Volume 23 Issue 2 (2005)
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Harmonisation or differentiation in intellectual property protection? The lessons of history
Developing countries find themselves pressured to harmonise their intellectual property (IP) standards so that they match those of the United States, Europe and Japan. This article provides historical evidence to…
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The tensions shaping the emergence of standard bodies: The case of a national health informatics standards body
This study applies New Institutional theory to identify the social processes shaping the emergence of a standard setting body. Meyer and Rowan’s classification of the mechanisms that lead to the…
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The importance of co‐ordination in national technology policy: Evidence from the Galileo project
We assess the benefits from transatlantic collaboration in technology policy for publicly‐funded R&D space projects such as Galileo, a proposed European radio‐navigation space project. An industrial organisation methodology is employed…
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Mobile message services and communications policy
Something of a design after‐thought, mobile phone SMS (Short‐Message Services) have been enthusiastically adopted by consumers worldwide, who have created a new text culture. SMS is now being deployed to…
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Boundary work in contemporary science policy: A review
This paper looks at the role of boundary work in contemporary science policy. The paper argues that one of the consequences of policy efforts to bridge gaps between science and…
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More than electronic toll booths: Singapore’s electronic road pricing innovation
This paper explores the dynamics of the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) innovation in Singapore, tracing its implementation to subsequent diffusion to delineate the links between technology and society. The ERP…
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Trade and cultural diversity: An Australian perspective
The article reviews implications for Australian cultural policy likely to arise from proposals for the development of a binding UNESCO convention on cultural diversity that would allow countries to pursue…