Technology and innovation policy : an international perspective / James A. Cunningham, Albert N. Link.
By: Cunningham, James [author.]
.Contributor(s): Link, Albert N [author.].Series: New horizons in innovation management: Publisher: Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021Description: xx, 150 pages : illustrations.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781789902884.Subject(s): Technological innovations | Technology and state | Technology and state -- United States | Technology and state -- Great BritainDDC classification: 600 Summary: "This book discusses technology policy and innovation policy from an international perspective, with a particular emphasis on the policies of the United States and the United Kingdom. The importance of these policy areas, as well as their relationship to one another, is a unifying theme throughout, and this relationship is illustrated through an integrating policy framework. Private sector and public sector investments in R&D are posited to be the relevant target variables for technology policy, and vehicles to provide incentives for making each more effective are discussed along with suggestive information about how effective incentives have actually been. Consideration is given to the unintended consequences of technology policy. Also emphasized is the environment in which technology policy is promulgated and its relationship to a global innovation ecosystem. Innovation policy is a consequence of technology policy, and the innovation policies of various countries are also discussed."-- Provided by publisher.
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"This book discusses technology policy and innovation policy from an international perspective, with a particular emphasis on the policies of the United States and the United Kingdom. The importance of these policy areas, as well as their relationship to one another, is a unifying theme throughout, and this relationship is illustrated through an integrating policy framework. Private sector and public sector investments in R&D are posited to be the relevant target variables for technology policy, and vehicles to provide incentives for making each more effective are discussed along with suggestive information about how effective incentives have actually been. Consideration is given to the unintended consequences of technology policy. Also emphasized is the environment in which technology policy is promulgated and its relationship to a global innovation ecosystem. Innovation policy is a consequence of technology policy, and the innovation policies of various countries are also discussed."-- Provided by publisher.