Christensen (1997) provided evidence for disruptions in the hard disk drive industry by examining the technological changes of disk drives. By building up the disruption model, Christensen argues that the failures of the established firms in the industry to respond to simple technological...

Aspirations towards technological sovereignty increasingly pervade the political debate. Yet, an ambiguous definition leaves the exact goal of those aspirations and the policies to fulfill them unclear. This leaves room for partly particularly negative interpretations, such as equating the...

18The issue to be studied in this study aims to analyze and prove whether there is an influence between the amount of labor, business capital and technology on the income of MSMEs in a region. To find out in depth, the method used in this study uses qualitative methods that can provide answers...

The behavior of nature at the smallest scale can be strange and counterintuitive. In addition to unique physical characteristics, quantum technology has many legal aspects. In this article, we first explain what quantum technology entails. Next, we discuss implementation and areas of...

The authors discuss about the current status of the world and try to explore sectors for the future entrepreneurs, policy analysts. The authors have tried to identify two most promising sectors for social entrepreneurs and policy enthusiasts to act upon for the challenges of the tomorrow. The...

This paper reviews the leading scoring systems for measuring innovation capabilities on a global scale providing comparability across developed and developing countries. Each Index is introduced with its background, methodology, and how it reflects on different Triple Helix constituencies. The...

The development of science and technology in recent times is hosting major changes with the emergence of new key concepts, e.g. nanote- chnology, micro nanoelectronic, etc. Techno- logies are changing the way in which society operates and there is a need to ensure that they are used in a best...

Patent data provide a rich set of information which can be used for comparative studies and trend analysis. The paper presents a systematic overview of the most appropriate tools methodologies that are available for determining the technological specialization of countries. Such analysis...

At a time when the high-tech industry has increasingly demanded harmonized standards, China has signaled its intention to follow a different direction. China's recent actions seeking to set its own unique standards instead of adopting international standards shifts focus to the impact on...

In the past three decades, the seed sector has experienced, and is now again experiencing, corporate concentration trends. The fallout of this consolidation is the subject of numerous concerns. However, the seed sector is rather poorly understood. Thus, it is useful to understand it better and...