Technological Infrastructure Policy: An International Perspective (Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation, 7)

__Technological Infrastructure Policy__ provides a systematic treatment of technological infrastructure (TI) and Technological Infrastructure Policy (TIP) which are emerging fields of interest both for academic economists and for policy makers in both advanced and developing economies. The specific topics covered include: the role of TI in economic growth and development; the nature and definition of TI; TI-components; the relationships between TI and markets; salient features of TIP. __Technological Infrastructure Policy__ reflects the distinction made between basic and advanced TI. Basic TI involves the collective absorption of foreign technology for subsequent diffusion to domestic firms. Several chapters explicitly deal with this process with an emphasis on the supply of advisory services to small and medium enterprises. Advanced TI involves precompetitive, cooperation research and development in cutting edge technologies undertaken by consortia of firms. Several examples of advanced TIP are given. The novel integration of various conceptual and practical aspects of TI and TIP is the strong point of this book. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi An Introduction to Technological Infrastructure and Technological Infrastructure Policy....Pages 1-17 Front Matter....Pages 19-19 Technological Infrastructure Policy (TIP): Creating Capabilities and Building Markets....Pages 21-58 Infratechnologies and Economic Growth....Pages 59-86 Information Distribution and the Growth of Economically Valuable Knowledge: A Rationale for Technological Infrastructure Policies....Pages 87-116 Technological Infrastructure in Information Technology Industries....Pages 117-139 Government Technology Procurement as an Instrument of Technology Policy....Pages 141-170 Front Matter....Pages 171-171 The Design of High-Technology Consortia: Lessons from SEMATECH....Pages 173-216 Biotechnology and Advanced Technological Infrastructure Policies: The Example of the UK’s Protein Engineering Club....Pages 217-246 Generic R&D Collaboration Between Firms: The Israeli Experience....Pages 247-267 Front Matter....Pages 269-269 Transfer of Technology to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): Conceptual Changes and Lessons from the Two Banks of the Rhine....Pages 271-283 Modernizing Small Manufacturers in the United States and Japan: Public Technological Infrastructures and Strategies....Pages 285-334 Modernizing Manufacturing: Consultancy, Advisory, and Extension Services to Improve Small Business Performance....Pages 335-372 Back Matter....Pages 373-373

Technological Infrastructure Policy provides a systematic treatment of technological infrastructure (TI) and Technological Infrastructure Policy (TIP) which are emerging fields of interest both for academic economists and for policy makers in both advanced and developing economies. The specific topics covered include: the role of TI in economic growth and development; the nature and definition of TI; TI-components; the relationships between TI and markets; salient features of TIP.
Technological Infrastructure Policy reflects the distinction made between basic and advanced TI. Basic TI involves the collective absorption of foreign technology for subsequent diffusion to domestic firms. Several chapters explicitly deal with this process with an emphasis on the supply of advisory services to small and medium enterprises. Advanced TI involves precompetitive, cooperation research and development in cutting edge technologies undertaken by consortia of firms. Several examples of advanced TIP are given. The novel integration of various conceptual and practical aspects of TI and TIP is the strong point of this book.