Science and technology for development: lessons learned from China and Japan

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Abstract: "In today's economy, knowledge has become an increasingly important production factor. As World Bank's data show, a strong correlation is to be found between the percentage of GDP spent in research and development and GDP per capita. Science and technology (S&T) are critical for development: ignoring their importance is short-sighted -- it only makes the gap between the developed and the developing world larger. Luckily, there are signs that S&T is increasingly part of the agenda of both the international community and policy makers in developing countries."