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Science, Technology and Development in Asia and the Pacific
Author | : Unesco |
Publisher | : UNESCO |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Asia |
ISBN | : |
UNESCO pub. Conference report and recommendations on the integration of science and technology in economic development in Asia and Pacific - discusses the institutional framework of science policy- making, and trends (1970-1980) relating to technological change, research and development, technical education, information dissemination of technical information, etc.; examines present arrangements and the potential for international cooperation, scientific cooperation and TCDC. References. List of participants. Conference held in Manila 1982 Mar 22 to 30.
Inequality in Asia and the Pacific in the Era of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Author | : United Nations Publications |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2018-06-11 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9789211207774 |
This publication reviews the region's inequality trends, challenges and achievements and identifies policy gaps across the three dimensions of inequality--inequality of outcome, inequality of opportunity and inequality of impact. It also discusses the potential impact of rapid and disruptive technological advances, such as machine learning, and puts forward a broad set of policy recommendations for reducing all forms of inequality for the effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its core tenant of ""leaving no one behind"".
OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy Science, Technology and Innovation in Viet Nam
Author | : OECD |
Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2014-11-24 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9264213503 |
This book offers a comprehensive assessment of the innovation system of Viet Nam, focusing on the role of government and providing concrete recommendations on how to improve policies that affect innovation and R&D performance.
Innovation in the Asia Pacific
Author | : Thomas Clarke |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2017-10-20 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9811058954 |
This book promotes the creation of advanced knowledge-based economies driven by innovation networks and the continuous development of human capital and capability. It provides valuable insights into the growing emergence of knowledge-based industries of the Asia Pacific, and highlights research on: modes of creativity and innovation; intellectual property; the components of national innovation systems such as firms, education and training; knowledge and technical infrastructure; and public policy. The Asia Pacific region is currently in the process of transforming from being the manufacturing centre of the global economy to a centre of innovation for the knowledge economy, with the successful IPO of Alibaba in 2014 being a prime example of this shift. From a neo-Schumpeterian perspective, the region is increasingly engaged in shortening and intensifying cycles of innovation. The historic agreement at the Beijing APEC meeting between China and the US to radically reduce carbon emissions indicates that one imperative of this innovation is to contribute to sustainability. The fact that the US Government is moving away from this historic commitment, while the Chinese Government is endorsing the commitment, indicates an emerging opportunity for Asia to lead the world technologically in a vital industrial sector of the future.
From Traders to Innovators
Author | : Goh Chor Boon |
Publisher | : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2016-10-27 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9814695785 |
Today, more than ever, the state of a country’s science and technology is a critical factor for economic competitiveness and long-term growth. This book traces the development of science and technology policies and initiatives in Singapore since 1965. Developed as a trading entrepôt by the British, science and technology were never strongly emphasized, right up to the 1970s. However, the need to stay ahead of economic competitiveness motivated the Singapore Government to initiate its national science and technology policy from the 1980s — moving Singapore from a low-skilled, low-technology economy to a high-skilled, high-technology one. Today, the drive for Singapore to become a hotbed for technological start-ups and R&D activities, supported by strong government funding and cutting-edge facilities, seems promising. Are the aspirations of nurturing a Silicon Valley–type culture in Singapore achievable? Are pragmatic, risk-averse Singaporeans ready for the mindset change? Can a nation of traders and service-brokers become a nation of technological innovators and entrepreneurs? This book attempts to provide the answers
The Economic Geography of the IT Industry in the Asia Pacific Region
Author | : Philip Cooke |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 315 |
Release | : 2013-07-18 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1136221387 |
The development of the information technology (IT) industry in the Asia Pacific region faces two challenges. Firstly, can its established physical, technical, regional and governance infrastructures be adapted to meet the challenges embedded in the set of products and processes created by the IT industry? Secondly, as this adaptation evolves, which cities and regions will be best suited to connect to or lead global responses to these challenges? The chapters in this book have set out to explore these questions, providing details of change in a range of aspects of the IT industry such as mobile phones, software services, and flat screen design in regions in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, India, China and Australia. The book also outlines the policy responses of national and regional governments in Singapore, India and China and India. These case studies provide a basis to understand effective strategies which could be formulated for the future. This book’s originality emerges from the fine detail provided about firms, in particular regions and cities, from research carried out by young scholars in the past two years. This makes it very useful for readers keen to understand the recent changes in this dynamic industry in a fast growth part of the world, and it will also help to shape thinking by policy makers on policy settings that can be applied.
Maximizing U.S. Interests in Science and Technology Relations with Japan
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1997-08-23 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0309058848 |
Science and Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia
Author | : Rajib Shaw |
Publisher | : Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 525 |
Release | : 2017-10-13 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0128127120 |
Science and Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia: Potentials and Challenges provides both a local and global perspective on how to implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Topics demonstrate the advancement of scientific research as it applies to early warning systems, including identifying risk and the strengthening of infrastructure for different types of hazards. Through different major disasters, it has become evident that there must be a balance between hard and soft technology and physical, process and social solutions. This book demonstrates how this has been successfully implemented in Asia, and how these applications can apply on a global basis. - Covers new research on the role of science in Disaster Risk Reduction and lessons learned when research has been applied - Utilizes case studies to outline the broader lessons learned - Focuses on the Sendai Framework, which was adopted in the Third UN World Conference in 2015
Epistemic Fluency and Professional Education
Author | : Lina Markauskaite |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 651 |
Release | : 2016-09-21 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9400743696 |
This book, by combining sociocultural, material, cognitive and embodied perspectives on human knowing, offers a new and powerful conceptualisation of epistemic fluency – a capacity that underpins knowledgeable professional action and innovation. Using results from empirical studies of professional education programs, the book sheds light on practical ways in which the development of epistemic fluency can be recognised and supported - in higher education and in the transition to work. The book provides a broader and deeper conception of epistemic fluency than previously available in the literature. Epistemic fluency involves a set of capabilities that allow people to recognize and participate in different ways of knowing. Such people are adept at combining different kinds of specialised and context-dependent knowledge and at reconfiguring their work environment to see problems and solutions anew. In practical terms, the book addresses the following kinds of questions. What does it take to be a productive member of a multidisciplinary team working on a complex problem? What enables a person to integrate different types and fields of knowledge, indeed different ways of knowing, in order to make some well-founded decisions and take actions in the world? What personal knowledge resources are entailed in analysing a problem and describing an innovative solution, such that the innovation can be shared in an organization or professional community? How do people get better at these things; and how can teachers in higher education help students develop these valued capacities? The answers to these questions are central to a thorough understanding of what it means to become an effective knowledge worker and resourceful professional.