The present study analyzes the potential opportunities and risks involved in employing biotechnologies in
the Caribbean region. This information would support developmental policies in the areas of food
security, climate change and poverty reduction. The report provides a brief overview of biotechnology
development, covering industrial and other microbial biotechnologies, tissue culture and molecular
biology. Details of opportunities and risks of biotechnology development are provided for agricultural,
industrial, environmental, industrial and medical biotechnology, with information on the glo…
This book analyses the development of information societies in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, and provides input for public policy on information and communications technologies (ICT) issues.…
The present report explains the development path of Korea, from a country which started its development with a lack of natural resources, industrial facilities, sufficient foreign reserves and business experiences and with human resources as its only productive factor at the disposal, to its successful technological catch-up, export performance and economic development. The study clarifies this development by concentrating on the formulation and implementation mechanism of development strategies and policies with the emphasis on trade; the technological capability building process and institu…
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