Technological Infrastructure Policy An International Perspective

Technological Infrastructure Policy provides a systematic treatment of technological infrastructure (TI) and Technological Infrastructure Policy (TIP) which are emerging fields of interest both for academic economists and for policy makers in both advanced and developing economies. The specific topi...

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Other Authors: Teubal, Morris (Editor), Foray, Dominique (Editor), Justman, Moshe (Editor), Zuscovitch, Ehud (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1996, 1996
Edition:1st ed. 1996
Series:Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • An Introduction to Technological Infrastructure and Technological Infrastructure Policy
  • I. Underpinnings
  • Technological Infrastructure Policy (TIP): Creating Capabilities and Building Markets
  • Infratechnologies and Economic Growth
  • Information Distribution and the Growth of Economically Valuable Knowledge: A Rationale for Technological Infrastructure Policies
  • Technological Infrastructure in Information Technology Industries
  • Government Technology Procurement as an Instrument of Technology Policy
  • II. TIP for Leading-Edge Industries
  • The Design of High-Technology Consortia: Lessons from SEMATECH
  • Biotechnology and Advanced Technological Infrastructure Policies: The Example of the UK’s Protein Engineering Club
  • Generic R&D Collaboration Between Firms: The Israeli Experience
  • III. TIP for SMEs in Established Industries
  • Transfer of Technology to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): Conceptual Changes and Lessons from the Two Banks of the Rhine
  • Modernizing Small Manufacturers in the United States and Japan: Public Technological Infrastructures and Strategies
  • Modernizing Manufacturing: Consultancy, Advisory, and Extension Services to Improve Small Business Performance