Enabling Poor Countries to Share Knowledge

Many poor countries have insufficient access to advanced knowledge due to an insufficiently trained local labor force, deficient infrastructure, governance problems, and an inability to pay for patented knowledge. What are the most promising channels whereby poor countries can be enabled to tap the pool of global knowledge?

What is the role of offshoring and outsourcing, foreign direct investment, migration, education and training in poor countries, and foreign aid? What international policies and business strategies are required to improve the balance between easier access to advanced knowledge and strong incentives to create new knowledge?