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The Innovation Competitiveness of BRICS Countries

ISBN:
9789819780006
Auflage:
2025
Verlag:
National Social Science Fund of China, Springer, Springer Singapore
Land des Verlags:
Malaysia
Erscheinungsdatum:
20.04.2025
Reihe:
Science, Technology and Innovation Studies
Format:
Hardcover
Seitenanzahl:
320
Ladenpreis
175,99EUR (inkl. MwSt. zzgl. Versand)
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The book is devoted to the assessment of innovation competitiveness of BRICS countries. It covers different aspects of science, technology and innovation in BRICS including status of STI in each country, the intra-BRICS collaboration in the field of STI, prospects of collaboration with BRICS+ countries, as well as a special chapter covering innovation development of BRICS in ICT.  The book presents chapters authored by leading experts in STI policy and analysis from BRICS countries. The key questions addressed in the book cover peculiarities of national innovation systems of BRICS countries, their science, technology and innovation policies.

Biografische Anmerkung

Zhao Xinli, As a PhD in aeronautics and astronautics, and a post-doctoral fellow in system engineering, Dr. Zhao is the President of Silk Road Innovation (SIRINNOVATION), the Principle Adviser of China Institute for Science and Technology Policy (CISTP) at Tsinghua University, an Academician of International Eurasian Academy of Sciences (IEAS), and a receiver of the State Council Special Allowance. He once served as a Lead Researcher of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of China, an adjunct Professor of Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), a member of IEAS (CHINA) Presidium and the Secretary-General of China Science Center of IEAS, DDG (DG-level) of China Science and Technology Exchange Center (CSTEC), a member of the National Coordinating Group on Patent of China, Executive Director of China Information Industry Association and Vice-Chairman of Chinese Council for Local Science and Technology Record. Dr. Zhao has chaired dozens of national research projects financed by the national Hi-Tech Program, the National Natural Science Foundation and the National Social Science Fund. He has won a number of provincial and ministerial prizes for a great many scientific research he has led. Dr. Zhao has published more than 50 books and 200 papers. He used to study or work in Beihang University, Shenyang Aircraft Industry Group, Lockheed Corporation, Tsinghua University, the former State Scientific and Technological Commission, the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao S.A.R., Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China, National Academy of Governance, China Science and Technology Exchange Center and Permanent Mission of P.R. China to UN. Dr. Zhao is also a member of the National Expert Committee on the Chinese Working Mechanism of the BRICS New Industrial Revolution Partnership. 

 

Alexander Sokolov, professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University) and Deputy Director of the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge. He is deputy editor-in-chief of HSE based journal “Foresight and STI Governance” and regional editor of the international journal “Foresight”. He is a chairholder of the UNESCO Chair on Future Studies, a member of working groups at several international organizations, a member of the Scientific Board and panelist at a number of international scientific conferences. Prof. Sokolov managed dozens of large-scale Foresight projects in Russia including National Critical Technologies (2006, 2011, 2015), National S&T Foresight studies (2008, 2011, 2017). He also participated in a number of international Foresight projects under auspices of the United Nations (UNIDO and UNESCO), the World Bank, the European Commission, etc. as well as in dozens of projects funded by governmental agencies and transnational corporations. Alexander authored more than 200 publications including several books.

 

José Eduardo Cassiolato, is currently Professor of Economics of Innovation at the Economics Institute of the Federal University, Brazil and Coordinator of RedeSist (Research Network on Local Productive and Innovation Systems), Institute of Economics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He has a Post doctorate at the Université Pierre Mendes-France France, a D.Phil in Science, Technology and Industrialization at SPRU, University of Sussex, UK, a M.Sc. Development Economics, at the University of Sussex, UK and a B.A. in Economics, University of São Paulo, Brazil. He was Director of the Center of Higher Studies Brazil XXI Century, Brazil, President and Secretary General of Globelics (Global Research Network for Economics of Innovation, Learning and Capacity Building Systems), Director of Research, Economics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Secretary for Planning, Ministry of Science and Technology, Brazil and Member of the Directing Board of the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science. He was Visiting Professor, Université de Rennes 1, France and Visiting Research Fellow, Université Pierre Mendes-France, Grenoble, France, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, U.K, SPRU, University of Sussex, UK and Center of Policy Alternatives, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. He is member of the Editorial Advisory Board of several academic publications, including “Innovation and Development”, Routledge, “Science, Technology and Society”, Sage Publications, “African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development”, Addonis and Abbey Publishers and “International Journal of Transition of Innovation Systems – IJTIS”, InderScience. He has published several books in English and Portuguese and articles in academic journals and book chapters in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.