Increasingly global challenges and a greater share of ODA supporting national interests, e.g. research conducted in donor countries, necessitates further assessments on how the new knowledge gained from those activities benefit developing countries. Investments in STI are widely recognised as crucial means towards the development of a stronger economy and upgrading towards more sophisticated and environmentally sustainable economic activities. Investments in research and infrastructure for ICTs are resulting in an increasingly connected world, where information and “know-how” flow faster than ever before. These economies can benefit from peer learning to avoid mistakes previously made by other countries while setting their own development trajectories.