Globalization of technology : international perspectives ; proceedings of the Sixth Convocation of the Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences / Janet H. Muroyama and H. Guyford Stever, editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences. Convocation (6th : 1987 : Washington, D.C.)

Contributor:

Muroyama, Janet H.

Stever, H. Guyford.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology--Congresses.

Technology.

Information technology--Congresses.

Information technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The technological revolution has reached around the world, with important consequences for business, government, and the labor market. Computer-aided design, telecommunications, and other developments are allowing small players to compete with traditional giants in manufacturing and other fields. In this volume, 16 engineering and industrial experts representing eight countries discuss the growth of technological advances and their impact on specific industries and regions of the world. From various perspectives, these distinguished commentators describe the practical aspects of technology's reach into business and trade.

Contents:

Globalization of Technology

Copyright

Preface and Acknowledgments

Contents

Overview

Globalization of Industry and Implications for the Future

The Technology Revolution and the Restructuring of the Global Economy

REFERENCE

Global Flows and Barriers

TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION

TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION IN EUROPE

Driving Technologies

ADVANCES IN SOFTWARE

Acknowledgment

Notes

ADVANCES IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Information Technologies in Industry and Society

THE INFLUENCE OF CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES

Very-Large-Scale-Integration Technology

Computers

Software and Artificial Intelligence

Fiber Optics

Networks

Standards

APPLICATIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

Normal Telephony

Mobile Telephony

Data Communications

SOCIETAL IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

Technological Advances and Challenges in the Telecommunications Sector

CONVERGENCE OF SERVICE MODES

MICROELECTRONICS REVOLUTION

SOFTWARE CRISIS

STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN INDUSTRY

STANDARDIZATION

RELIABILITY AND SECURITY

Integrity of Information and Protection of Privacy

CONCLUDING REMARKS

Technological Advances in the Construction Sector

CONSTRUCTION-RELATED DESIGN

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND METHODS

AUTOMATION AND EXPERT SYSTEMS

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON CONSTRUCTION MARKETS

FINAL OBSERVATIONS

Fifteen Years of Major Structural Changes in Manufacturing

NEW PRODUCTS, NEW MANAGEMENT, COMMITTED PEOPLE: MEANS FOR SUCCESS

NEW DEMANDS FROM EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS

NEW TECHNOLOGY MEANS GREAT CHANGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY-BIG CONSUMER AS WELL AS PRODUCER OF NEW TECHNOLOGY

ORGANIZE THE PRODUCTION SO IT DEVELOPS THE EMPLOYEES

LACK OF PATIENT CAPITAL LEADS TO INADEQUATE EVALUATION OF POSSIBILITIES.

NO SERVICE SECTOR WITHOUT A VIABLE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

Globalization of Industry Through Production Sharing

EVOLUTION OF PRODUCTION SHARING FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE DEVELOPED COUNTRY: THE U.S. CASE

Production Sharing and Industry Life Cycles

Growth in Production Sharing

Tariff Provisions 806 and 807

Organizational Arrangement of Production Sharing

EVOLUTION OF PRODUCTION SHARING FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE DEVELOPING COUNTRY: THE MEXICAN CASE

Factors Contributing to Mexico's Importance as a Production-Sharing Site

Organizational Arrangement for Production Sharing

Growth of Production-Sharing Operations in Mexico: Size, Product Mix, and Location

Issues of Assembly Operations in Mexico

Linkages with the National Economy

Employment

The Dependency Issue

Policy Implications for the Developing Countries: The Case of Mexico

Issues of Production Sharing in Developed Countries

Policy Implications for the Developed Countries

CONCLUSIONS

Bibliography

Regional and National Consequences of Globalizing Industries of the Pacific Rim

THE PACIFIC RIM: A THEORETICAL CONSTRUCT

The Product Cycle

The Mode of Globalization of Technology

Gross National Product and Growth Rates

Globalization and Structural Change

ASEAN AND COMPLEMENTARITY: GROWTH IN AGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTURING

Strengths and Characteristics

Problems and Challenges

SOUTH KOREA: TECHNOLOGY FIRST, EDUCATION SECOND, SCIENCE THIRD

Strategies for Growth

AUSTRALIA: NATURAL RESOURCES FIRST, SCIENCE SECOND, TECHNOLOGY THIRD

Resource Development and Technology Transfer

Industrialization Policies

Recent Measures

UNITED STATES AND JAPAN: ENGINES OF GROWTH IN THE PACIFIC

Investment and Technology Transfer Strategies

Sources of Competition.

Problems and Challenges

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

NOTES

REFERENCES

Technology and the World Economy: The Case of the American Hemisphere

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN IN THE WORLD ECONOMY

HIGHLIGHTS OF WORLD TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

Research and Development Expenditures

Research and Development and Comparative Advantage in International Trade

PARTICIPATION OF THE REGION'S COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD ECONOMY

Roots of Asymmetrical Interdependence

Development Patterns: 1940-1975

Reversing Asymmetry in Trade

DOMESTIC DEMAND, PRODUCTION, AND TECHNOLOGY

LINES OF ACTION

Development of Local Technological Capacity

Internal and External Transfer of Technology

Strategic Projects to Integrate Science and Technology

Government Policy on Science and Technology

Strategies for U.S. Economic Growth

QUANTIFYING THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN ECONOMIC GROWTH

THE REALIZATION OF THE MAJOR ROLE OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT

HOW GROWTH RATES CAN BE INCREASED

THE WORLD HAS IRREVOCABLY CHANGED

THE KEY ROLE OF MANUFACTURING

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO FIRMS

THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT

THE MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT FOR GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS

Improving the Quality of Life Through Technology

COPING WITH CHANGE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

INCREASING THE ECONOMIC PIE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

Appendixes

Appendix A The Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences

Appendix B Sixth Convocation Council Member Academies and Officers

Member Academies

Officers

Appendix C The Sixth Convocation Program: Technology and the Global Economy

Appendix D List of Participants

Appendix E Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610214877

9781280214875

1280214872

9780309595780

0309595789

9780585143736

0585143730

OCLC:

70772981