A paper entitled ‘What factors drive successful industrialization? Evidence and implications for developing countries‘, co-authored by UNU-MERIT’s Dr Bruno Martorano, has won the 2019 Best Paper Award from the academic journal ‘Structural Change and Economic Dynamics’. The Journal’s Editorial Board selected the paper based on several criteria, including its significance for dynamics, structural change, economic, technological institutional behaviour, methods and innovation. “Th...
Narratives are essential. Humans are, after all, “helpless story junkies”. Business and economic success depend much more than is commonly acknowledged on getting the narrative right. And if there is a narrative where getting it right or wrong matters hugely, it is the narrative about Africa’s industrial development....
Technology can serve all three dimensions of sustainability – economic, social and environmental – at the same time. This is the main finding of UNIDO’s Industrial Development Report (IDR) 2016, to be presented at a special seminar at UNU HQ in Tokyo on 18 December 2015. Entitled “The Role of Technology and Innovation in Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development”, this flagship report was based around a series of UNU-MERIT Working Papers, co-authored by among others Dire...
This article is part of UNU’s “17 Days, 17 Goals” series, featuring research and commentary in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit, 25-27 September 2015 in New York City. Halfway through our series we step back to reflect on the bigger picture, with a special focus on goal #9. Goal #9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation After an extensive process of consultation and lively online debates, world leader...