ABSTRACT
Developing countries’ reliance on import of ready-made technology or research results will not suffice to satisfy basic needs. A pre-requisite for independent development strategies in this direction is a national capacity for research as well as for the development, evaluation and adaptation of technology. The essence of the “knowledge for development” discourse within foreign aid is that scientific research will enable both economic growth and poverty reduction in low-income countries. The linear model of innovation is considered one of the first developed frameworks for analyzing how science and technology related to the economy. The idea of innovation systems started out as an alternative way to account for the role of technology in economic growth. In the post-war period, the reasons for engaging in aid were diversified, the UN was formed, the rate of decolonization increased and more attention was paid to problems of low-income countries.
