Highly skilled temporary return, technological change and Innovation: The Case of the TRQN Project in Afghanistan

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  • INSTITUTE:
    UNU-MERIT
    PUBLISHER:
    Boekenplan
    SERIES:
    UNU-MERIT Working Paper
    TITLE:
    Highly skilled temporary return, technological change and Innovation: The Case of the TRQN Project in Afghanistan
    AUTHORS:
    by Melissa Siegel and Katherine Kuschminder
    PUB DATE:
    2013•12•20
    COPYRIGHT YEAR:
    2012

    Using the specific case of the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Temporary Return of Qualified Nationals (TRQN) project, this paper illustrates the effect the short-term return of highly qualified migrants abroad can have on capacity building in the origin country through knowledge transfer, innovation and technological change. The paper specifically examines the needs, expectations and delivery of knowledge through the TRQN project in Afghanistan.

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