Leveraging High Technology to Drive Innovation and Competitiveness and Build the Sri Lankan Knowledge Economy

This study was done at an opportune time in Sri Lanka's history: with end of the war there is hope for the country's peace, prosperity, and growth. To encourage economic growth, this study examines how high technology can drive competitiv...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Financial Sector Study
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE APPLIANCES AUTOMATION AUTOMOBILE BACKBONE BASIC BIOLOGY BIOTECHNOLOGY BROADBAND BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS INFORMATION BUSINESS INNOVATION BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS PROCESS BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING BUSINESS SECTOR BUSINESSES CABLE TELEVISION CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY-BUILDING CELL PHONES CHEMISTRY CITIES COLLABORATION COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITIES COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS COMPONENTS COMPUTER CHIPS COMPUTER EQUIPMENT COMPUTERS COMPUTING COMPUTING DEVICES CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CONTROL SYSTEMS CROPS DECISION MAKING DEVICES DIAGNOSTIC TESTING DIGITAL DISEASES DRAM DVD ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELECTRONIC DEVICES ELECTRONICS ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY ENGINEERING ENGINEERS ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT EXPORT MARKET EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT SECTOR FARMERS FERTILIZERS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FLASH FLASH MEMORY FOOD PRODUCTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKET GLOBAL MARKETPLACE GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT POLICY GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH STRATEGIES HARDWARE HIGH TECHNOLOGY HORTICULTURAL CROPS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES ICT IMAGES INCOMES INDUSTRIAL BASE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION INDUSTRY INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRARED INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDER INNOVATIONS INSTITUTION INTEGRATED CIRCUITS INTEGRATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTIONS IP JOINT VENTURES KNOW-HOW KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS KNOWLEDGE WORKERS LCD LIFE SCIENCES LITERACY MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY MARKET SHARE MARKETING MATERIAL MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MOBILE PHONES MULTIMEDIA NANOTECHNOLOGY NATURAL RESOURCES NAVIGATION NETWORKS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NGOS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUTRITION OUTSOURCING PC PERFORMANCE MEASURE PERSONAL COMPUTER PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY FRAMEWORK POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL WILL PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PROCUREMENT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS PROTOCOL PROTOTYPES PUBLISHING R&D RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY RELIABILITY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTERS RESULT SAN SATELLITE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE FOUNDATION SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES SCIENTISTS SEMICONDUCTOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SEMICONDUCTORS SENSORS SERVICE PROVIDERS SILICON SITES SOFTWARE INDUSTRY TAX INCENTIVES TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TECHNICIANS TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY LICENSING TECHNOLOGY PARKS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENTS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY TEXTILES TRAINING INSTITUTES TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSPORT SYSTEMS UNIVERSITIES USERS USES VALUE CHAIN VIDEO VIDEO GAME VIRUS VIRUSES WORLD TRADE
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