Science, Technology and Innovation in BRICS Countries

Swapan Kumar Patra is Career Advancement Research fellow at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa Mammo Muchie is Professor at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa

"The rising economies play more important role, like BRICS, not just in economy, even more in science and technology. With the more and more well educated people, and more and more successfully competence companies, working with universities, BRICS are no more as used to be the followers, recipients of mature technology, they are doing efficiently the R&D work now, even in some aspects with much lower cost in developing quality science and technology. However, how they succeed? What is new in their ways or patterns in R&D? This book with high quality research provides sufficient answers and references that can generate very useful policy learning."Prof. Xiaob Wu, ChangJiang Chair Professor honored by Ministry of Education, China, Qiushi Chair Professor of Innovation and Strategic Management, Zhejiang University, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Zhejiang University, China."The book "Science, Technology and Innovation in BRICS Countries" edited by Swapan K. Patra and Mammo Muchie offers both, a wide perspective on what BRICS countries are doing in terms of STI, from the view of recognized scholars belonging to those countries and at the same time, a globalized comparative analysis throughout its chapters. By presenting studies focused on carbon emissions, public policy support, foreign direct investments, patenting and entrepreneurship among others, the book makes a case about the modern broad scope of STI topics on global challenges and to BRICS in particular. I recommend this book to an ample readership interested in these contexts."Prof. Mauricio Uriona Maldonado, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil."BRICS countries are revealing new and alternative progressive pathways to traditional models of growth and in addressing developmental challenges. Science Technology and Innovation (STI) in BRICS countries is thus an exciting and engaging topic for scholars from a wide cross-disciplinary background. This book. contemporary and expansive in scope draws upon the various facets of STI in BRICS countries to make it a highly valuable book for researchers and policy makers."Prof. Sujit Bhattacharya, Chief Scientist CSIR-National Institute of Science Technology and development Studies, India, Professor Academy of Scientific and innovative Research, India and Editor-In-Chief Journal of Scientometric Research.

• 1. Science, Technology and Innovation in BRICS Countries: Introduction to the Special Issue2. The Effect of Technological Innovation on Production-Based Energy and CO2 Emission Productivity: Evidence from BRICS Countries3. Innovation for Inclusive Development, Public Policy Support and Triple Helix: Perspectives from BRICS, 4. Design Patents: A Snapshot Study of the BRICS Economies5. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) and Knowledge Flow in the Context of Emerging MNEs: Cases from China, India and South Africa6. Foreign R&D Units in India and China: An Empirical Exploration7. Exploring the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM): Impact on Innovation Ecosystem in India8. Technological Appropriability And Export Performance of Brazilian Firms9. The Contribution of Creative Industries to Sustainable Urban Development in South Africa10. In-Vitro Diagnostics (IVDs) Innovations for Resource-Poor Settings: The Indian Experience, 11. Possibilities of Russian Hi-Tech Rare Earth Products to Meet Industrial Needs of BRICS Countries12. Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset Within the Social Sector: A Review of the South African Context