The Advanced Materials Revolution and the Japanese System of Innovation

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-10

3. The Innovation Process and National Systems of Innovation

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   Pages 11-30

4. Changes in Materials Evolution

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   Pages 31-57

5. Advanced Materials Revolution

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   Pages 58-80

6. The Japanese System of Innovation (JSI)

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   Pages 81-94

7. Japanese R&D Policies and Strategies for Advanced Materials and Superconductors

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   Pages 95-113

8. Japanese Companies’ Activities and Strategies in Advanced Materials

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   Pages 114-129

9. Japanese Companies’ Activities and Strategies in Superconductivity

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   Pages 130-159

10. Istec: MITI’s International Collaborative Programme for Superconductivity Basic Research

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    Pages 160-179

11. Conclusion

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12. Back Matter

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The book develops the idea that a shift in the techno-economic paradigm creates opportunities for the rise of new firms, industries and countries to technological leadership, making the adoption of an adequate national system of innovation fundamental to success in such changes. This task is supported by a case study of how the Japanese System of Innovation has responded to the advanced materials revolution of the last two decades as well as diffusion of the information technology paradigm.

• information
• Information Technology (IT)
• innovation
• institutions
• leadership
• success

• National Council of Scientific and Technological Development, Brazil

  Helena M. M. Lastres

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