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Knowledge, Productivity, and Innovation in Nigeria
Finally, Nigeria could follow India’s example in exploiting reverse engineering techniques, while fostering a culture of respect for IPRs. Following squabbles over pharmaceutical patents, India has shown an ability to adapt to international rules on property rights, while maintaining a competitive edge in the production of cheaper generic drugs that have won it large market shares in many countries. Moreover, it has seen the intensification of agreements between top pharmaceutical corporations and local Indian firms and conglomerates, fostering knowledge diffusion.
Notes 1. For example, the India Planning Commission’s India as a Knowledge Superpower: Strategy for Transformation and India Vision 2020 or the HighLevel Strategic Group’s India’s New Opportunity, 2020. 2. The establishment followed previous work done on India as a Knowledge Superpower by a task force set up by the India Planning Commission in 2001. 3. More than 100 million Indian children remain out of school, despite the introduction of the “Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan—Education for All” program in 2001. A huge gap also exists in access to secondary education, especially for girls (Kingdon 2007).