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Industrial Innovation in China Operation, Performance and Prospects for China’s Industrial Innovation System: Impact of Reform and Globalization

Introduction

Industrial Innovation in China: Putting the Conference in Perspective

Defining Innovation

Session 1
- China and the Global Innovation System

Session 2
- An Overview of China's Industrial Innovation System

Session 3
- The Evolving Role of the Enterprise in the Industrial Innovation System

Session 4
- Regional Innovation Systems in China

Session 5
- Strategic Components of China's Innovation System

Session 6
- Foreign Linkages and China's Industrial Innovation System

Session 6a
- China, Innovation and Growth in the 21^st Century: Challenges and Opportunities

Session 7
- Sectoral Perspective on Industrial Innovation in China

Session 8
- Asian Perspectives on China's Innovation System

Session 9
- China's Innovation Trajectory

Appendix
- Excerpts from China's Medium and Long Term National Science and Technology Program

Introduction

The Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute of International Relations and Commerce was created by The State University of New York to enrich the SUNY system through our work on the dynamics of globalization. The Levin Institute is a new academic enterprise that offers the skill sets offered by schools of management as well as the world view and global knowledge of schools of international relations.

A prime focus is on training students and working professionals to manage organizations effectively and ethically across borders and cultures. This in turn calls for research on and development of new approaches to learning across boundaries. At the center of this mission is the individual, the human talent working with technologies, which together drive the process of globalization. In 2005 we held an international conference on "The Evolving Global Talent Pool." This conference on "Industrial Innovation in China" focused on China’s efforts to move to the forefront in the critical fields of science and technology. We think you will find the information, discussions and conclusions of great value.

From our inception, The Levin Institute has placed an important emphasis on emerging economies and markets, and their impact on globalization. The rise of China as an economic force is unprecedented in speed and scale. Although most foreign attention and investment have been directed toward China’s manufacturing and financial sectors, a key factor in China’s ability to sustain its growth and competitive edge will depend on its success in moving into knowledge intensive industries. This in turn will depend on China’s ability to produce the human talent to fuel these new industries.

This is why The Levin Institute has focused on, and developed an expertise in, the development of science, technology and innovation and the related talent needs in the PRC. And that is why we were happy to partner with the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Council on Foreign Relations to hold this conference. Organized by The Levin Institute’s Provost, Dr. Denis Simon, and his colleagues, the conference and related events brought together government officials, academics, policy specialists, business figures and media representatives to evaluate China’s potential to emerge as a major force in science, technology and innovation. The implications of this for the United States and the industrialized world are evident.