Environmental threats have been increasingly taken into account in scientific and technological policy formaulatio. However, Research-Development (R&D) efforts in that area have been somewhat uneven among countries and threre have been markedly different institutional developments. One central is...
Environmental threats have been increasingly taken into account in scientific and technological policy formulation. However. Research-Development (R&D) efforts in that area have been somewhat uneven among countries and there have been different institutional developments. One central issue concer...
This study presents a detailed analysis of the Danish research and innovation system and related government policies. Its reconmmendations focus on the need for a national R&D strategy, form greater selectivity in government support, and for reinforcing those institutions responsible for promotin...
The changing nature of science, a steady stream of technological advances and the continued restructuring of industry has resulted in a blurring of the boundaries between science, technology and industry. This transformation is reflected in the 1996 Science, Technology and Industry Outlook which ...
Developments in information and communication technologies (ICT) contribute to the evolution of the scence system by supporting ongoing changes and introducing new ones to the working practices of scientists. ICT-based infrastructure underlies and significantly influences all aspects of science, ...
Modern biotechnology broadens the scope of the genetic changes that can be made to food organisms, as well as the range of possible sources of food. This book elaborates scientific principles to be considered in making evaluations of new foods or food components based on a comparison with foods t...
The publication again addresses the question of the environmental safety of the scale-up of micro-organisms developed by bitechnology for use as biofertilisers. It describes how the concept of familiarity, with micro-organisms as biofertilizers, the introduced trait, the environment, and their in...
The ability to determine the scale of innovation activities, the characteristics of innovating firms, and the internal and systemic factors that can influence innovation is a prerequisite for the pursuit and analysis of policies aimed at fostering innovation. The Oslo Manual is the foremost inter...
The Korean electronics industry, hitherto heavily dependent on original equipment manufacturing (OEM), is undergoing profound changes. Not only is the emphasis changing from components to consumer electronics and advanced technology exports, but attempts are being made through large scale invsetm...
This study examines in detail how China, in laying the foundations for rapid industrialisation in the next century, is coping with the opportunities and challenges posed by the new global technological and economic environment. Drawing on a thorough analysis of China's science and technology poli...
