Ebook: Making It to the Forefront: Nanotechnology—A Developing Country Perspective

Nanotechnology, as shortly described as the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale, is one of the most dynamic and promising industries, receiving a great deal of attention from researchers, business leaders, investors, and policymakers around the world. In Making It to the Forefront, Nesli Aydogan-Duda has assembled a distinguished group of authors to analyze the particular challenges and opportunities of nanotechnology emergence and management in the developing world. In so doing, they address the issues from several angles, ranging from cultural issues to capital markets, industrial clusters to government policy and legal structure. Drawing from in-depth research and case studies in Turkey, Latin America, India, China, and Iran, and a comparison with the development of the industry in the United states, the authors present a cross-cultural approach, with particular emphasis on the strategic nature of the nanotechnology industry for economic development, consumer welfare, and homeland security. Among the topics they consider are the importance of knowledge transfer from universities to the market and, more generally, the interface between science and its commercialization—and the institutional infrastructure that is necessary to maximize the potential of science and technology. In doing so, the authors provide unprecedented theoretical and empirical contributions to the study of nanotechnology, and, more generally, insight into the complex business, political, and cultural environment that must be established in order for such an industry to thrive in the context of a developing country.

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Nanotechnology, as shortly described as the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale, is one of the most dynamic and promising industries, receiving a great deal of attention from researchers, business leaders, investors, and policymakers around the world. In Making It to the Forefront, Nesli Aydogan-Duda has assembled a distinguished group of authors to analyze the particular challenges and opportunities of nanotechnology emergence and management in the developing world. In so doing, they address the issues from several angles, ranging from cultural issues to capital markets, industrial clusters to government policy and legal structure. Drawing from in-depth research and case studies in Turkey, Latin America, India, China, and Iran, and a comparison with the development of the industry in the United states, the authors present a cross-cultural approach, with particular emphasis on the strategic nature of the nanotechnology industry for economic development, consumer welfare, and homeland security. Among the topics they consider are the importance of knowledge transfer from universities to the market and, more generally, the interface between science and its commercialization—and the institutional infrastructure that is necessary to maximize the potential of science and technology. In doing so, the authors provide unprecedented theoretical and empirical contributions to the study of nanotechnology, and, more generally, insight into the complex business, political, and cultural environment that must be established in order for such an industry to thrive in the context of a developing country.

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Nanotechnology, as shortly described as the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale, is one of the most dynamic and promising industries, receiving a great deal of attention from researchers, business leaders, investors, and policymakers around the world. In Making It to the Forefront, Nesli Aydogan-Duda has assembled a distinguished group of authors to analyze the particular challenges and opportunities of nanotechnology emergence and management in the developing world. In so doing, they address the issues from several angles, ranging from cultural issues to capital markets, industrial clusters to government policy and legal structure. Drawing from in-depth research and case studies in Turkey, Latin America, India, China, and Iran, and a comparison with the development of the industry in the United states, the authors present a cross-cultural approach, with particular emphasis on the strategic nature of the nanotechnology industry for economic development, consumer welfare, and homeland security. Among the topics they consider are the importance of knowledge transfer from universities to the market and, more generally, the interface between science and its commercialization—and the institutional infrastructure that is necessary to maximize the potential of science and technology. In doing so, the authors provide unprecedented theoretical and empirical contributions to the study of nanotechnology, and, more generally, insight into the complex business, political, and cultural environment that must be established in order for such an industry to thrive in the context of a developing country.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Nanotechnology: A Descriptive Account....Pages 1-7
Diffusion of Nanotechnology and the External Environment....Pages 9-27
Tough Road to Take: Collaboration in the Nanotechnology Sector....Pages 29-34
Education, Science and Technology in Developing Countries....Pages 35-40
Business Environment, Innovation Culture, and Technology Clusters in Developing Countries....Pages 41-46
Knowledge Economy: Why Is It So Important for Developing Nations....Pages 47-52
Nanotechnology in Turkey....Pages 53-61
Nanotechnology in Brazil....Pages 63-67
Nanotechnology in Argentina....Pages 69-75
Nanotechnology in China....Pages 77-84
Iran and Nanotechnology: A New Experience of on Time Entry....Pages 85-108
Nanotechnology in India: Inferring Links Between Emerging Technologies and Development....Pages 109-124
The Distinctive Dynamics of Nanotechnology in Developing Nations....Pages 125-138
Retrospective View of the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative....Pages 139-159
Back Matter....Pages 161-164

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Nanotechnology, as shortly described as the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale, is one of the most dynamic and promising industries, receiving a great deal of attention from researchers, business leaders, investors, and policymakers around the world. In Making It to the Forefront, Nesli Aydogan-Duda has assembled a distinguished group of authors to analyze the particular challenges and opportunities of nanotechnology emergence and management in the developing world. In so doing, they address the issues from several angles, ranging from cultural issues to capital markets, industrial clusters to government policy and legal structure. Drawing from in-depth research and case studies in Turkey, Latin America, India, China, and Iran, and a comparison with the development of the industry in the United states, the authors present a cross-cultural approach, with particular emphasis on the strategic nature of the nanotechnology industry for economic development, consumer welfare, and homeland security. Among the topics they consider are the importance of knowledge transfer from universities to the market and, more generally, the interface between science and its commercialization—and the institutional infrastructure that is necessary to maximize the potential of science and technology. In doing so, the authors provide unprecedented theoretical and empirical contributions to the study of nanotechnology, and, more generally, insight into the complex business, political, and cultural environment that must be established in order for such an industry to thrive in the context of a developing country.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Nanotechnology: A Descriptive Account....Pages 1-7
Diffusion of Nanotechnology and the External Environment....Pages 9-27
Tough Road to Take: Collaboration in the Nanotechnology Sector....Pages 29-34
Education, Science and Technology in Developing Countries....Pages 35-40
Business Environment, Innovation Culture, and Technology Clusters in Developing Countries....Pages 41-46
Knowledge Economy: Why Is It So Important for Developing Nations....Pages 47-52
Nanotechnology in Turkey....Pages 53-61
Nanotechnology in Brazil....Pages 63-67
Nanotechnology in Argentina....Pages 69-75
Nanotechnology in China....Pages 77-84
Iran and Nanotechnology: A New Experience of on Time Entry....Pages 85-108
Nanotechnology in India: Inferring Links Between Emerging Technologies and Development....Pages 109-124
The Distinctive Dynamics of Nanotechnology in Developing Nations....Pages 125-138
Retrospective View of the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative....Pages 139-159
Back Matter....Pages 161-164
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