China's Embrace of the Market Economy: Understanding Its Innovation Strategy

Abstract

The financial crisis now afflicting the world's economies has Chinese leaders and citizens worried as the ripple effect from US markets aggravates already slumping Chinese markets. As the country attempts to improve its productive capabilities, enhancing China's capacity to innovate remains a top priority. The author explores the initiatives which are being taken both within the country and abroad, illustrating how the country's competences within the innovation, technology and research field are being reformed in order to shape China for the future.

An empirical study of university–industry R&D collaboration in China: Implications for technology in society

“…The aim was to inspire enterprises to conduct R&D activities and establish joint R&D centers that will stick various groups together from the academy, enterprises and scientific research institutes supported by the state. This policy was deployed to help China reach the forefront of research-led nations [28]. Lei explained U-I collaboration growth in terms of research co-patents and scientific researcher publications.…”