Manufacturing Industry
Understanding the knowledge economy.(Brief Article)
IIE Solutions, August, 2000
Science and technology have had increasingly important roles in the development of today's societies -- and there's no sign of a slow-down. According to the editors of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy: Opportunities and Challenges for the Knowledge Economy, the evolution of a peaceful 21st century will depend on our ability to address the challenges of prosperity, sustainability, and security.
"Governments, firms, universities, and research laboratories all take part in the process of building what has been conceptualized as national science and technology systems," write editors Pedro Conceicao, David V. Gibson, Manuel V. Heitor, and Syed Shariq. "The actions of these key players and the interactions between them determine the impact of science...
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