Innovation Nation

This book explores Japan's efforts to promote the commercial benefits of science and technology. Japan has made major scientific investments, with a view to enhancing the country's medium and long-term economic prospects; these successful efforts have re-enforced the country's reputation as a leader in the promotion of national innovation.

"Holroyd and Coates provide a fair, thoroughly referenced analysis of Japan's determined quest for world leadership in technological innovation... Recommended." - CHOICE

Autorentext
KEN S. COATES is Professor of History and Dean of Arts, University of Waterloo, Canada. He was previously Dean at the College of Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He has published three books on Japan with Carin Holroyd and also works in the field of indigenous history and northern development.

CARIN HOLROYD holds a PhD from the University of Waikato, New Zealand, and has worked at universities in Canada, Japan and New Zealand. She is currently the Senior Research Analyst (Japan) for the Asia Pacific Foundation and a Senior Research Fellow for the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada.

Inhalt
Introduction: Science, Technology and Culture in 21st Century Japan National Innovation: Mobilizing Nations for the 21st Century Economy Japanese Innovation Strategies The Keitai Revolution: Mobile Internet in Japan The Commerce of Aging Robotics in Japan Scientific Innovation: Current and Future Frontiers of Japanese Science and Commerce Conclusion: Understanding Japan's Innovation Strategies