Skip to main content

Currently Skimming:

Overview
Pages 1-11

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 1...
... Rapid technological innovation and the proliferation of transnational organizations are driving the formation of a global economy that sometimes conflicts with nationalistic concerns about maintaining comparative advantage and competitiveness. It is indeed a time of transition for firms and governments alike.
From page 2...
... in the spring of 1987. The convocation brought together about one hundred leaders in technology from more than twenty countries to discuss issues of "Technology and the Global Economy." The program of the convocation was structured around four objectives: · identification and discussion of the driving technologies of the current era, for example, in materials, information, and manufacturing; evaluation of how technological advances are transforming industrial sectors such as telecommunications and construction; · exploration of how in turn the global economy is affecting technology and production through such factors as marketing strategies, intellectual property rights, and financial markets; and · clarification of regional and national consequences of globalizing industries for several geographical areas including the Pacific Rim, Western Europe, and Latin America.
From page 3...
... Governments vary in the way they influence and exploit technological changes, for example, through regulation, procurement, protectionist policies, and support of R&D. Public attitudes among various countries also differ, and these differences can affect governmental technology policy.
From page 4...
... Ramo, however, is optimistic about the direction of the two superpowers, predicting that offensive forces will be reduced, thereby lessening interference with the flow of advanced technology and allowing the application of military technologies to peacetime applications in manufacturing, transportation, and services. In scientific research, Ramo reiterates his belief that the expense of conducting such research, particularly in "big science" areas such as super colliders or in outer space, and the recognition that such knowledge must be shared to achieve maximum progress are driving scientists toward international cooperation.
From page 5...
... Colombo also argues that the technological revolution brings about a "dematerialization" of society, one element of which is that fewer raw materials are now needed to achieve a particular level of economic output and income generation. The globalization of technology is being spearheaded by North America, Western Europe, and Japan.
From page 6...
... Presenting the European perspective on technological cooperation, Harry Beckers comments on the impacts of the dissimilarities in the ways academicians and business people conduct research as well as differences in R&D support in the United States, Western Europe, and Japan. Western Europe, he says, faces the unique difficulties posed by its diversity and nationalistic tendencies.
From page 7...
... Among the problems and challenges Inose addresses are the software crisis, or the high cost of developing more sophisticated and diversified software; structural changes in industry, particularly in job design and labor requirements; standardization and maintaining interoperability between systems and equipment; reliability and security of systems against both external and internal disturbances; and integrity of information and protection of privacy. Like Ramqvist, Inose views telecommunications technology as the means to promote mutual understanding and cultural enrichment worldwide.
From page 8...
... The manufacturing industry is also the subject of the paper by Emilio Carrillo Gamboa; however, he discusses the issue of production sharing as both a result and a means of globalizing industry. By moving production facilities abroad to low-wage developing countries, firms manufacturing products that have entered the downside of the product cycle can maintain a competitive cost advantage.
From page 9...
... Enrique Martin del Campo deals specifically with the influence of technology on development in the Latin American and Caribbean countries. Shifts in economic strength and investment patterns influence the developing countries and make it imperative for them to develop strategies for growth through improved technological and entrepreneurial activity.
From page 10...
... economic growth. They cite several key influences on such growth, including technological innovation, high capital investment rates, and increased training of the total work force.
From page 11...
... can only benefit by being more attuned to the factors that influence each country's technological interests and capacities." Although this process is frequently constrained by national competitiveness concerns, Bechtel asserts that it is only through increased cooperation that nations remain competitive. "A nation's strength as a participant in the world economy is derived in part from its ability to adjust to rapidly fluctuating economic conditions and technological change.


This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
More information on Chapter Skim is available.