Innovation Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy

Scholars in the science and technology field have not collectively questioned, much less proposed, an agenda for policy makers. Now is an appropriate time for such an undertaking. First, there is a growing belief that the U.S. national research and develo

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Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation VOLUME 23

Series Editors Cristiano Antonelli, University of Torino, Italy Bo Carlsson, Case Western Reserve University, U.S.A.

Editorial Board: Steven Klepper, Carnegie Mellon University, U.S.A. Richard Langlois, University of Connecticut, U.S.A. J.S. Metcalfe, University of Manchester, U.K. David Mowery, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. Pascal Petit, CEPREMAP, France Luc Soete, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume.

INNOVATION POLICY IN THE KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY

Edited by

Maryann P. Feldman John Hopkins University Albert N. Link University ofNorth Carolina at Greensboro

SPRINGER SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, LLC

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Innovation policy in the knowledge-based economy / edited by Maryann P. Feldman, Albert N. Link. p. cm . -- (Economics of science, technology, and innovation ; v.23) A collection of 18 papers based on sessions held at the 1999 APPAM annual meeting. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4613-5679-0 ISBN 978-1-4615-1689-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4615-1689-7

1. Information technology--Economic aspects--Congresses. 2. Information Technology--Government policy--Congresses. I. Feldman, Maryann P. II. Link, Albert N. III. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (U.S.). Conference (1999) IV. Series.

HC79.155 15624 2001 338.9'26--dc21

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Copyright © 2001 by Springer Science+Business Media New York OriginalIy published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in 2001 Softcover reprint ofthe hardcover Ist edition 2001 AII rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photo-copying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher, Springer Science+Business Media. LLC.

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Contents

Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Innovation Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy MARY ANN P. FELDMAN AND ALBERT N. LINK Chapter 2: A Brief Data-Informed History of Science and Technology Policy

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JOHN E. JANKOWSKI

Chapter 3: R&D Policy Models and Data Needs

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GREGORY T ASSEY

Chapter 4: Technology Innovation Indicators

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JOHN A. HANSEN

Chapter 5: Trends in Cooperative Research Activity ANDREW C. BROD AND ALBERT N. LINK

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Chapter 6: The Best and Brightest for Science WILLIAM ZUMETA AND JOYCE S. RAVELING

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Chapter 7: Observations on the Post-Bayh-Dole Rise in University Patenting RICHARD R. NELSON

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MARY ANN P. FELDMAN, IRWIN FELLER, JANET E. L. BERCOVITZ AND RICHARD M. BURTON

Chapter 9: Elite and/or Distributed Science

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IRWIN FELLER

Chapter 10: The Commercialization ofInternet Access

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SHANE GREENSTEIN

Chapter 11: Economic Geography and Policy in the Network Age

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DANILO PELLETIERE AND G. CHRIS RODRIGO

Chapter 12: Industrial Location in the Inf