The Innovation Imperative for Developing East Asia

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Introduction -- The innovation imperative for developing East Asia -- The state of innovation in developing East Asia -- Heterogeneity of innovation capabilities within countries, sectors, and firms -- Why diffusion matters -- What inhibits innovation? -- Spurring innovation in developing East Asia: Directions for policy -- Final remarks -- Notes -- References -- 1 The State of Innovation in Developing East Asia -- Introduction -- Defining innovation -- The innovation imperative for developing East Asia -- Innovation performance in developing East Asia -- Road map for this report -- Notes -- References -- 2 Conceptual Framework and Stylized Facts -- Introduction -- Key concepts -- Importance of innovation and diffusion of technology in addressing the region's challenges -- Core elements for designing policies that accelerate technology adoption and diffusion -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 3 Technology Adoption and Diffusion: A Firm-Level Perspective -- Introduction -- Is East Asia converging with, or diverging from, the technological frontier? Why diffusion matters -- Heterogeneity in the pattern and diffusion of innovation across space, sectors, and firms -- What inhibits innovation? -- Conclusions -- Annex 3A The Firm-level Adoption of Technologies survey -- Annex 3B Supplementary tables -- 1396927554 -- Notes -- References -- 4 Skills and Finance for Innovation -- Introduction -- Skills for innovation -- Finance for innovation -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 5 Innovation Policies and Institutions in the Region: An Assessment -- Introduction -- Are policies coherent with the objective of supporting diffusion as well as invention? -- Agencies to support innovation.