Radosevic, S;
Yoruk, E;
(2016)
Why do we need a theory and metrics of technology upgrading?
Asian Journal of Technology Innovation
, 24
(S1)
pp. 8-32.
10.1080/19761597.2016.1207415.
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Abstract
This paper discusses why we need a theory and metrics of technology upgrading. It critically reviews existing approaches to technology upgrading, and proposes a theoretically relevant and empirically grounded intermediate conceptual and statistical framework to illustrate the types of challenges facing economies with different levels of income. It conceptualises technology upgrading as a three-dimensional process that considers the intensity and type of technology upgrading based on different types of innovation and technology activities; the broadening of technology upgrading through exploitation of technology and knowledge diversification; and interaction with the global economy via the import, adoption, and exchange of knowledge. We consider these to be necessary first steps towards a theory and metrics of technology upgrading and the generation of more relevant composite indicator of technology upgrading.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Why do we need a theory and metrics of technology upgrading? |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/19761597.2016.1207415 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/19761597.2016.1207415 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2016 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | technology upgrading, growth, composite indicators, middle-income economies, R&D and innovation |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > SSEES |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10090274 |
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