North-South and South-South research collaboration: What differences does it make for developing countries? - the case of Colombia

摘要: Research collaboration (RC) is associated with both positive and negative effects on the performance of research. It said to increase creativity, scientific productivity, research quality, innovative capacity, creation science technology human capital, consolidation agendas, expansion areas disciplines and, ultimately, development new or better processes, products services. Risks costs include privatization ‘capture’ traditional ‘public’ knowledge, ‘mercantilization’ knowledge lost autonomy. Little known about ways RC affects local technological capabilities when it involves scientists engineers working in developing countries, however. This presumably result popular assumption that there are no specific distinctive geographical localization partners. assesses empirically such explores different types partners teams Colombia, an S&T-developing country. In particular, 1889 attributable from northern southern countries involved into two activities: hosting foreign researchers, funding. Results multivariate regressions non-parametric analyses show collaborating south report higher production, while those seem contribute most knowledge. 20 interviews were performed assess plausibility models findings. Theoretical policy implications results discussed.