STS.081 Innovation Systems for Science, Technology, Energy, Manufacturing, and Health
STS.081 Innovation Systems for Science, Technology, Energy, Manufacturing, and Health (Spring 2017, MIT OCW). Instructor: William Bonvillian. This course focuses on science and technology policy - it will examine the science and technology innovation system, including case studies on energy, computing, advanced manufacturing, and health sectors, with an emphasis on public policy and the federal government's role in that system.
Class 4 Description:
Class 4 will first explore a noted Samuelson article on free trade theory and comparative advantage in innovation. It will review advanced US manufacturing capability concerns in detail, and also look at services, noting the dominant role of services in the U.S. economy. The debate on whether the economy is facing a major competitive challenge to advanced technology-based manufacturing and services that are tied to it, and to innovation capacity, will be examined, including a discussion of emerging manufacturing innovation models in China. The class will close on the importance of the growing international competition in software development which will also be reviewed.
(from ocw.mit.edu)
| Class 4 - The Challenge from Globalization for Advanced Manufacturing and ... (Part 1) |
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