Capacity Building for Knowledge Transfer & GlobalizationCapacity Building for Knowledge Transfer & Globalization

Professor Dennis Anderson, Ph.D.

May 11, 2010

Istanbul, Turkey

European Regional Economic Forum (EREF) 2010 Workshop on

Knowledge Transfer for Development “Circulation of Scientific Talent and Communication with

Diasporas”

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About Me

Professor of Business and Information Technology, Pace University, USA

Fulbright Scholar

High-level Adviser, United Nations Global Alliance for ICT & Development; advised UNFPA, UNDP, UNESCO, UNECA on Sustainability, PPP, e-

Government, ICT

Adviser, Various organizations including CIO, Computerworld, Microsoft, International Commission on Workforce Development

Judge, World Summit Awards, CIO 100, Imagine Cup, Computerworld Honors, Emmy Awards for Advanced Technology

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Agenda

Knowledge Transfer Challenges Globalization World Economic Crisis Inward vs. Outward Innovation – Thinking outside the box Summary

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Knowledge TransferKnowledge Transfer

KnowledgeA (more than know-how)

KnowledgeParallel, AAMorphing, ABCTransformation, ACNew, AX

Process

Holder: Experts, Individuals, Organizations

Receiver: Experts, Individuals, Organizations

R&DKnowledge Incubation

StrategyInvestment

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Knowledge Transfer Ecosystem –Knowledge Transfer Ecosystem –National Model (US)National Model (US)

University, Graduate programs, Training, R&D Labs Startup,

Commercialization

Government Funding Agencies, NIH, NSF

IncubatorAccelerator

PPP, Government Economic Development, Private Funding

Corporate LabsXerox, MSR

National Strategy

JobsEconomic Growth

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ChallengesChallenges Setting a national strategy on knowledge economy (this may mean a

shift in priority; everything worked for many years and why change now?)

R&D is a major investment commitment and often ROI is not measurable or uncertain, NSF's FY 2011 Budget Request is $7.4 billion

Knowledge for knowledge sake (basic research) may not stimulate economic activities

Without R&D investment, it is hard to stay competitive (IP) Creating an environment for knowledge transfer within the country

(intra governments, vertical and horizontal industries, universities to startups)

Nurturing and placing knowledge experts and workers (unrealized human capital)

Global competition for knowledge experts and workers Stagnant educational system, lack of reform

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Globalization Flat world Economic opportunity Educational opportunity Freedom to think

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Drivers Better economical and educational

opportunities Brain draining (China, Russia, India US and EU, Google, Yahoo, Intel)

Stimulation Diversity Density of knowledge experts Motivation Autonomy

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World Economic Crisis Uncertainty Lack of funding (less investment in human

capital, R&D, education and training, etc.) Lack of economic opportunities, Xenophobia,

Reverse brain draining (US India, China)

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Inward vs. Outward Invest at home (capacity building) Import, incentive programs

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Inward vs. Outward Invest at home

– Too expensive– Not enough time– Lack of diversity (idea/thinking)– Not enough knowledge workers and experts– Inadequate educational system– Not enough funding– Monolithic culture

Import, incentive program– Buy what you want (researchers, leaders (Google, Yahoo,

KAIST), technologies, etc.)– Instant R&D programs or Hubs (Singapore, Korea, Belgium,

Ireland, Dubai, India, Philippines) – Expensive ($350 m - McGovern Institute for Brain Research at

MIT, Multibillion $ - Singapore’s Biopolis and Fusionopolis)– Retention– Unclear about sustainability

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Innovation – Think outside the boxBoxes CANNOT

•Culture•Status quo•Educational method•Language•$•Hierarchy •Resources

Problem

S W

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Innovative Solution, Product

CAN

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Summary Knowledge transfer is an ongoing challenge National strategy could help deal with this

challenge Invest at home and encourage experts to

relocate Create a free thinking environment (what is

possible vs. what you can do)

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Cases India (poverty, lack of economic or educational

opportunity, BPO) China (poverty, manufacturing) Korea (export dependent) Singapore (science & technology investment) Ireland (information technology) Developed counties (knowledge based, aging

population in EU, new technology, Japan) USA (knowledge based, services, new

technology)

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Contact Information

Dennis Anderson, Ph.D.New York, NY

USA

dennis.Danderson@gmail.com

www.drdennisanderson.com