World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192009-06-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3104This study was done at an opportune time in Sri Lanka's history: with end of the war there is hope for the country's peace, prosperity, and growth. To encourage economic growth, this study examines how high technology can drive competitiveness in key export-oriented industries and help build a strong Sri Lankan knowledge economy. The study examines global experience from economies around the world, but particularly several in Southeast Asia, to provide guidance on the role of national governments in enabling the development of a high-tech export sector and the application of high technologies in domestic production. More specifically, it reviews public policies, strategies, and investments in comparable countries that have been successful in promoting the absorption and use of high technologies for competitiveness, and applies lessons to Sri Lanka.CC BY 3.0 IGOADVANCED TECHNOLOGYAGRICULTUREAPPLIANCESAUTOMATIONAUTOMOBILEBACKBONEBASICBIOLOGYBIOTECHNOLOGYBROADBANDBUDGET ALLOCATIONSBUSINESS ACTIVITYBUSINESS INFORMATIONBUSINESS INNOVATIONBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESBUSINESS PROCESSBUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCINGBUSINESS SECTORBUSINESSESCABLE TELEVISIONCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPACITY-BUILDINGCELL PHONESCHEMISTRYCITIESCOLLABORATIONCOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYCOMMUNITIESCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVENESSCOMPONENTSCOMPUTER CHIPSCOMPUTER EQUIPMENTCOMPUTERSCOMPUTINGCOMPUTING DEVICESCONSUMER ELECTRONICSCONTROL SYSTEMSCROPSDECISION MAKINGDEVICESDIAGNOSTIC TESTINGDIGITALDISEASESDRAMDVDECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTELECTRONIC DEVICESELECTRONICSELECTRONICS INDUSTRYENGINEERINGENGINEERSENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTENTERTAINMENTEQUIPMENTEXPORT MARKETEXPORT MARKETSEXPORT SECTORFARMERSFERTILIZERSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFLASHFLASH MEMORYFOOD PRODUCTSFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN EXCHANGEGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL MARKETGLOBAL MARKETPLACEGLOBAL MARKETSGLOBALIZATIONGOVERNMENT POLICIESGOVERNMENT POLICYGROWTH POTENTIALGROWTH STRATEGIESHARDWAREHIGH TECHNOLOGYHORTICULTURAL CROPSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RESOURCEHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESICTIMAGESINCOMESINDUSTRIAL BASEINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIONINDUSTRIAL STRUCTUREINDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGYINFORMATION INDUSTRYINFORMATION INFRASTRUCTUREINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINFRAREDINFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERINNOVATIONSINSTITUTIONINTEGRATED CIRCUITSINTEGRATIONINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSINTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICESINTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVENTIONSIPJOINT VENTURESKNOW-HOWKNOWLEDGE ECONOMYKNOWLEDGE NETWORKSKNOWLEDGE WORKERSLCDLIFE SCIENCESLITERACYMANUFACTURINGMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIESMANUFACTURING INDUSTRYMARKET SHAREMARKETINGMATERIALMEDIUM ENTERPRISEMEDIUM ENTERPRISESMOBILE PHONESMULTIMEDIANANOTECHNOLOGYNATURAL RESOURCESNAVIGATIONNETWORKSNEW TECHNOLOGIESNGOSNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSNUTRITIONOUTSOURCINGPCPERFORMANCE MEASUREPERSONAL COMPUTERPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTUREPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLITICAL LEADERSHIPPOLITICAL WILLPRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDSPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPRIVATE SECTOR FIRMSPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONPROCUREMENTPRODUCT DEVELOPMENTPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAMSPROTOCOLPROTOTYPESPUBLISHINGR&DRANDOM ACCESS MEMORYRELIABILITYRESEARCH & DEVELOPMENTRESEARCH CENTERSRESULTSANSATELLITESCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYSCIENCE FOUNDATIONSCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINESSCIENTISTSSEMICONDUCTORSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESSEMICONDUCTORSSENSORSSERVICE PROVIDERSSILICONSITESSOFTWARE INDUSTRYTAX INCENTIVESTECHNICAL EXPERTISETECHNICIANSTECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIESTECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITYTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGETECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONTECHNOLOGICAL LEARNINGTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONTECHNOLOGY LICENSINGTECHNOLOGY PARKSTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTELECOMTELECOMMUNICATIONTELECOMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENTSTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRYTEXTILESTRAINING INSTITUTESTRAINING PROGRAMSTRANSPORT SYSTEMSUNIVERSITIESUSERSUSESVALUE CHAINVIDEOVIDEO GAMEVIRUSVIRUSESWORLD TRADEWorld Bank10.1596/3104