Economic research emphasises the role of increasing returns to scale and critical mass in research and technology development. This suggests that countries benefit from specialising in certain technologies and can thereby bundle available resources. Using the example of the Exzellenzstrategie...

EU Member States are committed to the maintenance of a strong Defence Technological Industrial Base (DTIB) in Europe. At a meeting of the European Defence Agency (EDA) Steering Board in May 2007 Ministers declared that "a strong DTIB is a fundamental underpinning of the European Security and...

Hochentwickelte Industriestaaten bedürfen permanenter Innovation, um weiterhin wachsen zu können. Nur dadurch ist es möglich, auf dem Weltmarkt Preise zu erzielen, die günstige Terms of Trade und ein hohes Lohnniveau ermöglichen. Die Förderung von Innovation wird damit zu einer zentralen...

This paper examines the capacity of the Philippines to join and benefit from the biotechnological revolution. It reviews world trends and issues and Philippine agricultural biotechnology R&D contents, directions and management using published literature, annual reports, symposia proceedings,...

The paper looks into the S&T/R&D-MNAAP by examining whether the strategies, programs and activities set are able to address the real issues surrounding the S&T sector. The paper discusses the major insights drawn from the recent study conducted by PIDS on R&D and compares these with the programs...

The paper examines the process of technological innovations in Japan by looking at the following factors: the initial conditions, the economic environment in which economy was operating, the goals and strategies pursued, institutions established, economic policies implemented, programs...

Research and development (R&D) and technology are analyzed from the perspective of Philippine economic growth in the paper. It examines the productivity performance of the economy and analyzes how it has been affected by developments in R&D and technology. General R&D and technology policies and...