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Technological innovation – combined with scientific research – has always constituted a driving force of transformation in our societies. From the moment it turns into an industrial and economic tool, any form of societal innovation involves change in production processes: the creation and development of new lines of business, increased marketing of new products, and therefore the set-up of new organizational modes of social interaction, as much within as between societies across the world.
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Besides, sustainable development, in its quest for balance, cannot overlook the spatial dimension, through fair territorial distribution of development, or the cultural dimension – development models must be designed to adapt to the socio-spatial contexts upon which they bear their imprint.
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In this regard, UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN networks are unique models that encourage knowledge circulation and the reinforcement of capacities through innovative ways of North-South and South-South cooperation.
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The poverty rate has dropped from 29% in 1990 to 18% in 2004, according to the World Bank (2008).
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Bolay, JC. (2012). Appropriate Technologies for Sustainable Development. In: Bolay, JC., Schmid, M., Tejada, G., Hazboun, E. (eds) Technologies and Innovations for Development. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0268-8_1
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