Although it varies in different economic and political basis, but what I want to focus the discussion is how to emphasize the research culture in developing countries. Thanking you in advance.
The application of technology and polytechnic (vocational) education create certain economic gaps, in terms of advanced professionalization and research direction.
I think the best way to measure the gap between developed and developing countries is by using the variable number of patents for countries, which reflects the large variance between them.
There is quite a huge disconnect between the knowledge acquired by the student and the real life application of the same especially in developing economies. The knowledge acquired in these institutions of higher learning is not getting practical down there at the job market.