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The blog of the Science, Technology and Public Policy program of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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Zachary Tumin
Category Archives: Manufacturing
Africa’s New Science and Innovation Agenda
by Calestous Juma I am on my way back from the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Cape Town, South Africa. This was a remarkable meeting with an overwhelming intellectual energy. The event was unique in many respects. But … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Development, Emerging Tech, Engineering, Health, Innovation, Manufacturing, Telcomm
Tagged africa, Agriculture, Biotechnology, infrastructure, Technology, wef; grow africa; akinola; financial times; innovation; carlsson; gatete; van houten; lanre; ericsson; ibm; samsung; mobile; fibre; rwanda; south africa; nobel;
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MIT Technology Review’s List of 50 Disruptive Companies, 2013
From the MIT Technology Review: “This package is meant to capture the rich variety of ways that innovations get commercialized. Each company on this list has done something over the past year that will strengthen its hold on a market, … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Tech, Innovation, Manufacturing
Tagged aereo, ambri, aquion, bgi, coursera, crowdstrike, nest
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RIP: The Basic/Applied Research Dichotomy
by Venkatesh Narayanamurti, Tolu Odumosu, and Lee Vinsel From the current Issues in Science and Technology: “U.S. science policy since World War II has in large measure been driven by Vannevar Bush’s famous paper Science—The Endless Frontier. … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Tech, Innovation, Manufacturing
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Exporting Our Future
by Venky Narayanamurti We all know the United States has a jobs crisis. President Obama further acknowledged it when he made manufacturing a top priority in this year’s State of the Union address. He has his eye set on fixing … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Manufacturing
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Innovation and the Wealth of Regions
by Calestous Juma The world is awash with reports that rank the competitiveness of nations in the global economy. These reports are compiled by purveyors based on the myth that nation states have unique technological capabilities that help them to … Continue reading
Investing in Our Future: Manufacturing, Innovation, and Jobs
By Venky Narayanamurti “Caterpillar to Shift Some Production to U.S.” That’s good news for American workers: 1,000 jobs are coming home from Japan. Some lucky state will win the lottery for the factory and become home base for global sourcing … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Jobs, Manufacturing
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