Synopses & Reviews
The book examines the conditions for successful high-technology policy from theoretical and empirical perspectives. It enhances the predominant national systems of innovation approach to innovation policy with concepts based on new developments in the govern-ance of complex systems and processes. The conceptual framework of complex networks and systems is used to examine national policy approaches in countries that have created environments conducive to high-technology industries as well as individual high-technology sectors, such as biotechnology, alternative energy, and aerospace. Theoretical and empirical contributions are synthesised into lessons for high-tech policy and further research.
Synopsis
The book examines the conditions for successful high-technology policy from theoretical and empirical perspectives. It enhances the predominant national systems of innovation approach to innovation policy with concepts based on new developments and processes.
About the Author
Johannes M. Bauer is a Professor in the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media at Michigan State Univesity. He is also the Co-Director of the Quello Center for Telecommunication Management and Law at Michigan State University. Dr. Bauer joined Michigan State University in 1990 after receiving his doctorate in economics from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria. From
Table of Contents
1High-Tech Development in Complex Innovation Systems: An Introduction.- Part I: Theories and Concepts of Innovation Policy.- 2 Theorizing Systems of Innovation.- 3 A Concept of Post-National Knowledge Creation Policies: Beyond the Dichotomy of "National" and "European" Instruments.- 4 The Mass Media as Actors in the Innovation System: Their Relevance for High-Tech Policy Decision.- Part II: National Systems of Innovation and High-Tech Policies.- 5 High-Tech Development and Industrial Policies in a Macro-comparative Perspective.- 6 High-Tech Entrepreneurship in the United States.- 7 A Different Kind of Excellence? High-Tech and Innovation Policy in Switzerland.- 8 The Politics of Innovation: Inter-organisational Networks Around German Innovation Policy Advisory Bodies.- Part III: Industry Perpsectives on Innovation Policy.- 9 Power Games in Space: The German High-Tech Initiative and the European Satnav Project Galileo.- 10 Wind Energy: Global Policies and the Institutional Drivers for Innovation.- 11 German Innovation Policy for Photovoltaics: Radical Innovation in a Coordinated Market Economy?- 12 Health Care in the Digital