Japanese and US perspectives on the National Innovation Ecosystem

Technology in Society

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-63

  Fukuda, Kayano ^a   Watanabe, Chihiro ^b,c  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Co evolution; Ecosystem; Innovation policy; National Innovation Ecosystem; Technology policy

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; PUBLIC POLICY; TECHNOLOGY;

INNOVATION POLICY; JAPAN; NATIONAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM; TECHNOLOGY POLICY; UNITED STATES;

INNOVATION;

COMPETITIVENESS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; INNOVATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37849038279     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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