Following the writing session, we had a discussion on academic writing and how it is different from high school to college. We also talked more about transitioning academically into college. Lastly, we read an article on new business models from The Economist.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
How can we promote technological innovation?
In class we began with a quiz on the Hojo Colliery and innovation readings. Then Professor Dressaire gave a lecture on National Innovation Systems. We discussed recent approaches towards innovation and how it is working in countries such as China, Thailand, and even developed countries like the U.S. After that we took some time individually to formulate a paragraph on how to improve national innovation systems in Russia.
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Going off of Luke's blog post, after the presentation Professor Dressaire discussed innovation. We talked about the three different areas of innovation: universities, research institutes, and private sector research. All of these sectors usually benefit from some government funding. We then discussed some of the transitions from high school work to college work including how to manage one's time with much more free time but also greater amounts of homework between classes.
ReplyDeleteTo add to Luke and Jon's point, I say the two readings that we discussed in the class accounted for the role of private and public sector in the economic development. The one on 'Innovation in China' talked how the Chinese government could not be effective on its own, so decided to encourage universities and private firms to do their research, and directly link them to industries. On the other hand, the second reading talked how private enterprises in US independently could not cope with the growing challenges from the foreign market, and therefore the government had to play a more active role. The arguments in both the readings converge to a common point: collaboration between public and private sectors for faster economic progress.
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