technology was a major part of the government response. The U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) led a major … World War II innovation model in other crises. In this essay we describe exactly how it worked. We do so first through a … general overview of how OSRD approached several questions that may confront any crisis innovation effort: priority setting …

using a small panel of science and technology business incubators (STBIs) in China. We find that while the number of firms …

using a small panel of science and technology business incubators (STBIs) in China. We find that while the number of firms …

in many cases replaced them. One area ripe for the incursion of NTBs concerns technology standards. The WTO's Agreement …

This study seeks to better understand the impact that government technology procurement regulations have on social … value and national competitiveness. To do this, it examines the impact of a change in France's technology procurement policy …, these results show that changes in government technology policy that favor OSS can have a positive impact on both global …

Several studies have highlighted information and communications technology (ICT) as a driver of firm productivity in … ultimately affect innovation and productivity in Uruguayan service firms compared to manufacturing firms. The results show that …-technological (e.g., organizational or marketing) innovations. ICT and other innovation investments are positively associated with …

In the last decades, innovation activity has been defined by an increasing complexity and a faster pace of the … underlying technological change. Accordingly, several studies have shown that competitive systems of innovation benefit from … in the level of inter-sectoral technology flows. In this context, technological platforms - defined as knowledge and …

- soliciting a particular technology - or a bottom-up approach in which innovators suggest ideas. This paper examines a reform to … the U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program that transitioned from "Conventional topics," which … solicit specific technologies, to "Open topics," which invite firms to suggest any new technology that may be useful to the …

This study investigates the impacts of Chinese high-tech enterprise certification policy on enterprise innovation by … certification can promote Chinese enterprise innovation, especially the innovation captured by invention patents. The results of a … certification can influence enterprise innovation through tangible and intangible channels. The heterogeneity analysis shows that …