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Dr John Kilama

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   Biography
 
John Kilama, Ph.D., founder and president of GBDI, has a broad background in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and agro-chemistry. Born in Uganda, Dr. Kilama received his B.S. in Chemistry from Berea College, Berea Kentucky in 1976, B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Kentucky in 1979, and a Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Arizona in 1988. Dr. Kilama was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota where he provided key support to the synthetic development of Cabovir, an HIV reverse transcriptase nucleoside inhibitor. Dr. Kilama joined DuPont Company in 1989. At DuPont, Dr. Kilama was awarded several patents that cover innovative applications of new class of chemicals in the life sciences and published several scientific peer review articles in internationally recognized journals. Dr. Kilama has presented expert testimony twice to the U.S. House of Representatives’ committees on agriculture and science. His articles have appeared in leading publications in Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, China, India, Nigeria, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Costa Rica, U.K. and the United States. Dr. Kilama has been an organizer of training courses and symposia for decision makers in areas of Intellectual Property and Healthcare Strategy. He has conducted several training courses in low to middle income countries on a wide range of topics including: Global Aspects of technology Transfer, Biotechnology; Biotechnology and Law.
 
 
  Abstract
 
The Developing World’s "Technology Divide”: Is there Hope to Close the Gap?

Contrary to many beliefs, globalization has effectively removed a lot of barriers around the world and thus allowing increasingly free trade. This has created more and more consumer choice. From a competitive stand point, globalization and de-regulation create many new competitors in all markets. Internet has become the implementation platform for global free market. By understanding the interdependence of these drivers, developing countries can effectively develop and use the eCommerce to close the technology divide. The New Economy, driven by communications and computer technologies has produced more transformation in the past decade than Industrial Economy. Unfortunately, many developing countries failed to uplift their economies during the Industrial Economy. However, developing countries have a much better chance of making a leap into the New Economy by taking the necessary steps to take advantage of the New Economy features which are much achievable. In my presentation, I will outline the key steps that developing countries can take to acquire technologies and utilize it.

 

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