It is already two decades that there is an evident re-distribution of economic power among the Triad (North America, Europe and Japan) and new emerging economies. Trends in the international trade and FDI show how economic activities in the Triad are threatened by countries such as China and India. Both nations have huge population and they are more and more crucial economic partners in the new and multi-polar world economy.
To which extent the economic activities of these two emerging areas are also sustained by their own innovation capacity? In other words, are China and India still dependent on the scientific and technological knowledge of Triad countries or did they already developed their own competences to self-sustain industrial development? Do the new emerging economies have only a 'huge economic body' or are they developing also a concurred 'knowledge brain'?
The aim of the project will be to develop a comparison between the Triad and these new emerging economies through the analysis of science, technology and innovation indicators. The project will highlight in particular the existence of interconnection between firms and institutions in the different areas. The project will also perform a comparison between the strengths and weaknesses in the development strategies of China and India.
The project, in which are involved Daniele Archibugi and Monica Plechero, started in 2015 under the 'Progetto Premiale': Technology and innovation systems for Smart Factory and Made in Italy'. It aims to explore the implication in terms of industrial and technological policies for EU as well as for Italy.
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