National systems of innovation in comparison : structure and performance indicators for knowledge societies / edited by Ulrich Schmoch, Christian Rammer and Harald Legler
Technological Performance -- Concept and Practice; R & D Activities in the German Business Sector; The Global Distribution of R & D Activities; Internationalisation of Industrial R & D; Scientific Performance in an International Comparison; Technological Structures and Performance as Reflected by Patent Indicators; Innovation in Firms; Economic Performance of Technology Sectors; Technology-based Start-ups; Diffusion of Information and Communication Technology; Education Structures and Highly Skilled Employment in Europe -- A Comparison; Challenges to the German Dual System
Summary
Compares the innovation structures of a set of countries on the basis of various indicators. This book documents major elements of the joint work of eight leading German institutes, elaborated in the context of a regular annual report on Germany's technological performance. It aims at non-German readers interested in German innovation system
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-304)