China's technological capabilities are emerging rapidly and the country will become a major challenger to established nations in terms of R&D and innovation in the near future. For the moment, however, contradictory signals emerge from the Chinese economy leaving experts pondering about the...

In recent years, an increasing political interest has developed in long-term strategic partnerships for science-industry collaboration in pre-competitive research and devel-opment, driven by a perception of a distinct "blind spot" in many innovation systems. In different contexts, such...

Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht am Beispiel des regionalen Innovationssytems Bangkoks Barrieren für den Wissenstransfer zwischen Universitäten und Unternehmen in Schwellenländern. Es wird deutlich, dass die Innovationsaktivitäten vor allem im Bereich der angewandten Forschung zunimmt....