Title :
Science, Innovation and Competitiveness- An International Assessment and Comparison
Author :
Durrani, Tariq S. ; Forbes, Sheila M.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Abstract :
This paper is concerned with a comparative assessment of policies and strategies currently being employed by a number of nations to promote science, technology and innovation as a means for wealth creation and prosperity. The work includes a study of policies implemented by the governments of the UK, Canada, USA, Germany and China, and an evaluation based on performance indicators developed by the EU commission´s innovation scoreboard.
Keywords :
economics; government policies; innovation management; technology management; Canada; China; EU commission; Germany; UK; USA; competitiveness; government; innovation scoreboard; international assessment; knowledge economy; science; technology; wealth creation; Appraisal; Business; Communications Society; Communications technology; Environmental economics; Government; Investments; Research and development; Technological innovation; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 2008. ICC '08. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2075-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2075-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.2008.1022
