An alternative approach to technology policy assessment: dynamic simulation analysis of Taiwan's IC industry
by Ting Lin Lee
International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management (IJTPM), Vol. 6, No. 2, 2006

Abstract: To investigate the progress of the IC industry and its determinants, the present research adopts a multidisciplinary approach, by combining questionnaire/in-depth interviews with System Dynamics simulation based on ten-year (1990–1999) primary and secondary material. In comparing the respective results, one objective is to increase our insight into the dynamics of National Innovation Systems (NIS) by means of computer modelling; another objective is to create scenarios to verify the behaviour of the institutions under investigation by simulation, and to assess possible outcomes in those varying scenarios. This research therefore centres on developing a mathematical model of Taiwan's NIS, particularly with regard to its IC industry. The paper concludes with some simulations of policy alternatives confronting the industry and the Taiwanese government.

Online publication date: Sat, 16-Sep-2006

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