Cooperative Innovation: Science And Technology Policy

by Fredrick Betz

Overview

Research cooperation in a nation is a fundamental key to national competitiveness in technology that supports growth in a national economy. To fully understand why some nations are more successful in innovation than others, one must examine the structure and process of knowledge creation and use — the Science & Technology policy of a nation.National innovation requires progress both in Science & Technology, and also in economy. Research cooperation for innovation is necessary, since science, technology, and production are performed in different sectors of a nation. Universities conduct research science, and science discovers nature. Governments support most of the research in universities, and therefore are the principal sponsors of science. Industry develops most technology and commercializes technology into economically useful products/services. The structure and process of knowledge in a nation thus requires (1) creation of knowledge in science, (2) translation of science into technology, and (3) design of technology into commercialization of utility. At a national level, innovation is thus a complicated concept — proposing a need to identify the proper ways that government-university-industry can cooperate to advance knowledge and economically benefit from innovation. Special programs in Science & Technology policy that have proven beneficial in fostering research cooperation for national competitiveness will be covered in this book.Cooperative Innovation: Science & Technology Policy helps readers understand a practical science & technology policy for a nation. Its contents are particularly useful for government administrators of research, industrial research directors, university research directors, and students of science & technology policy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789813238695
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/17/2019
Series:	World Scientific Series In R&d Management , #3
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.63(d)

Table of Contents

Preface v

About the Author vii

Chapter 1 Innovation and National Competitiveness 1

Chapter 2 National Innovation Structure 15

Chapter 3 Innovation Process 33

Chapter 4 Targeting Basic Research 55

Chapter 5 Research Cooperation: Mission Agency & Industry 75

Chapter 6 R&D Cooperation: University & Industry 91

Chapter 7 Scientific Research Techniques 105

Chapter 8 Funding Disciplinary Science 141

Chapter 9 Targeted Basic Research Cooperation: University & Industry 159

Chapter 10 University & New Ventures 181

Chapter 11 Technology Discontinuities & Creative Destruction 201

Chapter 12 Summary: Cooperative Science & Technology Policy 231

References 237

Index 241