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Research and development in telecommunications : National systems under pressure

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  • Grupp, Hariolf
  • Schnöring, Thomas

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Research and development activities (R&D) are becoming more and more important for the development of the telecommunications industry. To a large extent they determine the competitive position of firms and nations. Both the equipment and carriers depend on their technological competence. In the past, national R&D systems developed separately, and differed widely from one country to another. With the liberalization of the telecommunications markets and increasing international competition the different national R&D systems have come under pressure and have begun to change. This article describes the structure of national R&D systems at the end of the 1980s and analyses development trends. It summarizes the principal findings of an extensive study into the development of the national R&D systems of the USA, Japan, France, the UK, Italy, Sweden, South Korea, the Netherlands, Spain and the Federal Republic of Germany.

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  • Grupp, Hariolf & Schnöring, Thomas, 0. "Research and development in telecommunications : National systems under pressure," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 16(1), pages 46-66, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:telpol:v:16:y::i:1:p:46-66
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