• DocumentCode
    1635962
  • 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
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    5453
  • Lastpage
    5457
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICC.2008.1022
  • Filename
    4534058