%A A Hall %I Intellect ltd. %V 1 %L icrisat5084 %J International Journal of Technology Management and Sustainable Development %N 3 %P 146-152 %D 2002 %X Introduces a series of articles on the issue of North-South research collaboration and ways of enhancing its contribution to sustainable development. Elements of the challenge for development assistance agencies from the North; Reason for the attraction of the innovation systems framework; Implications of the system for the aspects of development assistance supporting North-South research collaboration. %T Innovation systems and capacity development: an agenda for North-South research collaboration?