Developing a county's technological capabilities.

[Die_empty]

The countries researchers have to travel to other countries for some learning but sponsoring researches and education is the first thing to do, other ways will open.

It can be more financially demanding to have to sponsor or keep sponsoring researchers or others to other countries in a bid to try to improve the tech capabilities of one's country by the government. A better approach has to be bringing these teachers to their country to train their own teachers and then have these teachers train others whilst still keeping in touch.

To improve tech capability because technology is progressive and should be innovative, it should be in the focus of any government that wants to transition into a tech-capable nation to create an environment that stimulates innovative thinking.

Government can also sponsor citizens to study technological courses abroad. These citizens will return to the country and teach others. Students from India, Japan,  South Korea, China, and a few other countries return home after studying in the West. This is why they are developing technologically. However, many Africans don't like returning home. I don't blame them because of the poor economic, security, and political situations in some African countries. The majority of scholarship students that my country sent to foreign countries refused to come back. They refused to come back because of a better quality of life in the West and East. .

[Iranus]

Technological capability i.e, the ability to do thing for oneself,is the critical Factor in national development. It determines the extent to which all the other components of development can be achieved. For this reason,a country seeking to develop its economy and society must take steps to develop technological capability.

Even though you focus more on technological development, the aspect of human resource development has been neglected. Not all countries in the world are rich, we should not forget this. There are many countries that have a large population but no work. We see in various news that unemployment is increasing in developing countries. Even in developed countries, unemployment is increasing at a terrible rate.

Technological development is absolutely necessary in current world, there is no room to deny this. But we should not forget that how will the government deal with unemployment that will be created due to technological development? We want easy solutions to everything, we want quick development, but we do not think about how to deal with the new problems that will arise while trying to solve these problems.

At the same time unemployment in the country decreases the country economy improves and the problems of the people are also solved.

So why is the unemployment rate increasing across the world? Even in the countries that use the most technology, the unemployment rate is increasing day by day.

[Alex077]

(1) By discovering the relevant knowledge consciously or unconsciously
(2) By learning from other countries

But for the development of any country, it is necessary to emphasize several other issues. Which work on the other side of the screen or work indirectly.

Deep investment is needed in human resources and education. If education and human resources improve, technological improvement will naturally happen gradually. This process will work slowly and indirectly. But I think this is most suitable method.

Implementing industrial policy can be one method. We see that developing countries usually import various technologies for industry from developed countries. Through implementation of industrial policy, some strictness can be made in import of foreign technology and some ease in the use of domestic technology can be made. As a result, domestic technology will spread.

Another important issue is that National Innovation System should be developed. Funds should be increased in research in universities. As a result overall situation will gradually change.

However, in my opinion, most important thing in these cases is political stability. If any state is not politically stable, none of these methods will work.

[Spaceman1000$]

Technological capability i.e, the ability to do thing for oneself,is the critical Factor in national development. It determines the extent to which all the other components of development can be achieved. For this reason,a country seeking to develop its economy and society must take steps to develop technological capability. From history, three approaches can be identified.
(1) By discovering the relevant knowledge consciously or unconsciously
(2) By learning from other countries
(3) By both (1) and (2)
Please do well to add your own

Developing a country's technology you will have to borrow a lot of ideals from advance country, you will have to change your educational system into a technological driven one, make science courses compulsory literally till higher institution before they can make options if they will continue or branch out. The country can as well do well to send some of their young brilliant graduates to go overseas and study courses that will impact on the technological advancement of the country. Some of these projects take 20 to 30 years to establish, it is not something you just achieve in immediate effect, it will take a gradual process.

[Jostle]

Does option (2) also include investing in companies, startups, as well as in other countries?

Technologically poor countries tend to be further behind in their Standard of Living, as well as Cost of Living (these 2 are not the same thing, although related). To get out of the rut, it's necessarily true that technologically advancement is needed.

Multi-prong approach is needed here. On one hand,
(1) improve educational standards of the country - by building up infrastructure, hiring qualified educators
(2) Improve connection/trade/relations with other countries - so that they are willing to invest in the country, as well as send qualified people over
(3) Talent attraction program - e.g. tax rebate etc.

More often than that, countries that find themselves in this situation (technologically poor) will have a hard time getting up/ getting out of hand. It is reasonable to ask for help (barring egos of the leaders).  Will be a very long term effort (more than 10-15 years).

[Cookdata]

Does option (2) also include investing in companies, startups, as well as in other countries?

Technologically poor countries tend to be further behind in their Standard of Living, as well as Cost of Living (these 2 are not the same thing, although related). To get out of the rut, it's necessarily true that technologically advancement is needed.

Countries that are ahead in technology didn't jump to technology, they were known for one thing before they become big in technology advancement. If a country is not good in technology, it's either they don't have what it takes to built it and most likely is because they didn't bother or the country is earning and the money are been embezzled. You need to be well rich from other source of income as a nation before you can make a big investment in technology.

More often than that, countries that find themselves in this situation (technologically poor) will have a hard time getting up/ getting out of hand. It is reasonable to ask for help (barring egos of the leaders).  Will be a very long term effort (more than 10-15 years).

Countries that are poor in technological development sometimes tend to have the most ambitious people that want to build tech. Take a look at India, they are not that bad in technology advancement, at least they are good in medical advancement but they have one of the largest group of technology people with high IQ. Go to any top company in the UK, you will see at least one Indian person as their IT developer, they are one of the most successful people in tech but don't use them at home. They are more value outside their country.

[Accardo]

Even though you focus more on technological development, the aspect of human resource development has been neglected. Not all countries in the world are rich, we should not forget this. There are many countries that have a large population but no work. We see in various news that unemployment is increasing in developing countries. Even in developed countries, unemployment is increasing at a terrible rate.

Managing people is the hardest work on earth, they're only few leaders in government who are obliged to take care of hundreds of millions of humans in a nation. There'll never be a way all the citizens will get reached out to completely, some wouldn't catch up or get short of opportunities.

[HelliumZ]

Both, when other countries have advanced technologically and the government of other countries has taken extensive steps to help the people of other countries technologically, you can definitely learn from the neighboring country. When a country follows its neighboring country, it is possible to apply the technological development of the neighboring country to a large extent in the developing country. If we want to move forward, since my country is very backward in technological terms, then we must follow how other developed countries are using technology and the work they have done initially for the development of technology. We must remember that if we cannot move forward ourselves, then we must move forward by following other countries.

[Natalim]

This is the biggest challenge of every country nowadays. Given that there is new technology that constantly arise from time to time, I think the biggest challenge now is how to maximize and develop those technological skills and capabilities that would enhance the people's economy, and the country's economy itself and growth stability.

For me, learning within oneself and learning from other countries would be the best option. You can't rate the impact of your own knowledge and skills discovery without setting a comparison from other countries. You have to seek good basis by placing a country as a good example, and then maximize your country's technological skills and capabilities by incorporating what you have learned from other countries.

[r_victory]

Learning from countries that have done it right is a great initiative, but investing in research and training professionals, and valuing those professionals, is even better. Unfortunately, in my country, every good professional only finds opportunities in other countries because here they are not valued as they should be. We have practically everything to be a competitive country, but it seems that this is not the priority.

[crwth]

Definitely both, because not everyone can develop their own technological advancements, and of course it takes time.

IMO, it's also very important for people to absorb or apply it. It wouldn't make sense to copy the advancement if there are no technicians or experts to use it, so this topic should also address the education or knowledge needed to apply the advancement.

This is common in academia and industry because companies might expand to other countries and use processes that the new country doesn't have.

[Crypto_Timothy]

Even if you see something in another country before you implement it in your own country, the government first has to evaluate how the local community will take it, like a soft launch type of stuff because if you don't, even if you have good intentions because it is untested and and probably isn't compatible with the people, the development over time gets and abandoned. For technological capability the nation must first look at the history of the nation itself, see what didn't work and why and they what worked and how that can be sustained for the future. I do believe if a nation takes this step, they can develop their nation's capability.

[Rebirth01]

The first industrial nation, England, developed technological capabilities mostly by the first approach which is by discovering the relevant knowledge consciously or unconsciously, and inventing the necessary tools and machines i.e by research and development or chance event. After England, virtually all other technically developed countries achieved their capabilities by the third approach. This is the approach that is likely to be more successful for any less developed countries that seeks to develop technological capability in today's world.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

To develop technological capabilities in a country doesn't only required these two methodss that you have mentioned and as a matter of fact, I personally would not considered these your two mentioned method as the ultimate of all the other methods that are required for a country to develop her technological capabilities. In my opinion, I think the ultimate method starts from "education," The government must be ready and willing to provide the right equipments for studies, provide comfortable environment for studies, support students with the materials needed to make learning easier for them and when all of that is done, they still should invest in the research of scientists in the universities of their country, because when they don't invest on education and scientific research, how then do they want new products and technologies to be developed?

If we say they have to learn from other country, we must not forget that this country they are learning from has paid the price to invest on education and knowledge (and many other things) before they were able to develop their technologie. So an underdeveloped country must learn to invest on their education, research and development teams in her universities.

There are many more methods to adopt which I will love to mention. The government of that country has to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship,  they should develop human capital, and lastly there should be a cooperation between the government, researchers in the university and industries.  When all of these are not being done, but instead the government keep increasing the rate of corruption, then nothing can be done. I can tell you for a fact that some of citizens of my country are the best in their profession outside my country where they have gone to pursue their career,  had it been they remaind here in my country, probably they won't even do well the way they have done now.

[Tungbulu]

Managing people is the hardest work on earth, they're only few leaders in government who are obliged to take care of hundreds of millions of humans in a nation. There'll never be a way all the citizens will get reached out to completely, some wouldn't catch up or get short of opportunities.

You’re absolutely correct. No matter how good a leader or government is or no matter how big the resources of a country or state is, the government still can’t reach out to everyone in need, and that I believe shouldn’t even be the target of every government. The goal can’t be to reach out to everybody but rather to create avenues which everyone can have a shot to actually help themselves. There are people that are ordinarily lazy, and even with all the opportunities around, they’ll still be suffering, so the goal is to make availability of opportunities for those who are actually willing to help themselves and that’s the duty of every leader.