Some characteristics of innovation activities: Silicon Valley, California, China and Taiwan

Fung, K. C.; Aminian, Nathalie; Tung, Chris Y.

doi:10.1007/s10644-015-9162-x

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“…However, according to Fu et al (2016), China could still end up in the middle-income trap, unless it undertakes a series of critical reforms in its innovation regime in order to keep moving up growth trajectories that are increasingly skill intensive and technology intensive. Fung et al (2016) notice the importance of internet-related sector in the development of Chinese economy. They treat internet-driven economy as a radical, systemic technological change with substantial implication for China's nature of growth, as it can boost productivity and may even propel this country into a highincome economy.…”

Section: Factors Affecting China's Convergence Towards Innovation Leamentioning

confidence: 99%

Dynamics and Factors of Innovation Gap Between the European Union and China

Kowalski

2020

J Knowl Econ

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The article focuses on the problem of innovation gap in the world economy, as there are in general countries with developed national innovation systems, playing the role of technology leaders, and those with developing innovation systems, acting as innovation followers. Western European economies belong usually to the first group whereas China is traditionally classified in the second group; however, the analysis conducted in this study reveals a continuous catch-up process of this country towards the European Union in terms of the level of innovativeness of the economy. The purpose of this paper is to measure the dynamics of innovation gap between China and the EU average, and to identify the determinants of its evolution. Although for most of the analyzed indicators related to innovation, China’s performance is much below the EU average, the growth rates for Chinese economy in 2008–2018 have been higher than these of the EU, indicating convergence process. The key to development success in China lies in closing the technological gap by importing existing technology, and strengthening internal capabilities to utilize and improve on those technologies. Different reasons for China’s economy improvement in terms of innovativeness are analyzed, including external factors (e.g., foreign direct investments, which are concentrated mostly in eastern provinces, and associated technology transfer) and internal aspects (like science, technology and innovation policy, investment in research and development, and emergence of innovative regional clusters). The conclusion is that dynamic processes of increasing innovative potential of China provide with a solid fundamental for further convergence and diminishing innovation gap between this country and the European Union.

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Section: Factors Affecting China's Convergence Towards Innovation Leamentioning

confidence: 99%

Dynamics and Factors of Innovation Gap Between the European Union and China

Kowalski

2020

J Knowl Econ

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“…Taiwan can adopt any business contract modeling. In plasma-nucleus partnership, the agro-business often generates inputs like seeds, capital, fertilizers, pesticides and technical expertise people to the farmers or also called as farmer cooperatives (Fung et al, 2016). The small landholders involved in this arrangement need to produce the required commodity at the required quality, quantity, and price.…”

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New agriculture business model in Taiwan

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Liu

Lin

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IFAM

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We offer an integrative introduction, analysis, and commentary for the new agribusiness models (mainly for crop production) in Taiwan, an important economy in Asia. Taiwan’s economy has been relying heavily on agriculture-based business, even against the fact that its high-technology industries occupy major media explosion opportunities. We start with the introductory discussions of Taiwan’s agricultural backgrounds and development. Then we review and analyze the developing agribusiness models at macro and micro levels. Based on those analyses, we propose promising directions for future studies and agribusiness practices.

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“…According to Rowen and Toyoda (2003) and Fung (2014aFung ( , 2015, Fung et al (2015), the business and economic model of Silicon Valley has some interesting features. First, there is constant churning with new, high-growth firms.…”

Section: Innovation Silicon Valley and Californiamentioning

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“…3-D printing, smart robots, etc.). In Table I, we list some important characteristics of the Silicon Valley model (Fung, 2014a(Fung, , 2014b(Fung, , 2015Fung et al, 2015): The foreign-born population in this region was 36.4 per cent, with 14 per cent of the foreign-born coming from China. In the whole state of California, 27.1 per cent of the people were foreign-born, compared to 13.0 per cent of the whole population of Americans being born outside the USA.…”

Section: Innovation Silicon Valley and Californiamentioning

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Silicon Valley, France and China: a comparative study of innovation systems and policies

Fung

Aminian

2017

JCEFTS

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Purpose In this paper, the authors aim to examine some characteristics of the innovation system and policy in France and China. For comparison, they also highlight some high technology features of Silicon Valley and California. Design/methodology/approach The authors study the characteristics of innovation in France and in China. The authors examine the technology systems and policies in both countries and compare their features with those in Silicon Valley. Findings As far as France is concerned, it can be stated that the innovation system and policy are under transformation, going from a strong state involvement to a more decentralized framework. This evolution leads to a multi-level governance of the innovation system and to the emergence of new actors. For China, the most interesting development in China is the evolution of its internet-related sector. The authors argue here that the internet-driven economy is a radical, systemic technological change and it is rapidly growing in China. Originality/value One of the earliest papers comparing the innovation policies and activities in France, China and Silicon Valley.

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Some characteristics of innovation activities: Silicon Valley, California, China and Taiwan

Cited by 11 publications

References 22 publications

Dynamics and Factors of Innovation Gap Between the European Union and China

Dynamics and Factors of Innovation Gap Between the European Union and China

New agriculture business model in Taiwan

Silicon Valley, France and China: a comparative study of innovation systems and policies

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