Abstract:
Techno-economic intelligence groups in the Third World usually operate in an unfavourable environment characterized by a generalized lack of resources of all types. The level of understanding and acceptance of their activities by policy-makers is generally low. On the international front, political realignments, military alliances and economic uncertainties add to the constraints. Last, but not least, the concepts, values and perspectives that ore transferred with the technology ore generally alien to indigenous habits of thought and modes of behaviour. Some speculations is offered on the changing information environment and its implications for future techno-economic intelligence activities in the Third World. These notes examine one aspect of the problem of acquiring, processing and using economic and technological information for the purpose of policy and decision-making that is intelligence by governments in Third World countries. To a large extent, they have been motivated by the articles and reports writ-ten by Stevan Dedijer on the subject of "Intelligence for Development", and presents the point of view of a Third World Researcher and policy-maker. Rather than describing what exists or has been done in practice (very little indeed!), these notes offer some speculations on the changing information environment and its implications for future techno-economic intelligence activities in the Third World.
Page(s):
41-46
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Science, Technology and Development, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Year: 1986