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Book SynopsisThis unique Handbook provides an in-depth overview of the themes and direction of science, technology, innovation, and public policy in an increasingly globalized world. Leading authorities discuss current debates, research issues, and prospects, and present a foundation for the development of global policy.
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors viii
Editors’ Introduction: Science, Technology, and Innovation Go Global 1
Daniele Archibugi and Andrea Filippetti
Part I Global Trends 13
1 The Convergence Paradox: The Global Evolution of National Innovation Systems 15
Fulvio Castellacci and Jose Miguel Natera
2 World Top University Rankings: From Distribution to Implications on National Knowledge Creation and Competitiveness 46
Thanh Quang Le and Kam Ki Tang
3 The International Race of Top Supercomputers and Its Implications 69
Kam Ki Tang and Thanh Quang Le
4 Soft Innovation and Changes in Product Aesthetics: An Omitted Dimension in Economic Analyses of Innovation Activities 88
Paul Stoneman
5 Is the World of Science Moving to the East? What Bibliometrics Says 109
Ping Zhou and Jiang li
Part II The Globalization of Technology and Innovation 125
6 Innovation, Internationalization, and the Transnational Corporation 127
Grazia Ietto‐Gillies
7 International R&D Alliances by Firms: Origins and Development 144
Rajneesh Narula and Andrea Martínez‐Noya
8 The Globalization of Knowledge‐Intensive Services 171
Ian Miles and Marcela Miozzo
9 Capital and Technology Flows: Changing Technology Acquisition Strategies in Developing Countries 191
Suma Athreye and Sandeep Kapur
10 Clusters and Global Innovation: The Role of Connectedness and Connectivity 212
Mark Lorenzen and Ram Mudambi
11 New Product Development in Emerging Economies: Innovation in Reverse from China 228
Simone Corsi, Alberto Di Minin, and Andrea Piccaluga
12 Crowdfunding: Toward the Democratization of Innovation Financing 245
Alessandro Cordova, Johanna Dolci, and Gianfranco Gianfrate
Part III Spaces and Flows of Knowledge 267
13 Harnessing the Geography of Innovation: Toward Evidence‐Based Economic Development Policy 269
Maryann P. Feldman and Jongmin Choi
14 Multinational Enterprises Innovation Networks and the Role of Cities 290
Simona Iammarino and Philip McCann
15 The Rise of the Global Creative Class 313
Richard Florida and Charlotta Mellander
16 Global Science Collaboration 343
Stefan Hennemann and Ingo Liefner
17 International Mobility of Scientists 364
Kieron Flanagan
18 The Role of Global Connectedness in the Development of Indigenous Science in Middle‐Income Countries 382
Helena Barnard, Robin Cowan, Marta Fernandez de Arroyabe Arranz, and Moritz Müller
19 Global Trends in Brain Drain and Likely Scenario in the Coming Years 407
Alessio Terzi
Part IV Global Institutions and Intellectual Property Rights 419
20 The Globalization of Intellectual Property Rights 421
Andrea Filippetti and Daniele Archibugi
21 Patents, Monopoly Power, and the Pricing of Pharmaceuticals in Low‐Income Nations 443
F.M. Scherer
22 Global Governance and Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Information Society: At the Crossroads of IPRs and Innovation 458
Paolo Davide Farah and Riccardo Tremolada
Part V The Global Governance of Science and Technology 477
23 Knowledge as Global Public Good 479
Daniele Archibugi and Andrea Filippetti
24 From Governmental Open Data Toward Governmental Open Innovation (GOI): A Global Perspective 504
Sabine Brunswicker and Jeremiah Johnson
25 Serendipity and Chance in Scientific Discovery: Policy Implications for Global Society 525
Donald Gillies
26 Global Climate Change and the Direction of Technological Change 540
Andrew Tylecote
27 Global Risks: Cause and Consequence of the New Interactions Between Science, Technology, and Society 558
Jean‐Yves Heurtebise
28 Globalization, Regionalization, and Technological Change 575
Frederick Guy
Index 597
