Transition and change : innovation systems in Asia-Pacific economies / V.V. Krishna and Tim Turpin -- 'Marking time …?' The evolution of the Australian national innovation system, 1996-2005 / Sam Garrett-Jones -- New S&T policies and … repositioning of universities in the changing national innovation system : the case of Japan / Fumi Kitagawa and Robert Schuman …

This book promotes the creation of advanced knowledge-based economies driven by innovation networks and the continuous …-based industries of the Asia Pacific, and highlights research on: modes of creativity and innovation; intellectual property; the … components of national innovation systems such as firms, education and training; knowledge and technical infrastructure; and …