The Handbook of Global Science, Technology, and Innovation

Herausgegeben von Archibugi, Daniele; Filippetti, Andrea

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This unique Handbook provides an in-depth overview of the themes and direction of science, technology, innovation, and public policy in an increasingly globalized world. Leading authorities discuss current debates, research issues, and prospects, and present a foundation for the development of global policy.
* Presents a state-of-the-art overview of science, technology, and innovation in the context of globalization and global policy
* Offers an accessible introduction for students, researchers, and policy makers in the fields of economics, sociology, political science, business studies, global studies, and international relations
* Addresses emerging issues and provides clear policy implications and analysis in each chapter
* Includes crucial coverage of the activities of established and emerging geographical areas
* Explores the ways in which reforms in intellectual property rights and world trade have been affected by the increasingly international flows of knowledge, technology, and innovation
* Examines major policy trends, including a significant shift toward private scientific research, and a heightened awareness amongst policy-makers of the economic and technological impact of scientific activity

Produktdetails

• HGP - Handbooks of Global Policy
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 624
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 178mm x 246mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1111g
• ISBN-13: 9781118739068
• ISBN-10: 111873906X
• Artikelnr.: 42295285

Autorenporträt

Daniele Archibugi is a Research Director at the Italian National Research Council (CNR) in Rome, and Professor of Innovation, Governance and Public Policy at Birkbeck, University of London. His publications include The Global Commonwealth of Citizens: Toward Cosmopolitan Democracy (2008), Innovation and Economic Crisis: Lessons and Prospects from the Economic Downturn (with Andrea Filippetti, 2011), and Global Democracy: Normative and Empirical Perspectives (edited with Mathias Koenig-Archibugi and Raffaele Marchetti, 2011). Andrea Filippetti is Marie Curie Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science and Researcher at the Italian National Research Council (CNR) in Rome. Previously, he was a Visiting Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London and Fulbright Fellow at Harvard University. He has collaborated with the Italian Ministry of Development on the evaluation of regional innovation policy. Filippetti is co-author with Daniele Archibugi of Innovation and Economic Crisis: Lessons and Prospects from the Economic Downturn (2011).

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on Contributors viii Editors' Introduction: Science, Technology, and Innovation Go Global 1 Daniele Archibugi and Andrea Filippetti Part I Global Trends 13 1 The Convergence Paradox: The Global Evolution of National Innovation Systems 15 Fulvio Castellacci and Jose Miguel Natera 2 World Top University Rankings: From Distribution to Implications on National Knowledge Creation and Competitiveness 46 Thanh Quang Le and Kam Ki Tang 3 The International Race of Top Supercomputers and Its Implications 69 Kam Ki Tang and Thanh Quang Le 4 Soft Innovation and Changes in Product Aesthetics: An Omitted Dimension in Economic Analyses of Innovation Activities 88 Paul Stoneman 5 Is the World of Science Moving to the East? What Bibliometrics Says 109 Ping Zhou and Jiang li Part II The Globalization of Technology and Innovation 125 6 Innovation, Internationalization, and the Transnational Corporation 127 Grazia IettöGillies 7 International R&D Alliances by Firms: Origins and Development 144 Rajneesh Narula and Andrea Martínez
Noya 8 The Globalization of Knowledge
Intensive Services 171 Ian Miles and Marcela Miozzo 9 Capital and Technology Flows: Changing Technology Acquisition Strategies in Developing Countries 191 Suma Athreye and Sandeep Kapur 10 Clusters and Global Innovation: The Role of Connectedness and Connectivity 212 Mark Lorenzen and Ram Mudambi 11 New Product Development in Emerging Economies: Innovation in Reverse from China 228 Simone Corsi, Alberto Di Minin, and Andrea Piccaluga 12 Crowdfunding: Toward the Democratization of Innovation Financing 245 Alessandro Cordova, Johanna Dolci, and Gianfranco Gianfrate Part III Spaces and Flows of Knowledge 267 13 Harnessing the Geography of Innovation: Toward Evidence
Based Economic Development Policy 269 Maryann P. Feldman and Jongmin Choi 14 Multinational Enterprises Innovation Networks and the Role of Cities 290 Simona Iammarino and Philip McCann 15 The Rise of the Global Creative Class 313 Richard Florida and Charlotta Mellander 16 Global Science Collaboration 343 Stefan Hennemann and Ingo Liefner 17 International Mobility of Scientists 364 Kieron Flanagan 18 The Role of Global Connectedness in the Development of Indigenous Science in Middle
Income Countries 382 Helena Barnard, Robin Cowan, Marta Fernandez de Arroyabe Arranz, and Moritz Müller 19 Global Trends in Brain Drain and Likely Scenario in the Coming Years 407 Alessio Terzi Part IV Global Institutions and Intellectual Property Rights 419 20 The Globalization of Intellectual Property Rights 421 Andrea Filippetti and Daniele Archibugi 21 Patents, Monopoly Power, and the Pricing of Pharmaceuticals in Low
Income Nations 443 F.M. Scherer 22 Global Governance and Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Information Society: At the Crossroads of IPRs and Innovation 458 Paolo Davide Farah and Riccardo Tremolada Part V The Global Governance of Science and Technology 477 23 Knowledge as Global Public Good 479 Daniele Archibugi and Andrea Filippetti 24 From Governmental Open Data Toward Governmental Open Innovation (GOI): A Global Perspective 504 Sabine Brunswicker and Jeremiah Johnson 25 Serendipity and Chance in Scientific Discovery: Policy Implications for Global Society 525 Donald Gillies 26 Global Climate Change and the Direction of Technological Change 540 Andrew Tylecote 27 Global Risks: Cause and Consequence of the New Interactions Between Science, Technology, and Society 558 Jean
Yves Heurtebise 28 Globalization, Regionalization, and Technological Change 575 Frederick Guy Index 597 

Rezensionen

This fascinating collection provides a comprehensive coverage of the many issues raised by the globalization of science, technology and innovation. The Handbook offers a very wide range of interesting perspectives on this subject from a most impressive array of contributors.
John Cantwell, Rutgers University