Types of Research and Development
Types of Research and Development (R&D): Which Type Should Be Bangladesh’s Focus? Bangladesh, like many other less developed countries, faces criticism for its low allocation of funding to R&D. However,…
Technology & Innovation Policy
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Innovation Success: Aligning Policy, Culture, and Rational Decisions for Growth
Innovation is a cornerstone of economic growth and societal advancement. However, it is neither a random nor a self-sustaining process. The innovation success hinges on a well-coordinated system involving policy…
Managing Innovation’s Contradictions:From Directional Failures to Inclusive Growth
Innovation, the cornerstone of the Market Economy, promises better living standards, more efficient processes, and the resolution of pressing societal challenges. However, its pursuit is fraught with complexities, as it…
Technology Policy for Development–in favour of proven or emerging?
Irrespective of greatness, all technology possibilities emerge in embryonic form, generating loss-making revenue. Besides, their possibility of being profitable means is uncertain. But once they are proven, often, they offer…
Loss of America’s Inventions–blame semiconductor economics?
Chip War is the tip of an iceberg of loss of America’s inventions. It’s not only the semiconductor chip. America cannot competitively make many products that it invented. Hence, they…
Science, Technology, Invention, and Innovation
The role of science, technology, invention, and Innovation is indispensable for our continued prosperity. However, the path of harnessing it is neither linear nor very clear. Hence, there is a…
AI Startups and VC Funding—Death Valley to Avoid
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a catchphrase in Startups and venture capital (VC) financing. It’s a new gold rush. In the USA alone, according to the National Venture Capital Association, 1356…
Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies—10 realities to face
There has been increasing investment in science and technology. Even developing countries are promoting start-ups, and youths are highly receptive. Furthermore, there has been a belief that start-ups could open…
Principles of Innovation Economics in Market Economy
As opposed to labor and natural resources, innovative ideas dominate Wealth creation. Starting from the idea of the automobile to the idea of storing data on semiconductors, there are numerous…
Engineering Management in Innovation Era
Engineering management has many connotations, and they have been evolving. Let’s have an acceptable definition, to begin with. Engineering management in the Innovation era involves the ability to i. interpret…
Frugal innovations get stunted—why don’t they keep growing?
Every community, region, and country benefits from creative outbursts. To serve purposes better, creative minds come up with ideas of products, often by integrating available technologies more appropriately. There are…
Technology Policy for Idea Economy Fuels Increasing Prosperity through Creative Destruction
Schumpeter observed Creative Destruction is at the core of the Market Economy to offer us an increasingly better-quality life. Waves of technological Innovation are emerging one after another, offering us…