Policy Briefs
IID Policy Brief 12: Bridging the AI divide: Empowering developing countries through manufacturing
2024 | Author(s): G. Anzolin, N. Haraguchi, A.P. Nishio De Sousa, A. Savrasov, J. Reis
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The disparity in AI development between advanced and developing countries threatens to widen the technological gap, with the latter frequently relegated to being mere consumers (i.e. becoming ‘technological colonies’) rather than becoming innovators and producers in this rapidly evolving field. This article presents a comprehensive review of the current state of AI innovation and distribution, which highlights the concentration of capabilities and resources in a handful of advanced economies.
2024 | Author(s): N. Haraguchi & M. Sanfilippo
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The industrialization gap between African and Asian LDCs has increased considerably in the last 20 years, with Asian LDCs’ MVA per capita growing threefold compared to that of African LDCs between 2000 and 2022. African LDCs’ weak institutions, low competitiveness and limited global integration hamper their untapped potential for industrial growth. Tailored industrial policies that prioritize infrastructure, clean technologies and youth employment can bridge this gap and help African LDCs achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
2024 | Author(s): U. Korwatanasakul, N. Cantore, N. Haraguchi, S. Sicars, N. Takahashi, P. Sobolievskyi, A. Dligach
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The armed conflict has had a profound impact on Ukraine’s economic landscape, leading to significant declines in both economic growth and industrial production. While existing government support addresses firms’ immediate needs, a notable gap is evident between the support being received by firms and the support they need. To bridge this policy gap and enhance financial resources and technological capabilities across all levels, government agencies must bolster coordination to mobilize and efficiently allocate fiscal resources for expanding support coverage.
IID Policy Brief 9: Policy packages for decarbonizing heavy industry
2023 | Author(s): C. Bataille and M. Alfare
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The Paris Agreement’s primary goal is to keep the rise in average global temperatures to
“well below 2°C and toward 1.5°C” from preindustrial levels. If this goal is to be realized,
the industrial sector must achieve net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2055.
2023 | Author(s): A. Andreoni, A. Isaksson, F. Russo
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Industrial policy has the potential of significantly reducing hunger in LDCs through
industrial policy interventions focused on 1) building productive capabilities; 2) shaping
agro-industry value chains, and 3) regulating and guiding markets.
2023 | Author(s): C. Altomonte, G. Presidente, N. Coniglio, D. Vurchio, C. Pasini, N. Cantore
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Developed countries are witnessing a resurgence in industrial policy in response to the
‘poly-crisis’ caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid digitalization, climate change and
escalating geopolitical tensions. The concept of ‘strategic autonomy’, i.e. reducing reliance
on key intermediate goods and raw material imports lies at the centre of industrial policy
in the European Union (EU). By analysing the trade patterns of industrial goods at
the product level and applying UNIDO’s DIVE tool, coupled with a novel filtering procedure, we identify the challenges and opportunities for NACs under this new European policy framework while also offering evidence-based policy recommendations for the region’s governments.
IID Policy Brief 6: Who is at the forefront of the green technology frontier?
2023 | Author(s): A. Lavopa and M. de las Mercedes Menéndez
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The development of green technologies is a pre-condition for effectively addressing
climate change. Green technological change has accelerated in the last decade, pointing
to a potential new technological revolution around the green economy. This policy brief
explores who is driving this incipient revolution.
IID Policy Brief 5: Greening industrial development
2023 | Author(s): G. Anzolin and A. Lebdioui
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Climate change raises important questions for the sustainability of industrialization as a development model, a model that has allowed countries to prosper over the past two centuries. Industrial policy is increasingly being recognized as a key ingredient of the transition to a low carbon future. Greener consumption is crucial if we are to achieve the sustainability goals.
IID Policy Brief 4: Aligning digital and industrial policy
2023 | Author(s): C. Foster and S. Azmeh
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Digital technologies are driving industrial transformation, with impacts across a range of
sectors of production. This includes potential shifts in the geography of global production
with implications for industrial development. Novel approaches to industrial policy are
necessary to embrace and take advantage of these changes.
IID Policy Brief 3: Development finance institutions
2023 | Author(s): João Carlos Ferraz
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Given effective political guidance, solid policy directives as well as sufficient resources, development finance institutions (DFIs) have the DNA and capability to efficiently and innovatively foster sustainable development.
IID Policy Brief 2: Mission-oriented industrial strategy
2023 | Author(s): M. Mazzucato and R. Kattel
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A new approach to industrial strategy is necessary to tackle today’s grand challenges.
IID Policy Brief 1: Global Industrial Policy: Measurement and Results
2023 | Author(s): R. Juhász, N. Lane, E. Oehlsen and V. C. Pérez
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Using a readily available source of mass data on commercial policies, we present insights into current industrial policy use around the world. Our findings suggest that industrial policy is on the rise globally, with rich countries leading the race in terms of its use.