Innovation in Resource-Based Technology Clusters: Investigating the Lateral Migration Thesis – The manufacture of biodegradable plastics from maize starch
by WALKER, M. & FARISANI, L., 2006Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
Walker & Farisani offer a case study of the lateral migration of technology from a resource sector in South Africa. They explore the role of collaborative partnerships and linkages in the diversification process of firms, particularly those that have moved from primary resource-based activities into high-value niche applications. Their focus is on the production of…
read more >>Innovation in Resource-Based Technology Clusters: Investigating the Lateral Migration Thesis – The development of a sugar-based plastic in Brazil
by VELHO, L. & VELHO, P., 2006Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
Velho & Velho offer a case study from Brazil on the lateral migration of technology from resource industries. It is about an industrial plant to manufacture biodegradable plastic from sugar. This development is closely associated with the long term activity of sugar and alcohol production in Brazil, which is based on the natural endowments of…
read more >>Resource- Based Industries Innovation in Resource-Based Technology Clusters: Investigating the Lateral Migration Thesis – Knowledge intensification in resource-based economies, technological learning and industrial policy
by LORENTZEN, J. , 2006Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
Lorentzen reviews the concept of the thesis for lateral migration of technology from resource based industries. The central idea is that resource based economies can generate know-how and intellectual property by solving problems in the service of their industries. This know how and IP can be laterally migrated into other non-resource based industries and applications….
read more >>Resource-Based Technology Innovation in South Africa
by GOSTNER, K., ROBERTS, S., CLARKE, A. & ILIEV, I., 2005Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
In support of South Africa’s national R&D strategy of 2003, the Human Sciences Research Council and Mintek’s work programme on the resource-based technology clusters aims to identify policy measures to promote industrial diversification and indirect employment growth, based on the opportunities created by these sectors. It specifically considers how South Africa might promote beneficiation and…
read more >>Resource-based Technology Innovation in South Africa: Mines and Medicine: Lodox Low Dosage X-ray
by GOSTNER, K. , 2005Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
This is a case study of lateral migration of technology from resource industries in South Africa. The introduction to a story on CNN.com/Health, dated 12 June 2003, reads: ‘A digital X-ray system once used to search South African miners for stolen diamonds will now allow Baltimore trauma doctors to scan a patient’s entire body in…
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by LORENTZEN, J. , 2006Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
Lorenzten considers opportunities for industrial diversification stimulated in resource based industries. This paper contributed to a joint programme of the Human Sciences Research Council and Mintek to explore innovation aimed at addressing the requirements of a country’s resource industries. This know-how can then migrate laterally to other industrial uses. The resource-based technology clusters programme of…
read more >>Resource-based industries – Innovation in Resource-Based Technology Clusters:From coffee production to machines for optical selection in Costa Rica
by GIULIANI, E., 2006Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
Guiliani reviews a case of lateral migration of technology from resource industries in Costa Rica. Xeltron, a domestic firm, is a producer of machines for optical selection, which was started up in the 1970’s as a knowledge intensive input supplier of coffee producers. Triggered by domestic demand, the company developed optical selectors for coffee beans,…
read more >>Resource-based Technology Innovation in South Africa: Innovations in South Africa’s Off-grid Concessions Programme
by CLARK, A., 2005Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
Clark reviews South Africa’s off-grid electricity concessions programme, an important component the National Integrated Electrification Programme. This programme was aimed at offering access to photovoltaic solar home systems in deep rural areas, pending the supply of grid electricity throughout the country. It is a case study contribution to the Human Sciences Research Council’s project to…
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