Global excellence at the expense of local relevance, or a bridge between two worlds? Research in science and technology in the developing world
Barnard, Helena, Cowan, Robin and Müller, Moritz (2010). Global excellence at the expense of local relevance, or a bridge between two worlds? Research in science and technology in the developing world. UNU-MERIT.
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Author Barnard, Helena
Cowan, Robin
Müller, MoritzTitle Global excellence at the expense of local relevance, or a bridge between two worlds? Research in science and technology in the developing world Publication Date 2010 Publisher UNU-MERIT Abstract Do world-leading researchers from developing countries contribute to upgrading locally, or do they disengage from the local context? The paper investigates the scientific collaborations of university-based science and technology researchers in the database of the South African National Research Foundation (NRF), and analyses the co-authorships of researchers who were ranked by the NRF during the 2001 to 2007 period. To establish the extent to which a researcher can access knowledge outside the South African academic science and technology research community, and share it inside that community, we develop a measure of 'gatekeeping'. The evidence suggests that there is not a local/global trade-off in knowledge creation in academia in the developing world, and that the world-leading researchers in developing countries may play an especially important role as conduits of new knowledge in their country. Keyword Science and technology
Research
Upgrading
Developing country
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