Following China's accession to the WTO in 2001, reform of its science and technology system has deepened. This book … clusters, the R&D activities of multinational corporations operating in China, and the prospect of commercialization of high …-tech achievements. The authors argue that since commercialization has become the ultimate objective of innovation activity, the …

point of this book. It is often overlooked that many of the current innovation activities are linked to developments inside … sectors -- pt. 3. Local versus global perspectives in innovation …

Innovation networks in industries and sectoral systems: an introduction / Franco Malerba and Nicholas S. Vonortas … -- Innovation networks in industry / Nicholas S. Vonortas -- The dynamics of networks and the evolution of industries: a survey of … networks in ICT / Stefano Breschi ... [et al.] -- Evaluating the links between research and deployment networks of innovation …

Building strong and dynamic systems of innovation constitutes a key challenge for the post-socialist economies of … systems may emerge. The Dynamics of Innovation in Eastern Europe explains, in particular, how this has been possible in the … case of the Estonian system of innovation in telecommunications. The book shows that the socialist historical heritage, and …

impact of industry on sustainable development. In this original and insightful book, national experts from Chile, China, the …

formation, innovation and IT use -- 4. Adoption and diffusion of e-business and the role of network effects -- 5. Radio spectrum …