Global Tour of Innovation Policy Archives | Issues in Science and Technology http://issues.org/issue/24-1/ The best minds on the most important topics. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 08:36:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://issues.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-issues-favicon-32x32.png Global Tour of Innovation Policy Archives | Issues in Science and Technology http://issues.org/issue/24-1/ 32 32 Indian Innovation: Action on Many Fronts https://issues.org/chidambaram/ Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/chidambaram/ Because India is so large and so diverse and because change is occurring at such a rapid pace, it is impossible to talk about a single innovation policy. Conditions vary widely among… Read More

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]]> Excelsior: The Korean Innovation Story https://issues.org/chung/ Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/chung/ When Korea launched its industrialization drive in the early 1960s, it was a typical developing country, with poor resource and production bases, a small domestic market, and a large population dependent on… Read More

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]]> The Chrysanthemum Meets the Eagle https://issues.org/flamm-2/ Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/flamm-2/ The interplay of U.S. and Japanese innovation policy began in the mid-19th century when Commodore Perry sailed into Tokyo Bay in 1853. The Japanese witnessed the technological power of a modern navy… Read More

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]]> Forum – Fall 2007 https://issues.org/forum-fall-2007/ Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/forum-46/ Science policy matters
Daniel Sarewitz asks, “Does Science Policy Matter?” (Issues, Summer 2007). The answer is “absolutely yes.” In a high-tech global economy, science and technology are indispensable to… Read More

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]]> Mexico’s Innovation Cha-cha https://issues.org/gonzalez-brambila/ Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/gonzalez-brambila/ Like many nations, Mexico has been making an effort to increase its investment in R&D and in scientific manpower. But although Mexico’s investment in science has grown significantly in absolute terms during… Read More

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]]> From the Hill – Fall 2007 https://issues.org/hill-42/ Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/hill-42/ President Bush signs competitiveness bill
On August 9, President Bush signed into law the bipartisan America COMPETES Act (H.R. 2272), aimed at bolstering basic research and education in science, technology, engineering, and… Read More

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]]> Polishing Belgium’s Innovation Jewel https://issues.org/moerman/ Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/moerman/ Situated in the northern part of Belgium, the Flanders region is a natural meeting point for knowledge and talent, attracted by its highly skilled population, splendid cultural heritage, outstanding quality of life,… Read More

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]]> Ethanol: Train Wreck Ahead? https://issues.org/p_johnson/ Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/p_johnson/ The new vogue in energy policy is plant-derived alternative fuels. Corn-based ethanol, and to a lesser extent oilseed-based biodiesel, have emerged from the margins to take center stage. However, although ethanol and… Read More

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]]> Global trends in R&D Spending https://issues.org/realnumbers-24/ Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/realnumbers-24/ Several years of economic growth have benefited investment in science, technology, and innovation. Business investment has increased and consumer spending has rebounded. This has increased demand for innovative products, processes, and services,… Read More

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]]> The Global Tour of Innovation Policy: Introduction https://issues.org/wessner-2/ Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:00:00 +0000 http://dev.issues.org/wessner-2/ Innovation does not take place in a laboratory.
It occurs in a complex web of activities that transpire in board rooms and court rooms, in universities and coffee shops, on Wall St.… Read More

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