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The article offers information on a survey of entrepreneurial collaborations among health biotechnology firms in developing countries. According to the survey, though there is a high level of collaboration, there is also a lack of emphasis on new or improved health biotechnology products and processes. Countries included in the survey are Brazil, China, Cuba, Egypt, India, and South Africa and the number of firms surveyed is 467 wherein a total of 288 firms completed the survey. Survey authors recommend the integration of more South-South collaboration in their innovation policies and provide support for firms that want to promote innovation in health biotechnology.

The article discusses several issues related to the usage of information and communication technology (ICT) in electronically delivered software (EDS) in India. An overview of relevant World Trade Organization (WTO) councils and their mandate on electronic commerce (e-commerce) is offered. A list of the initiatives made to overcome limitations to the participation of developing countries in e-commerce is presented. It talks about the debate on moratorium on electronic transmission. It cites the global trend in information technology (IT) services export and trends in ICT trade in India. It states the implications of the withdrawal of moratorium on software firms in India.

The study of industry associations occupies an uneasy ground in development economics. There is much empirical work that shows that industry associations fulfil important developmental roles in developing countries, often compensating for inadequacies in the business environment. Yet their status as institutions capable of generating growth is compromised because of the rent-seeking behaviour they embody. We study two different technology-based industries, namely software services and biotechnology, both of which formed industry associations to influence government policy and to aid the growth of their member firms, paying attention to their motivations for setting up, detailing the policies they sought to influence and their success as organisations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]