The document describes the DESTEP model and analyzes the socio-cultural and technological aspects of several countries and regions including Australia, New Zealand, Ukraine, Spain, and Germany. It notes that Australia and New Zealand have been influenced by Western cultures and that Australia's biotechnology and medical sectors are dynamic. New Zealand has a modern innovative economy but lower levels of high-tech patent applications. Ukraine was influenced by the Soviet Union and Orthodoxy while Germany and Spain have strong technological infrastructures and industries.