{"product_id":"9789814397865","title":"Changing Face Of Innovation, The: Is It Shifting To Asia?: Is it Shifting to Asia?","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a brief overview of the recent trends in innovations. Early inventions\/innovations that began in Asia (i.e., compass, paper, gunpowder and printing) spread to the Atlantic (Europe and USA) by land and sea routes. However, with population growth, \u003cb\u003eeconomic expansion\u003c\/b\u003e, availability of skilled researchers and lower cost of research in Asia Pacific, there has been a shift in innovation activities in this region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere has been a discernable trend of innovation (R\u0026amp;D) in countries like Japan, Korea, China, India and Singapore. This book attempts to create awareness of this trend and hopes to motivate business leaders and policy makers to take advantage of this shifting trend, as well as to encourage more global collaboration in innovations to face societal challenges in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsia's Spirit of Innovation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnablers — Forces of Innovation:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResearch and Development Investments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUniversities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung Minds and Human Resources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpenness and Broader Access to Knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen Innovation Practices of Companies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen Business Environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest Bedding Innovations and Setting New Benchmarks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInfluencers:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePopulation Growth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEconomic Growth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUrbanization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInformation and Communication Technologies (ICT)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnergy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFood Supplies, Nutrition and Food Safety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClimate Change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgeing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealthcare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpoilers — Inequity, Protectionism and Conflicts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Way Forward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e Students and academics who are, respectively, studying and teaching innovations; businessmen, entrepreneurs and general public.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185342824688,"sku":"9789814397865","price":17.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814397865_p0.jpg?v=1763691414","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814397865","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}