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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785511603321

Titolo

Rising to the challenge [[electronic resource] ] : U.S. innovation policy for global economy / / Committee on Comparative National Innovation Policies: Best Practice in the 21st century; Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy; Charles W. Wessner and Alan Wm. Wolff, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2012

ISBN

1-283-63619-0

0-309-25552-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (597 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WessnerCharles W

WolffAlan Wm (Alan William)

Soggetti

Technological innovations

Competition, International

United States Economic policy 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: The innovation challenge: America's innovation challenges -- New trends in global innovation -- The pillars of U.S. innovative strength -- Responding to the innovation challenge -- Chapter 2: Sustaining leadership in innovation: Improving framework conditions, substantially increasing R&D funding, institutional support for applied research -- Strengthening manufacturing -- Providing early stage finance -- Developing twenty-first century universities -- Investing in modern S&T parks -- Growing innovation clusters -- Hunting for global talent, the way forward -- Chapter 3: Findings -- Chapter 4: Recommendations -- Chapter 5: The new global competitive environment: Emerging powers -- Newly industrialized economies -- Industrialized nation case studies -- Chapter 6: National support for emerging industries: Seminconductors -- The photovoltaic industry -- Advanced batteries -- Pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals -- In closing -- Chapter 7: Clusters and regional initiatives: The innovation challenge, policies to foster innovation, regional innovation clusters --



Twenty-first century research and industry -- In closing.