LEADER 05448nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910779071903321 005 20230802004630.0 010 $a981-4291-59-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000000087517 035 $a(EBL)846105 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000572950 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11349190 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000572950 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10541045 035 $a(PQKB)11526569 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC846105 035 $a(WSP)00007558 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL846105 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10529393 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL498454 035 $a(OCoLC)785777992 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000087517 100 $a20120118d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe changing face of innovation$b[electronic resource] $eis it shifting to Asia? /$fSeeram Ramakrishna, Daniel Joo-Then Ng 210 $aSingapore ;$aHackensack, N.J. $cWorld Scientific$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-4291-58-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 181-186). 327 $aForeword; Prologue; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; About the Authors; Disclaimer; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 Asia's Spirit of Innovation; COMPASS; GUNPOWDER; PAPER MAKING AND PRINTING; SEISMOGRAPH; SILK AND CHINESE EMBROIDERY; ENGINEERING - GRAND CANAL OF CHINA; MATHEMATICS; PRECIOUS METALS; IMMUNOLOGY; TERTIARY EDUCATION - THE START AND LATER REVIVAL OF AN ANCIENT UNIVERSITY IN INDIA; SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD; The New Seven Wonders of the World; Great Wall of China in China (220 B.C. and 1368-1644 AD); Taj Mahal of India; Chapter 2 Enablers - Forces of Innovation 327 $a2.1 Research and Development InvestmentsChina; China's Rising Stature in Science and Technology; India; China and India - Research Output Has Been Rising Rapidly; Korea; Korea's R&D output; Singapore; Key Innovation Outcome of Some Asian Countries; 2.2 Universities; Singapore; Current State of Higher Education; Geographic Distribution of Researchers in the World; Scientific Publications; 2.3 Young Minds and Human Resources; State of China and India; China's and India's Intellectual Diaspora - Reverse Brain-drain; India's Intellectual Diaspora - Reverse Brain-drain 327 $aShifting Focus from Asia Pacific to Global Research Foundation2.4 Openness and Broader Access to Knowledge; Higher Education is Leveraging on the Internet; Research Databases - The International Human Genome Project; 2.5 Open Innovation Practices of Companies; 2.6 Open Business Environment; Singapore; Corporate Tax Rate in Singapore for 2009 - Amongst the Most Competitive; Ease of Doing Business; 2.7 Test Bedding Innovations and Setting New Benchmarks; Singapore Multi-Purpose Marina Barrage; Singapore - Green Solutions 327 $aIndia - Solar Lanterns, Solar Cookers and Solar Water Heaters for the Rural AreasChina Railway Systems; Qinghai-Tibet Railway Line; China - High Speed Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) Rail System; China - "New Silk Roads of Steel"; China - Green Initiatives; Social Innovation; Chapter 3 Influencers; 3.1 Population Growth; RAPID INCREASE IN POPULATION; From a Young World to an "Older" World; Increasing Life Expectancy; Shifting Population Trend; 3.2 Economic Growth; China and India; China; India; Shift of Trade in High-Technology Manufactured Products 327 $aChallenges and Opportunities Under the Current Economic Situation3.3 Urbanisation; 3.4 Information and Communication Technology (ICT); 3.5 Water; Singapore's Innovative Solution to the Water Resource Challenge; 3.6 Energy; Renewables; Wind; Solar; Biofuels; 3.7 Food Supplies, Nutrition and Food Safety; Food Supplies and Food Prices; Trend in Global Investment in Agricultural Research and Development; Nutrition; Food Safety; 3.8 Climate Change; Climate Change Impact at the Arctic; 3.9 Ageing; The Grand Challenge of Ageing Society; Some Key Innovation Initiatives for Ageing in Japan 327 $aResearch on Ageing in Singapore 330 $aThis book provides a brief overview of the recent trends in innovations. Early inventions/innovations that began in Asia (i.e., compass, paper, gunpowder and printing) spread to the Atlantic (Europe and USA) by land and sea routes. However, with population growth, economic expansion, availability of skilled researchers and lower cost of research in Asia Pacific, there has been a shift in innovation activities in this region. There has been a discernable trend of innovation (R&D) in countries like Japan, Korea, China, India and Singapore. This book attempts to create awareness of this trend and 606 $aTechnology and state$zAsia 606 $aAppropriate technology$zAsia 606 $aTechnological innovations$zAsia 606 $aEconomic development$zAsia 607 $aAsia$xEconomic conditions 615 0$aTechnology and state 615 0$aAppropriate technology 615 0$aTechnological innovations 615 0$aEconomic development 676 $a658.575095 700 $aRamakrishna$b Seeram$0857649 701 $aNg$b Daniel Joo-Then$01552033 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779071903321 996 $aThe changing face of innovation$93811807 997 $aUNINA