Projects
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Impact of ICTs Adoption and Application on Innovation
STIPRO recognizes the role of the manufacturing sector in the economy of Tanzania. Between 2011 and 2012, the organization conducted a study to determine the types and role of ICTs in innnovativeness of manufacturing sector,looking at both micro, small, medium and large scale firms. The study findings gives deeper insights
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Tanzania EPZ Firms and their Potentials in Technology Transfer
Technology transfer is a diffusion of skills and knowledge from one firm to another for the purpose of application. This study investigated the potential of the firms within Tanzania EPZs in transferring technology to firms outside the zones. The study was carried out in Dar as Salaam, Morogoro and Arusha.
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Background to the Cluster Initiative Project
Tanzania’s eight cluster initiatives (CI) project was launched in January 2006. The SIDA-funded project is the first such project to have ever been embarked on in Tanzania, and therefore a trial project that was planned to run for 18 months. The mid term evaluation for the project was done in
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Foreign Direct Investment and Technological Capability Building in Least Developed Countries: The Case of Tanzania
STIPRO has conducted a project entitled “Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Technological Capability Building in Least Developed Countries: The Case of Tanzania”. The project was led by Dr. Astrid Szogs and involves 2 senior researchers and 4 project employed junior researchers. The major objective of the project was to identify
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The Role of FDI Report in Local Technological Capability Building
Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) have been found to be important aspects of economic development of host countries, and crucial, in building technological capabilities of local companies in developing countries. It is a channel for international diffusion of technology, having the potential to transfer technological, organizational and managerial practices to developing