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China – the new leading cleantech nation?
The 3rd annual China Cleantech Forum in Beijing in the beginning of December 2009 showed the world that China has risen as a global player, innovator and possible front runner of clean energy technology. Today, U.S.A. is perceived as one of the leading nations within the field of clean technology, however, the 3rd annual China [...]
Chinese innovation and the private business sector
This series of articles explore the Chinese Innovation System, its competitive strengths and weaknesses. Last article briefly touched the aspect of Chinese scientific publications and patents applications, this week, we will explore the impact the private business sector has on Chinese innovation, and thereby the impact of Foreign Direct Investment, has on Chinese innovation. As [...]
Chinese Scientific Publications
This series of articles explore the Chinese Innovation System, its competitive strenghts and weaknesses. Last month’s article discussed the Human Resources in Technology and Science. This number has increased tremendously in the past 10 years and one way to measure the productivity of the many scientist, researchers and engineers in Research & Development (R&D) is [...]
Innovation Revolution?
The world’s focus on China has been intense during the past years. China’s economy is booming and it is widely acknowledged that the growth is largely driven by export of low-price goods. China is not an innovation driven society and the Chinese engineers and scientists have not been recognized as having innovative skills and creativity. [...]