2026-07-01http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415082India's recent growth has been impressive, with real GDP rising by over eight percent a year since 2004 -- accompanied by a jump in innovative activities. Growth has been driven by rapid expansion in export-oriented, skill-intensive manufacturing and, especially, skill-intensive services. The book is structured as follows: Chapter 1 reviews the Indian context and enabling environment. Chapter 2 analyzes knowledge creation and commercialization. Chapter 3 discusses knowledge diffusion and absorption. Chapter 4 encourages inclusive, pro-poor innovation. Chapter 5 addresses the need for stronger skills and education for innovation. Chapter 6 examines ways of improving information infrastructure. Chapter 7 suggests approaches to enhance innovation finance.application/pdftext/plainCC BY 3.0 IGOhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igoWorld BankABSORPTIVE CAPACITYACCESS TO INFORMATIONACCESS TO INTERNETACTION PLANAGRICULTURAL RESEARCHAGRICULTUREAUTOMOBILEBEST PRACTICEBEST PRACTICESBIOTECHNOLOGYBOUNDARIESBROADBANDBROADBAND NETWORKSBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS INNOVATIONBUSINESS MODELSBUSINESS PROCESSBUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCINGBUSINESS SERVICESBUSINESSESCAPABILITIESCAPITAL INVESTMENTSCHAMBERS OF COMMERCECITIESCOLLABORATIONCOLLABORATIONSCOLLABORATIVE PROJECTSCOMMERCECOMMUNICATION SKILLSCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYCOMMUNITIESCOMPARATOR COUNTRIESCOMPETITION KNOWLEDGECOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVE GRANTSCOMPETITIVENESSCONNECTIVITYCOPYRIGHTDATA SERVICESDECISION-MAKINGDIASPORA NETWORKDISCOVERYDISCUSSIONDISTANCE EDUCATIONDOIE-MAILECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC SECTORSELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONSENABLING ENVIRONMENTENGINEERSENTERPRISE SURVEYENVIRONMENT FOR INNOVATIONEQUIPMENTEXISTING KNOWLEDGEEXPORT PROMOTIONEXTERNALITIESFARMERSFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL SUPPORTFISHFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTMENTGLOBAL KNOWLEDGEGLOBALIZATIONGOVERNMENT CONTRACTSGRID COMPUTINGHUMAN RESOURCEHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESICTIDEASIMAGINATIONIMPLEMENTATION PLANINCOME INEQUALITYINCOMESINDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGEINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINFORMATION FLOWSINFORMATION INFRASTRUCTUREINFORMATION SERVICESINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINFORMATION TRANSFERINNOVATIONINNOVATION POLICYINNOVATION PROGRAMINNOVATION STRATEGYINNOVATIONSINNOVATIVE BUSINESSINSTRUCTORSINTEGRATIONINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGIMEINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSINTERFACESINTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICEINTERNATIONAL BUSINESSINTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONINTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTSINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINTERNET SERVICESIPKNOWLEDGE CREATIONKNOWLEDGE DIFFUSIONKNOWLEDGE ECONOMYKNOWLEDGE FLOWSKNOWLEDGE WORKERSKNOWLEDGE-CREATIONLABORATORIESLEADINGLEARNINGLEGAL FRAMEWORKLICENSELICENSE FEELICENSESLICENSINGLOCAL KNOWLEDGEMANUFACTURINGMARKET ECONOMIESMARKET OPPORTUNITYMARKETINGMATERIALMEDIUM ENTERPRISEMEDIUM ENTERPRISESMENTORINGMIDDLEMENMINISTRIES OF SCIENCEMOBILE PHONESNETWORKSNEW MARKETNEW TECHNOLOGIESNEW TECHNOLOGYNGOSNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSONE-STOP SHOPORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIESORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUREOUTSOURCINGPATENTSPENETRATION OF BROADBANDPENETRATION RATESPHONE SERVICESPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE INVESTMENTSPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTPRIVATE SECTORSPROBLEM SOLVINGPROCUREMENTPROCUREMENT POLICIESPRODUCTION PROCESSESPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAMSPROTOTYPEPROTOTYPESPUBLIC GOODPUBLIC GOODSPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITYQUALITY MANAGEMENTQUALITY STANDARDSQUERIESR&DRADIORADIO SPECTRUMREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRESEARCH NETWORKSRESEARCH PROGRAMSRESULTRESULTSRURAL ACCESSRURAL INDUSTRYRURAL TELEDENSITYSCIENCE FOUNDATIONSCIENTIFIC COMMUNITYSCIENTISTSSECURITIESSERVICE DELIVERYSTANDARDIZATIONSUPPLY CHAINSSUPPLY NETWORKSTARGETSTAX INCENTIVESTECHNICAL SKILLSTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGY PARKSTECHNOLOGY SUPPORTTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERSTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURETELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICESTELEPHONETELEPHONESTEXTILESTRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGETRAINING INSTITUTESTRAINING PROGRAMSTRAINING SYSTEMSTRANSACTIONUNIVERSITIESUSE OF KNOWLEDGEUSERUSERSVARIETYWIRELESS SERVICESWORKFORCEWORLD TRADE