Title:
The emergence of fuel cell technology and challenges to latecomer countries: Insights from Singapore and Malaysia

dc.contributor.author Mohamad, Zeeda Fatimah
dc.contributor.corporatename Universiti Malaya. Pusat Kebudayaan
dc.date.accessioned 2010-11-08T21:00:12Z
dc.date.available 2010-11-08T21:00:12Z
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 for sustainable energy
dc.description.abstract This article uses the systems of innovation approach (in this case using the technological system framework and analysis of system functions) to provide insights for understanding the challenges that latecomer countries have to face in the development of an emerging technology like fuel cells. It shows that the development of system functions in fuel cells in Singapore is higher than in Malaysia, and this is shaped by four key factors: (1) Diversity of actors and the alignment of their activities; (2) synergy between energy, environment and industrial policies; (3) openness to internationalisation; and (4) responsiveness to demonstration activities. In Singapore the stronger presence of such factors in its policy environment has had a positive influence on the development of fuel cell technology – while the absence or weaknesses of these factors might have contributed to the weaker and more unbalanced development in Malaysia. It is argued that this is because such factors were effective in addressing specific characteristics of the ‘emerging phase’ of fuel cell technology. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/35832
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 Latecomer countries en_US
dc.subject Catching-up strategy en_US
dc.subject Fuel cells en_US
dc.subject Emerging technology en_US
dc.subject Innovation systems en_US
dc.subject Functional analysis en_US
dc.title The emergence of fuel cell technology and challenges to latecomer countries: Insights from Singapore and Malaysia 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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