Title:
Open Innovation in South Africa: case studies in nanotechnology, biotechnology, and open source software development

dc.contributor.author Gastrow, Michael
dc.contributor.corporatename Human Sciences Research Council. Education, Science and Skills Development Research Programme
dc.date.accessioned 2010-11-08T21:06:38Z
dc.date.available 2010-11-08T21:06:38Z
dc.date.issued 2009-10-08
dc.description Presented at GLOBELICS 2009, 7th International Conference, 6-8 October, Dakar, Senegal. en_US
dc.description Parallel session 6. Innovation systems in bio-technology and pharmaceuticals
dc.description.abstract In the era of open innovation, the capability to conduct collaborative research and development has become a key indicator of absorptive capacity and innovation competitiveness. However, the literature addressing open innovation has a focus on developed economies. New evidence from the South African National R&D Survey, together with supplementary data, make it possible to gain a greater understanding of the structure of open innovation in nanotechnology, biotechnology and open source software in the South African context. Findings from a comparative analysis include: the identification of collaboration-intensive R&D networks whose structures are influenced by the characteristics of each technological platform; linkages between localized innovation networks and global innovation networks; and distinct patterns of expenditure, sectoral distribution and geographical location characterizing each of these technologies. The paper concludes with some suggestions for policy applications for these findings as well as directions for further research. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/35834
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries GLOBELICS09. Session 6 en_US
dc.subject Open innovation en_US
dc.subject South Africa en_US
dc.subject Developing countries en_US
dc.subject R&D networks en_US
dc.subject South African National R&D Survey en_US
dc.title Open Innovation in South Africa: case studies in nanotechnology, biotechnology, and open source software development en_US
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local.contributor.corporatename School of Public Policy
local.contributor.corporatename Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
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