Reis, José GuilhermeCanuto, OtavianoDutz, Mark A.2012-08-132012-08-132010-07https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10167As the global stock of ideas expands and diffuses across and within countries, technological learning is poised to become an even more important determinant of growth through its impact on innovation. This note reviews global trends that make a policy focus on technological learning and innovation more important than ever for developing countries. The note explores how the recent global financial crisis may affect these trends and outlines several implications of these trends for innovation policy moving forward. Developing countries will benefit from an increased policy emphasis on technological learning and the adoption of more efficient existing technologies to generate more and better jobs and higher standards of living.CC BY 3.0 IGOABSORPTIVE CAPACITYACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESS TO THE INTERNETACCOUNTINGADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGIESARTISANSBASICBEST-PRACTICEBLOGBORROWINGBROADBANDBUSINESS ASSOCIATIONSBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTSBUSINESS MODELSBUSINESS PROCESSBUSINESSESBUYERSCAPABILITIESCAPABILITYCAPABILITY BUILDINGCOLLABORATIONCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESCOMPETITIVENESSCONSULTING SERVICESCONSUMER MARKETSDATA STORAGEDECISION MAKINGDECISION-MAKINGDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDEVICESDISCUSSIONDOMAINECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHELECTRICITYEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENABLING ENVIRONMENTENGINEERINGEQUIPMENTEXPERIMENTATIONEXTERNALITIESFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTSFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN TRADEGLOBAL KNOWLEDGEGLOBAL MARKETGLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINSGLOBALIZATIONGROWTH THEORYHARDWAREHUMAN CAPITALICTIDEAIDEASINCOMEINDEXESINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINNOVATIONINNOVATION POLICYINNOVATIONSINSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTINTEGRATIONINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVENTIONKIOSKSKNOWLEDGE DIFFUSIONKNOWLEDGE FLOWSLABOR COSTSLANLEADINGLEARNINGLIVING STANDARDSMANUFACTURINGMARKET COMPETITIONMARKET DEMANDSMARKET ECONOMIESMARKETINGMIDDLEMENMOBILE PHONESNETWORKSNEW TECHNOLOGIESORGANIZATIONAL CAPITALPDFPOLICY SUPPORTPRODUCTIVITYPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHPROGRAMSR&DRADARREGISTRIESRENTSSAFETYSANTACIT KNOWLEDGETECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIESTECHNOLOGICAL LEARNINGTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGY LICENSINGTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTRADE STATISTICSTRANSMISSIONUNEMPLOYMENTUSERSUSESVARIETYWORLD ECONOMYWORLD TRADEWorld Bank10.1596/10167