Leong Chan

Technology transfer in China: literature review and policy implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review international technology transfer issues and contribute to the development of effective technology policies in China.Design/methodology/approach – The construct of this paper is based on comprehensive review of recent literatures in technology transfer and innovation. Detailed discussions follow to give implications in policy making.Findings – Technology transfer policy needs to consider influencing factors from various sources and levels. Government should strive to nurture indigenous innovation capacity, and improve the efficiency of international technology transfer.Originality/value – The environments and conditions for international technology transfer have changed significantly in the last decade. Due to Chinas rapid development in recent years, many traditional channels of technology transfer are no longer efficient or effective. This paper brings related research issues up to date by reviewing some latest literatures from the perspectives of innova...

Technology transfer to China: With case studies in the high-speed rail industry

Through a case study of the high-speed rail industry, this paper introduces and compares major determinants of international technology transfer strategies from the perspectives of both technology importers and exporters. The determinants include the economic system, government policy and initiative, social constraints, and technological impetus.

Multi‐perspective analysis of the Chinese pharmaceutical sector

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the Chinese pharmaceutical sector through three levels: policy level, enterprise level, and technology level.Design/methodology/approach – The authors explore the environmental impacts, which include political, social, and economic factors, study enterprise‐level strategies on international technology transfer and carry out a trend analysis on the technology development in the Chinese pharmaceutical industry.Findings – The results indicate that China is emerging in the biopharmaceutical industry. While there are several steps to be taken at different levels, including policy, enterprise, and technology, the country is presenting a potential for the future. The paper outlines the gaps in each area.Originality/value – The paper provides a very good outline against which any emerging economy could review its potential in the pharmaceutical industry.

Sectoral innovation system and technology policy development in China

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the status quo of Chinas innovation systems and contribute to the development of effective innovation policies.Design/methodology/approach – The construct of this paper is based on a comprehensive case study in Chinas transportation sector. Detailed discussions and analyses follow to give implications in policy making.Findings – Sectoral innovation capability can be enhanced in a learning environment that balances domestic innovation and international technology transfer. Government should strategically leverage various resources for innovation.Originality/value – Through the analysis of case study, a conceptual framework to support sectoral innovation is proposed. The research gives insight on how to improve and prepare the conditions for future innovation.

Adoption & evaluation of personal health record (PHR) system

Personal Health Record (PHR) is an emerging web-based Healthcare IT System, which is a hot topic of discussion among healthcare professionals and many common people. Its a very new concept and many companies are offering PHR services to their customers. PHR is created and kept up-to-date by the user, healthcare providers or insurance companies. User can enter their information and manage their PHR. PHR can include everything from medical histories to test results, physicians notes, prescriptions and information from their pharmacies and insurance companies. Hence PHR empowers the patients and gives them full access to their healthcare data. Many employers, insurance companies, hospitals, and physicians are offering PHR services to their consumers. There are also many web-sites from where consumers can sign up for free PHRs services. Due to many benefits associated with PHR services, consumers find it very attractive to use PHR. But there are also many concerns hindering adoption of PHR. In this paper we shall review the factors affecting adoption of PHR systems using Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and formulate hypothesis for PHR adoption.

Assessment and adoption of web-based health information systems

The Personal Health Record (PHR) is an emerging web-based healthcare IT system, which is a hot topic of discussion among healthcare professionals and many other people. It is a very new concept and many companies are now offering PHR services to their customers. The PHR is created and kept up to date by the user, healthcare providers or insurance companies. Users can enter their information and manage their PHR. The PHR can include everything from medical histories to test results, physicians notes, prescriptions and information from their pharmacies and insurance companies. Hence PHR empowers the patients and gives them full access to their healthcare data. Many employers, insurance companies, hospitals and physicians are offering PHR services to their consumers. There are also many websites from where consumers can sign up for free PHR services. Due to the many benefits associated with PHR services, consumers find it very attractive to use. But there are also many concerns hindering the adoption of PHR. In this paper we shall review the factors affecting adoption of PHR systems using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and formulate hypotheses for PHR adoption.

National Technology Planning: A Case Study on the Biopharmaceutical Industry in China

In this research, a technology policy choice framework is developed to link prospective high-tech areas, technology development strategies, and various innovative resources. The research approach is to develop a Hierarchical Decision Model. Experts are invited from diverse sources to provide a balanced perspective representing different stakeholders. This research focuses on the fast developing Chinese biopharmaceutical industry as a case study. The results of this research have identified thirteen biotech areas, four strategies, and eight types of innovation resources to achieve industrial competitiveness in the biopharmaceutical industry. The research outcomes serve as guidelines in resource allocation and policy making for technology development.

Technology Assessment: Emerging Automotive Technologies for the Future

The continuous increase in human population is accompanied with more transportation demand. As a result, the pressure on transportation infrastructure has increased beyond the ability of infrastructure to catch up, leading to increased number of traffic incidents and road congestions [45, 46]. In the USA, there are more than 6 million traffic accidents, including fatality accidents that kill more than 30 thousand people every year [47]. Also, road congestion leads to a cost of about 4.8 billion hours of time, 1.9 billion gallons of wasted fuel (equivalent to 2 months operation of the Alaska Pipeline), and

Cloud service adoption decision

101 billion in combined delay and fuel costs, aside from cost associated with travel time and dependability [17, 47, 49].

Assessing emerging automotive technologies for the future

Many organizations with an IT infrastructure consisting of a combination of hardware and software, look for ways to achieve greater efficiencies, cost-savings associated with maintenance and upkeep, ease of use, while maintaining a great level of security. The main idea behind this research paper is to better understand the decision-making process with respect to how an IT organization evaluates its needs and chooses between different computer-hosting environments, i.e.: public cloud, private cloud, hybrid - combination of public and private cloud, lastly, an in-house platform, which is hosted internal to the organization and/or via a datacenter. A widely-accepted definition of “Cloud Computing” are Applications delivered as services over the Internet AND the hardware and systems software in the data centers that provide those services [1].