The procurement of an innovation involves motivating a research effort to generate a new idea and then implementing … innovation is above a certain threshold, and handicaps the innovator in contract allocation when the value of innovation is below … that threshold. A monetary prize is employed as an additional incentive but only when the value of innovation is …

Innovation and progress in science and technology (Samp;T) top China's economic agenda. The central government …'s guiding policy document for the promotion of innovation is the Medium to Long Term Plan for the Development of Samp;T (the … Samp;T Plan) issued in January 2006. The Samp;T Plan articulates the ambitious goal of China becoming an quot;innovation …

In the land of ‘Jugaad’, where everyone is able to find a frugal fix toany problem, innovation is still dismal …. Innovation in India is dismal not because of the lack of grey matter, but because India is systemically failing its inventors …

vested in the components of a scalable quantum computer? Are there sufficient market-set innovation incentives for the … the benefits of this cutting edge technology? Without hindering sustainable innovation, including the apportionment of … rights, responsibilities and duties of care? What are the effects of standardization and certification on innovation …

factor productivity gains, which are in turn driven to a large extent by innovation. While a number of Korean firms are at …. Innovation also requires policies to ensure the supply of high-quality human capital through reforms of tertiary education. This …

Increasing productivity growth through innovation is a key to raising living standards. Although R&D intensity in Japan …. The innovation system, which developed during the catchingup process, is largely input-driven and focused on incremental … innovation based on closed and stable corporate and employment systems. However, this approach is less appropriate in the current …

Strengthening the innovation system in the Netherlands is a priority for raising productivity growth, which has been … sixth highest in the OECD -- but innovation activity is only around the average for OECD countries according to the EIS … Summary Innovation Index. The main weaknesses are in business R&D intensity, the share of the population with tertiary …

, network bricolage, platform empowerment, and enterprise innovation, including both radical and incremental innovation. The … empirical results demonstrate that platform network ties can enhance enterprises' innovation performance. Furthermore, the … network ties and enterprises' innovation performance, while platform empowerment plays a moderating role. The study results …

most innovation and technology diffusion at the lowest cost. This Article seeks to support better analyses of, and decision … making regarding, the choices of government innovation-funding mechanisms by discussing the limits of current analyses and … government innovation-funding inputs and outputs; (2) better documentation of and self-conscious decision making regarding …