James A. Cunningham, Newcastle University, UK and Albert N. Link, Professor Emeritus and former Virginia Batte Phillips Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, US

‘This publication is definitely a wonderful introduction for starters who have hardly any experience or have just launched their studies on technology and innovation policies. For readers with related background foundation or expertise and who want to extend their professional knowledge in this field, this publication must be an ideally enlightening resources and will serve as an inspiring guide for future explorations. Overall, this book will significantly help the readers gain a profound comprehension of the relationship between technology and innovation policies from an international perspective.’

• Contents: 1 Technology and innovation policy: setting the stage 2. Technology policies to enhance private-sector R&D 3. The effectiveness of technology policy 4. Unanticipated consequences of technology policy 5. The technology policy environment 6. Technology policies to leverage public-sector R&D 7. Global innovation systems 8. Toward a technology/innovation policy ecosystem Index

James A. Cunningham, Newcastle University, UK and Albert N. Link, Professor Emeritus and former Virginia Batte Phillips Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, US

‘This publication is definitely a wonderful introduction for starters who have hardly any experience or have just launched their studies on technology and innovation policies. For readers with related background foundation or expertise and who want to extend their professional knowledge in this field, this publication must be an ideally enlightening resources and will serve as an inspiring guide for future explorations. Overall, this book will significantly help the readers gain a profound comprehension of the relationship between technology and innovation policies from an international perspective.’

• Contents: 1 Technology and innovation policy: setting the stage 2. Technology policies to enhance private-sector R&D 3. The effectiveness of technology policy 4. Unanticipated consequences of technology policy 5. The technology policy environment 6. Technology policies to leverage public-sector R&D 7. Global innovation systems 8. Toward a technology/innovation policy ecosystem Index

James A. Cunningham, Newcastle University, UK and Albert N. Link, Professor Emeritus and former Virginia Batte Phillips Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, US

‘This publication is definitely a wonderful introduction for starters who have hardly any experience or have just launched their studies on technology and innovation policies. For readers with related background foundation or expertise and who want to extend their professional knowledge in this field, this publication must be an ideally enlightening resources and will serve as an inspiring guide for future explorations. Overall, this book will significantly help the readers gain a profound comprehension of the relationship between technology and innovation policies from an international perspective.’

• Contents: 1 Technology and innovation policy: setting the stage 2. Technology policies to enhance private-sector R&D 3. The effectiveness of technology policy 4. Unanticipated consequences of technology policy 5. The technology policy environment 6. Technology policies to leverage public-sector R&D 7. Global innovation systems 8. Toward a technology/innovation policy ecosystem Index