ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book explores how innovation theories and science and technology policies have evolved historically. It deals with technological innovation and the process of development. The book is concerned with the effects of new technologies for development. It examines issues specific to the regions of Latin America and Africa. The book provides some key policy and management issues with regard to science, technology and development. It focuses on the problems of managing research and development in India, a country with a sizable scientific and technological base within the third world. The book presents a forward-looking and practical approach to the question of how developing countries could become better players in the emerging international technological marketplace. International technology intelligence and sourcing is a dynamic new concept with powerful implications for developing countries.
