Working Paper R2007:012 India’s Emergence as a Global R&D Center- an overview of the Indian R&D system and potential
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@MISC{Mitra_workingpaper,
author = {Raja M. Mitra and For Further Information and Please Contact Raja M. Mitra and Suzanne Håkansson},
title = {Working Paper R2007:012 India’s Emergence as a Global R&D Center- an overview of the Indian R&D system and potential},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
Internationalization of research and development has accelerated significantly in the 1990s and 2000s. Much of this activity continues to take place among major industrial economies. Developing countries are, however, also playing increasingly important roles. India and China are rapidly emerging as major powers in this century, both in terms of the size of their markets and in a wide range of science and technology developments. This study provides a strategic review of economic and R&D developments in India. It examines key trends, drivers and future prospects for R&D with a special focus on India’s emerging role as a center for research and knowledge processing service industries. The study also discusses scenarios for India’s emergence as a major economic and R&D power and subsequent local and global consequences. The work asserts that current weaknesses in data and a lack of substantive examination of corporate developments in India highlights a major need for further and more in-depth analysis of Indian-related science and technology development. It is important to foster well-grounded knowledge on the nexus of longer term economic and technology related development in India and its international context. It is also argued that it is essential to
Keyphrases
india emergence global center paper r2007 indian system technology development important role indian-related science key trend wide range future prospect special focus strategic review corporate development substantive examination major need global consequence current weakness knowledge processing service industry well-grounded knowledge international context in-depth analysis major industrial economy india highlight major power
