The Development of Science and Technology in Iran: Policies and Learning Frameworks - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1137578645 ISBN 13: 9781137578648

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016

Synopsis

This book examines the policies, conducts, and performances of organizations tasked with developing medium and high technologies in Iran. This collection assists readers in understanding the interaction between different players involve in the process of Iran’s science, technology, and innovation development in specific technology areas over the last two decades. Chapters from expert contributors are organized into three themed parts: science and technology policy formulation and implementation, outcomes, and evaluation, including recommendations for further development of technological learning in Iran.

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About the Author

Abdol S. Soofi is Professor of Economics at University of Wisconsin-Platteville, USA. He has published numerous academic articles and several books, including: Science and Innovations in Iran: Development, Progress, and Challenges (co-editor); Global Mergers and Acquisitions: Combining Companies (co-author); Modelling and Forecasting Financial Data: Techniques of Nonlinear Dynamics (co-editor).

Mehdi Goodarzi is Assistant Professor of Technology Management at Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran. Until 2013, he worked as an Expert of Technology Policy and Manager of International Affairs at the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology of Iran. He has authored many reports and articles about Intellectual Property Rights, Technology Commercialization and Science, and Technology and Innovation Policy.

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This book examines the policies, conducts, and performances of organizations tasked with developing medium and high technologies in Iran. This collection assists readers in understanding the interaction between different players involve in the process of Iran’s science, technology, and innovation development in specific technology areas over the last two decades. Chapters from expert contributors are organized into three themed parts: science and technology policy formulation and implementation, outcomes, and evaluation, including recommendations for further development of technological learning in Iran.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1137578645
• ISBN 13: 9781137578648
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 326
• Editor: Soofi Abdol S., Goodarzi Mehdi