Differences over a decade: high tech capabilities and competitive performance of 28 nations

People often look to technology-based advancement as the key to achieving and maintaining economic competitiveness. This belief often resonates through national policy at the highest levels. Does investing in high technology really provide a competitive advantage? Since 1986, researchers at Georgia...

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Published in:Research evaluation 2005-08, Vol.14 (2), p.121-128
Main Authors: Newman, Nils C, Porter, Alan L, Roessner, J David, Kongthon, Alisa, Jin, Xiao-Yin
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Language:English
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Summary:People often look to technology-based advancement as the key to achieving and maintaining economic competitiveness. This belief often resonates through national policy at the highest levels. Does investing in high technology really provide a competitive advantage? Since 1986, researchers at Georgia Tech's Technology Policy and Assessment Center have been systematically monitoring national high technology-based industrial competitiveness to help address this question. This paper reports on a longitudinal assessment of high technology capability and resulting competitive standing across 28 countries from 1993 through 2003.
ISSN:0958-2029
1471-5449
DOI:10.3152/147154405781776247