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The various agencies of the United Nations, like all other actors in the international system, have to respond to changes in their environment.1 One important source of change is technology. The invention and diffusion of new technologies is an important factor not just in military/strategic competitions among nation-states but also in economic competition among firms in the international economy. We use the term ‘high technology’ to refer to a set of relatively newer technologies which have become increasingly important in the competition among states and enterprises.
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Hart, J.A. (1989). High Technology and the UN. In: Forsythe, D.P. (eds) The United Nations in the World Political Economy. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20196-9_8
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