The Advanced Materials Revolution and the Japanese System of Innovation [Hardcover]

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.List of Figures - List of Tables - List of Abbreviations - Acknowledgements - Foreword - Introduction - The Innovation Process and National Systems of Innovation - Changes in Materials Evolution - Advanced Materials Revolution - The Japanese System of Innovation: JSI - Japanese R&D Policies and Strategies for Advanced Materials and Superconductors - Japanese Companies' Activities and Strategies in Advanced Materials - Japanese Companies' Activities and Strategies in Superconductivity - Istec - Conclusion - Appendix A: General Information about the Interviewed Institutions - Bibliography - Index