Journal article
Development Tech
Harvard international review, Vol.34(3)
01 Jan 2013
Abstract
In early June 2012, a diverse group of scientists, engineers, and policymakers convened at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University for the inaugural "International Conference on Technology and Innovation for Global Development." Project at the Harvard Kennedy School. The goal of the conference was to explore the contributions of technical innovations to global economies, particularly in the developing world. The conference was philosophically motivated by the work of Joseph Schumpeter (1883-1950), an Austrian economist and political scientist considered to be one of the greatest economic thinkers of the twentieth century. Schumpeter argued that technological innovation is critical to the capitalist enterprise, and is potentially the most powerful driver of economic transformation. With Schumpeter's theory as a starting point, the conference participants at the Harvard Kennedy School sought to apply these ideas to contemporary technological innovations for global development. Overall, the conference was a tremendous triumph.
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Details
- Title
- Development Tech
- Creators
- Sujata Bhatia
- Publication Details
- Harvard international review, Vol.34(3)
- Publisher
- Harvard International Relations Council
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Identifiers
- 991021463445904721