The changing face of innovation is it shifting to Asia? /

• Main Author: Ramakrishna, Seeram.
• Corporate Author: World Scientific (Firm)
• Other Authors: Ng, Daniel Joo-Then.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub. Co., c2012.
• Subjects: Technology and state > Asia.; Appropriate technology > Asia.; Technological innovations > Asia.; Economic development > Asia.; Asia > Economic conditions.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/7558#t=toc

This book provides a brief overview of the recent trends in innovations. Early inventions/innovations that began in Asia (i.e., compass, paper, gunpowder and printing) spread to the Atlantic (Europe and USA) by land and sea routes. However, with population growth, economic expansion, availability of...

Table of Contents:

• ch. 1. Asia's spirit of innovation
• ch. 2. Enablers - forces of innovation. 2.1. Research and development investments. 2.2. Universities. 2.3. Young minds and human resources. 2.4. Openness and broader access to knowledge. 2.5. Open innovation practices of companies. 2.6. Open business environment. 2.7. Test bedding innovations and setting new benchmarks
• ch. 3. Influencers. 3.1. Population growth. 3.2. Economic growth. 3.3. Urbanisation. 3.4. Information and Communication Technology (ICT). 3.5. Water. 3.6. Energy. 3.7. Food supplies, nutrition and food safety. 3.8. Climate change. 3.9. Ageing. 3.10. Healthcare
• ch. 4. Spoilers - Inequity, protectionism and conflict
• ch. 5. The way forward.