S&T Strategies of Six Countries Implications for the United States (2010) / Chapter Skim
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10 Recommended Strategies for the United States
10 Recommended Strategies for the United States
Pages 92-98
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National efforts in the JBRICS countries and others are influenced by the ever-increasing globalization of production, research and development (R&D) , and basic science as universities and multinational corporations expand their global presences.
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Singapore uses its small size and top-down planning to engage the global community, recruit international scholars, provide unique facili ties, and offer extended funding commitments to top R&D talent. China's top-down strategy, which involves the central government plus the provincial and major city governments, uses its vast market opportunity to engage multinational corporations in meeting its goals.
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Little change in Japan's S&T innovation environment can be expected in the near term, although a downward shift in its relative strength compared to other countries is more likely than an upward shift. Nonetheless, if the value attributed to multinational corporations in China and India is discounted, Japan will remain the strongest competitor of the United States in S&T for the next decade.
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However, its current position as having the second-strongest S&T innovation environment after the United States ensures a continued strong position over the decade even with little change. A modest change in Brazil's innovation environ ment is expected within the next three to five years, although it will steadily improve over time.
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Other international forums, coupling rigorous review and selection methods spanning an S&T area, may provide similarly meaningful measures of national prominence and global standing. Nontraditional indicators of the S&T innovation environment emerge from the cultural context of a country and can often be principal drivers or anchors for the future S&T innovation environment in the country.
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The United States should monitor each country's capacity to facilitate the cultural changes needed to achieve its global S&T innovation goals. These indicators are especially important for predicting future changes in S&T innovation environments.
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China, Singapore, and India actively recruit multinational corporations to bring talent from abroad, and create opportunities for talent from abroad to work in their country using recruiting tools like state-of-the-art research facilities, competitive salaries, and research opportunities. Recommendation 10-5.
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