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6 - Organization

Mission-Oriented Mega–Research-and-Development Programs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2023

Yutao Sun
Affiliation:
Dalian University of Technology, China
Cong Cao
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham Ningbo, China
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The sixth chapter extends theoretical and empirical interests in understanding the role of the Chinese government through its organization of mission-oriented mega-R&D programs (MMRDs). In particular, this chapter proposes a theoretical framework with a particular focus on such programs’ three contextual characteristics – technical goal of the mission, dominant actor, and end-user. We then apply the framework to ten cases across different historical periods and sectors in different countries to test its validity. The finding suggests that exploitative R&D with a clear and singular technical goal whose performer and end-user are public actors entails government to adopt MMRDs, while in doing so the government also should take into consideration such factors as economic efficiency, national security, and public interests. In the case of China, the state-led innovation model favors to concentrate resources on initiating MMRDs.

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The Political Economy of Science, Technology, and Innovation in China
Policymaking, Funding, Talent, and Organization
, pp. 157 - 193
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Organization
  • Yutao Sun, Dalian University of Technology, China, Cong Cao, University of Nottingham Ningbo, China
  • Book: The Political Economy of Science, Technology, and Innovation in China
  • Online publication: 07 August 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108854269.007
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  • Organization
  • Yutao Sun, Dalian University of Technology, China, Cong Cao, University of Nottingham Ningbo, China
  • Book: The Political Economy of Science, Technology, and Innovation in China
  • Online publication: 07 August 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108854269.007
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  • Organization
  • Yutao Sun, Dalian University of Technology, China, Cong Cao, University of Nottingham Ningbo, China
  • Book: The Political Economy of Science, Technology, and Innovation in China
  • Online publication: 07 August 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108854269.007
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