subject	EMISSIONS MITIGATION
dc.subject	EMISSIONS REDUCTION
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subject	ENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subject	ENGINEERS
dc.subject	ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENT FOR INNOVATION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subject	EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subject	EQUIPMENT
dc.subject	EQUIPMENTS
dc.subject	ESP
dc.subject	EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
dc.subject	EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject	EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	EXPLOITATION
dc.subject	EXTERNALITIES
dc.subject	FARMS
dc.subject	FERTILIZERS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN TRADE
dc.subject	FOREST
dc.subject	FOSSIL FUELS
dc.subject	FUNCTIONALITY
dc.subject	GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subject	GHG
dc.subject	GLOBAL MARKET
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT FUNDING
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subject	GROWTH PATH
dc.subject	GROWTH STRATEGY
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HYDROCARBONS
dc.subject	HYDROGEN
dc.subject	ICT
dc.subject	IMAGING
dc.subject	INNOVATION
dc.subject	INNOVATION POLICIES
dc.subject	INNOVATION POLICY
dc.subject	INNOVATION POLICIES
dc.subject	INNOVATIONS
dc.subject	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subject	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	INVENTION
dc.subject	INVENTIONS
dc.subject	INVENTORS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT IN KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject	IPCC
dc.subject	IRREVERSIBILITY
dc.subject	IT SERVICES
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE DATABASE
dc.subject	LAND USE
dc.subject	LEARNING
dc.subject	LICENSE
dc.subject	LICENSE AGREEMENT
dc.subject	LICENSES
dc.subject	LITHIUM
dc.subject	LOW-CARBON
dc.subject	MANUFACTURING
dc.subject	MARKET COMPETITION
dc.subject	MARKET DEMAND
dc.subject	MARKET DISTORTIONS
dc.subject	MARKET PRICES
dc.subject	MARKETING
dc.subject	MATERIAL
dc.subject	MEDICAL DEVICES
dc.subject	MEDICINE
dc.subject	METHANE
dc.subject	MOBILE PHONES
dc.subject	NATURAL CAPITAL
dc.subject	NEGATIVE IMPACT
dc.subject	NETWORKS
dc.subject	NEW MARKETS
dc.subject	NEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	NEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	NICHE MARKETS
dc.subject	NITROGEN OXIDES
dc.subject	ONE-STOP SHOP
dc.subject	OPEN ACCESS
dc.subject	PATENTS
dc.subject	PAYOUTS
dc.subject	PESTICIDES
dc.subject	PLASTICS
dc.subject	POLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subject	POLLUTION
dc.subject	POLLUTION REDUCTION
dc.subject	PRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subject	PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
dc.subject	PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTORS
dc.subject	PROCUREMENT
dc.subject	PRODUCERS
dc.subject	PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	PRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subject	PRODUCTION PROCESSES
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PROGRAMS
dc.subject	PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject	PROTOCOL
dc.subject	PUBLIC GOODS
dc.subject	QUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subject	QUOTAS
dc.subject	R&D
dc.subject	RAINWATER
dc.subject	RECYCLING
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
dc.subject	RENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subject	RESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subject	RESULT
dc.subject	RESULTS
dc.subject	RETENTION
dc.subject	RURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subject	SATELLITE
dc.subject	SCIENCE FOUNDATION
dc.subject	SCIENTISTS
dc.subject	SEARCH
dc.subject	SEARCHES
dc.subject	SENSORS
dc.subject	SMART PHONES
dc.subject	SMOKE
dc.subject	SOCIAL COSTS
dc.subject	SOLAR PANELS
dc.subject	SOLAR POWER
dc.subject	SUBSISTENCE FARMERS
dc.subject	SUGAR CANE
dc.subject	SULFUR DIOXIDE
dc.subject	SUPERMARKETS
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE USE
dc.subject	TARGETS
dc.subject	TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY ACCESS
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY LICENSING
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY-NEUTRAL POLICIES
dc.subject	TELECOMS
dc.subject	TRADABLE PERMITS
dc.subject	TRAINING COURSE
dc.subject	TRANSACTION
dc.subject	TRANSMISSION
dc.subject	USER
dc.subject	USERS
dc.subject	USES
dc.subject	VALUE CHAIN
dc.subject	VALUE CHAINS
dc.subject	VERIFICATION
dc.subject	WASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	WEALTH CREATION
dc.subject	WEB
dc.subject	WIND
dc.subject	WIND FARMS
dc.subject	WIND POWER
dc.subject	WIND TURBINES
dc.title	Green growth, technology and innovation
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	The World Region