Internationalisation of ICT R&D in Asia vis a vis the world regions

Nepelski, Daniel and De Prato, Giuditta (2011): Internationalisation of ICT R&D in Asia vis a vis the world regions.

Abstract

We analyse the internationalisation of ICT R&D in Asia and compare it with the other world regions. Despite the strong linkages between Japan, the US and the EU, Asia seems to be very attractive as a location for R&D activities. It is also striking how the role of Japan as a partner of other Asian countries decreased mainly in favour of the US. At the aggregate level, there are strong differences in R&D internationalisation across regions. This might indicate that each region follows a different R&D internationalisation path. Alternatively, it might also be a sign of unequal capabilities of "going global". In this respect, the US offers an interesting example of a region which benefit from the process of internationalisation of inventive activity not only through building research collaborations with foreign inventors, but also through successfully capturing innovations developed by foreign researchers.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Globalisation, R&D internationalization, R&D location, patent statistics
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights > O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D; D - Microeconomics > D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty > D80 - General

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