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Education, Science and Technology in Developing Countries

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Making It to the Forefront

Part of the book series: Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management ((ITKM,volume 14))

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It is no secret that the world is now changing at a rapid pace which is mainly driven by the accumulation of scientific knowledge and technological applications that follow it. However, we also observe that those who are in most need to benefit from innovations do not receive these benefits, i.e., the developing and underdeveloped countries.

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Aydogan-Duda, N. (2012). Education, Science and Technology in Developing Countries. In: Aydogan-Duda, N. (eds) Making It to the Forefront. Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management, vol 14. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1545-9_4

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