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* The six BRIMCS countries are major players in ERD&D. With a minimum of $13.8 billion (PPP1) in ERD&D investments by governments and 100 percent government-owned enterprises in 2008, the governments in the BRIMCS countries may have control over greater amounts of ERD&D funding than the member countries of the International Energy Agency, whose government investments in 2008 were estimated at $12.7 billion (PPP1).
* Government-owned enterprises have a central role in the government structures and allocation mechanisms for energy RD&D investments in the BRIMCS countries. The role of governmentowned enterprises is, however, not uniform throughout these countries and across different energy technologies. Any government effort to cooperate with or among the BRIMCS countries needs to be tailored to the governance structures and innovators of a particular country.
* A better understanding of energy-technology innovation policies across countries would be helpful to stimulate international learning. Demonstration projects, policies that promote entrepreneurial activities, and more coordination of deployment policies for renewable energy technologies or energy efficiency provide important opportunities for cooperation.
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