Universities in the National Innovation Systems

V. V. Krishna is Professorial Fellow at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

• List of Figures. List of Tables. Contributors. Foreword by Jennie Lang. Acknowledgments. List of Abbreviations. 1. Introduction: Three Missions of Universities and their Role in National Innovation Systems – Experiences from Asia Pacific Part I Japan, Australia and New Zealand 2. Changing University-Industry Links in the Japanese National Innovation System: Towards Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development 3. Globalisation and the Future of Australian Universities 4. Changing Role of Research and Innovation in New Zealand Universities Part II China and India: Emerging Economies 5. Research and Innovation in Chinese Universities 6. Indian Universities in the National Innovation System Part III South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore: Newly Industrialising Economies 7. University-industry R&D Collaboration in Korea’s National Innovation System 8. University-Industry-Government Linkages: The Case of Taiwan 9. Research and Innovation in Asian Universities: Case Study of the National University of Singapore Part IV Southeast Asian Countries: Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam 10. University-Industry Linkages and Innovation Activities in Malaysia 11. Universities in Thailand’s National Innovation System: Their Contributions on Industrial and Technological Upgrading 12. Role of Universities in the National Innovation System of the Philippines 13. Higher Education Institutions in Indonesia: Access, Innovation and Research 14. The Roles of Universities in Vietnam’s National Innovation System 15. Asia Pacific Universities in National Innovation Systems: Concluding Synthesis. Index

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