Ch. 1. Asia's spirit of innovation -- ch. 2. Enablers - forces of innovation. 2.1. Research and development investments. 2.2. Universities. 2.3. Young minds and human resources. 2.4. Openness and broader access to knowledge. 2.5. Open innovation practices of companies. 2.6. Open…
This book provides a brief overview of the recent trends in innovations. Early inventions/innovations that began in Asia (i.e., compass, paper, gunpowder and printing) spread to the Atlantic (Europe and USA) by land and sea routes. However, with population growth, economic expan…
What has gone wrong in Japan that has led to innovation crisis? Prof. Eiichi Yamaguchi has been committed to answer this question, and his quest has spanned several years and academic disciplines. Initially it appeared as if it had no context, but when he put the pieces together…
"Governments worldwide have lost the trust and faith of citizens and other stakeholders. A steady decline in public sector performance, a reluctance to revisit existing business models within government, and the sheer pace of technological change experienced in the past decade h…
"Governments worldwide have lost the trust and faith of citizens and other stakeholders. A steady decline in public sector performance, a reluctance to revisit existing business models within government, and the sheer pace of technological change experienced in the past decade h…