Manpower Policies for the Use of Science and Technology in Development discusses several factors to consider when making human-resource-related policies in the science and technology industries. The book is comprised of eight chapters; each chapter tackles a specific area of concern regarding manpower policies. Chapter 1 covers the frameworks and definitions and discusses topics such as the significance of manpower for development. Chapter 2 deals with demand, supply, and forecasting, and Chapter 3 reviews the national structures for science and technology. The fourth chapter covers domestic training institution, including the roles and effectiveness, while the fifth chapter talks about the creation and evolution of domestic institutions. Chapter 6 then discusses the multinational agencies and transnational firms. Chapter 7 tackles the concept of brain drain, and Chapter 8 discusses the conclusion and provides recommendations. The book will be of great interest to professionals in the science and technology industries, especially those who hold management positions.

This reprint volume compiles the works of the author on the building of science in developing countries. The purpose of this volume is to improve the accessibility of the literature on science development for interested individuals especially in the Third World Countries.

Every industrialized country is concerned with maintaining an adequate supply of individuals interested in careers in science and technology, yet little is known about these efforts outside national borders. This book represents the proceedings of an international conference on Trends in Science and Technology Careers, held in Brussels in 1993. Organized at the behest of OSEP and the OIA Committee on International Organizations and Programs, in cooperation with the European Commission (DG XII) and in response to a resolution of the International Council of Scientific Unions, the conference identified international data on career trends, assessed the research base engaged in studying science and technology careers, and identified ways in which international organizations could promote greater interest in science and technology human resource development. The conference laid the groundwork for continuing international discussions about the best ways to study and promote careers in science and technology and national dialogues about the ways to integrate this knowledge into human resources policies.

USA. Technical cooperation report on the impact of science and technological change on regional planning for economic development of developing areas - covers problems of economic growth, the role of research (incl. Industrial research, economic research, etc.), educational planning, financial aspects and administrative aspects, industrialization, etc., and includes a directory of research centres. Annotated bibliography pp. 77 to 130.

Science and Technology is an essential element of socioeconomic development of nations. In recent times, emergence of new technologies, knowledge -based economies and globalization have made unprecedented impact on the human civilization. The developing societies would need to adjust to the pace of change of these developments and respond by evolving and implementing appropriate national S&T policies. There is a need to enhance their capabilities for establishing meaningful S&T policy and indicators for effective decision making. This publication reflects the views and experiences of scholars and policy makers resulting from the deliberations during the international conference on S&T policy research and statistical indicators held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 8-10 November 2006. It includes contributions on perspectives on S&T policy and indicators from several developing countries, leveraging S&T policy for innovation and S&T policy implications in socio-economic sectors. The book presents significant insights on issuess and concerns on S&T policy research and statistical indicators in developing countries and is likely to be of immense value for various stakeholders. Contents Part I: Perspective on S&T Policy and Indicators; Chapter 1: Strengthening science, technology and innovation for economic growth and poverty reduction in Mozambique by Venancio Massingue; Chapter 3: The South African STI policy as an indicator driven one: Approach, nature, size, performance and challenges by Hendrik Christoffe Marais and Simon Mpele; Chapter 4: Science and technology structure, statistical system and the current scenario in Sri Lanka by Seetha I Wickremasinghe; Chapter 5: Science and technology (S&T) development policy in Nigeria by Ettu Obassi; Chapter 6: S&T indicators in India and policy implications by Parveen Arora; Chapter 7: S&T indicators as enablers to R&D planning: The case of Knowledge intensive CSIR-India by Naresh Kumar; Chapter 8: Indonesian S&T policy and development and S&T indicators by Dudi Hidayat; Chapter 9: A glance at the Iranian science and technology (S&T) indicators by Seyed Mohsen Masoumzadeh; Chapter 10: Statistical development of science and technology indicators in Malaysia by kamaruhzaman Mat Zin; Chapter 11: Science and technology in Pakistan: System of governance, status of development and current initiatives by Tariq Bashir; Chapter 12: The status of science and technology in Myanmar; Chapter 13: Science and technology in Nepal by Dilli Raj Joshi; Part II: Leverging S&T Policy for Innovation; Chapter 14: Measuring science, technology and innovatlion in developing Countries: The UIS experience by Ernesto Fernandez Polcuch; Chapter 15: Interactive policy research for rural innovation by Rajeswari Sarala Raina; Chapter 16: Collaborative links between academic and research institutions and industry for stimulating technological innovation and economic development: Need for science and technology policy initiatives and networking amongst NAM and other developing countries by M Bandyopadhyay; Chapter 17: Protection of intellectual property: Technology acquisition, adaptation and diffusion by Vinod Kumar Gupta; Chapter 18: Innovation and the role of IP system in Egypt by Janet Ibrahim Youseef; Part III: S&T Policy Implications in Socio-Economic Sectors; Chapter 19: Agriculture-Assessing the role of local institution in adoption of innovations for sustainable agriculture in kenya by Lutta Muhammad and Paul GA Omanga; Chapter 20: Educational-Tracer study of science and technology (S&T) graduates passed out from the university in Sri Lanka during 1998-2003 by P R M P Dilrukshi Ranathunge and Seetha I Wickremasinghe; Chapter 21: Food-Food security in Ghana: The development and diffusion of appropriate technologies by Sylvester Gyanfi; Chapter 23: Shelter importance of S&T in providing shelter by M W Leelaratne; Chapter 24: Society-Popularization of science and technology in eastern zone of Tanzania