CANEF - Innovation and Competitiveness in Mining Value Chains

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The main objectives of this TC are to: (1) Characterize the mining global value chain; (2) Identify technological, knowledge, human capital and capabilities gaps that need to be addressed by the countries under study in order to promote local innovation and higher sector productivity, and the ensuing policy actions; (3) Analyze if and how the current macroeconomic downturn is impacting local technological and innovation capabilities accumulated during the commodity boom; and (4) Propose specific policy actions to protect local technological and innovation capabilities from the macroeconomic cycles that characterize commodity markets.