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标题：Empirical study of national technological innovation capability in Africa
其他标题：Empirical study of national technological innovation capability in Africa
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作者：Mayor, Mónica García-Ochoa ; de la Hera, María Luisa Blázquez ; Ruiz, Enrique de Diego 等
期刊名称：South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2222-3436
出版年度：2012
卷号：15
期号：4
页码：440-463
出版社：University of Pretoria
摘要：This paper performs an analysis of the technological innovation capability in 30 African countries. Based on the literature about national innovation capability and economy of technological change, an empirical study has been performed by using clusters' analysis technique and the technological innovation indicators published in the Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011 (WEF, 2010). The purpose is to explore the existence of groups of countries characterised by different technological innovation levels, deepening in their characteristics and the distance that separates them. The results show the existence of four groups of countries defined by different technological innovation capabilities in three factors, which are the Governmental and business technological effort, the Technological infrastructure and human capital (Available Base) and the Protection of intellectual property and innovation results.
其他摘要：This paper performs an analysis of the technological innovation capability in 30 African countries. Based on the literature about national innovation capability and economy of technological change, an empirical study has been performed by using clusters' analysis technique and the technological innovation indicators published in the Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011 (WEF, 2010). The purpose is to explore the existence of groups of countries characterised by different technological innovation levels, deepening in their characteristics and the distance that separates them. The results show the existence of four groups of countries defined by different technological innovation capabilities in three factors, which are the Governmental and business technological effort, the Technological infrastructure and human capital (Available Base) and the Protection of intellectual property and innovation results.
其他关键词：technological innovation capability;cluster analysis;technological policy;technological infrastructures;innovation results;Africa