Climate change is an alarming global challenge, particularly affecting the least developed countries (LDCs) including Liberia. These countries, located in regions prone to unpredictable temperature and precipitation c...Climate change is an alarming global challenge, particularly affecting the least developed countries (LDCs) including Liberia. These countries, located in regions prone to unpredictable temperature and precipitation changes, are facing significant challenges, particularly in climate-sensitive sectors such as mining and agriculture. LDCs need more resilience to adverse climate shocks but have limited capacity for adaptation compared to other developed and developing nations. This paper examines Liberia’s susceptibility to climate change as a least developed country, focusing on its exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. It provides an overview of LDCs and outlines the global distribution of carbon dioxide emissions. The paper also evaluates specific challenges that amplify Liberia’s vulnerability and constrain sustainable adaptation, providing insight into climate change’s existing and potential effects. The paper emphasizes the urgency of addressing climate impacts on Liberia and calls for concerted local and international efforts for effective and sustainable mitigation efforts. It provides recommendations for policy decisions and calls for further research on climate change mitigation and adaptation.展开更多
Promoting agricultural modernisation through technological change is an important strategy for China.China's carbon neutrality strategy is leading to systemic socio-economic changes that could exacerbate the uncer...Promoting agricultural modernisation through technological change is an important strategy for China.China's carbon neutrality strategy is leading to systemic socio-economic changes that could exacerbate the uncertainty of agricultural development.Therefore,applying a computable general equilibrium(CGE)model,this study characterises the agricultural sector in detail,introducing endogenous technological change proxied by research and development(R&D)to assess the impact of different technological change scenarios on agricultural development under the carbon neutrality target.The results show that allocating carbon revenue for R&D inputs can mitigate the significant negative impact of achieving carbon neutrality on knowledge capital and production in agricultural sectors.Overall,using carbon revenue only for R&D input in crop sectors has the optimal effect on increasing the agricultural sectors'knowledge capital,improving crop production and profit,reducing crop external dependence and promoting the synergistic reduction of carbon and pollutant emissions.However,this scenario has the largest negative impact on macro-economics and household welfare.In contrast,allocating carbon revenue to promote technological change in broader non-energy sectors or both crops and non-energy sectors can effectively mitigate negative socio-economic impacts,but the positive impact on agricultural development is minimal.These findings provide practical insights for the rational use of carbon revenue to expand agricultural R&D investment and ensure balanced agricultural and economic development under the carbon neutrality target.展开更多
ZTE Corporation released its 2002 annualreport on March 12, 2003, proclaimingthat its main business line revenue andnet profit reached 11 billion RMB and0.57 billion RMB respectively.As a major manufacturer of telecom...ZTE Corporation released its 2002 annualreport on March 12, 2003, proclaimingthat its main business line revenue andnet profit reached 11 billion RMB and0.57 billion RMB respectively.As a major manufacturer of telecommunica-tion equipment in China, ZTE constantly putsemphasis on R&D so as to forge competitiveedge.Establishing Scientific Management展开更多
Earth was broken for the ZTE R&D Building at theheadquarters on October 28, 2003. Hou Weigui,President of ZTE, delivered a speech on the cere-mony. He said:“As part of the development strate-gy of ZTE, the new bu...Earth was broken for the ZTE R&D Building at theheadquarters on October 28, 2003. Hou Weigui,President of ZTE, delivered a speech on the cere-mony. He said:“As part of the development strate-gy of ZTE, the new building will play an importantrole in improving the overall R&D arrangement andthe environment of production and R&D, reducingthe operating cost and enhancing the image of thewhole company.”The R&D building will be the Shenzhen R&D展开更多
Objective To analyze the development status of precision medicine in China and summarize the problems so as to put forward some countermeasures to promote its high-quality development.Methods Literature research and c...Objective To analyze the development status of precision medicine in China and summarize the problems so as to put forward some countermeasures to promote its high-quality development.Methods Literature research and comparative research were used to study the development status of precision medicine in China from the perspectives of market environment,product research and development(R&D)and policy environment.Results and Conclusion There are some problems in the field of precision medicine in China,such as technical barriers,less investment in new drug R&D,and imperfect regulatory measures.Therefore,some solutions are put forward.First,enterprises should be encouraged to strengthen their cooperation with innovative R&D.Second,the compensation system of drug patent protection period must be established as soon as possible.Lastly,overseas experience should be learned with scientific supervision.展开更多
Environmental technology (ET) refers to the processes and techniques for environmental prevention, reduction, recycling, reuse and rehabilitation. Since 1978, China has launched a series of R&D programs in promoti...Environmental technology (ET) refers to the processes and techniques for environmental prevention, reduction, recycling, reuse and rehabilitation. Since 1978, China has launched a series of R&D programs in promoting environmental science and technology development. Uneven spatial distribution and sectoral structure give us a profile of the present status of ET in China. Both opportunities and constraints are analyzed for the development of ET, and strategies for its future development are presented in this paper.展开更多
To reveal the quantitative relationship between research and development (R&D) investment and gross domestic product (GDP) in China, we have demonstrated and analyzed the relationship between R&D investment an...To reveal the quantitative relationship between research and development (R&D) investment and gross domestic product (GDP) in China, we have demonstrated and analyzed the relationship between R&D investment and science and technology (S&T) progress, and based on a mount of S&T statistical data, have proceeded demonstration research of the relationship between R&D investment and GDP in China with Solow and vector auto regression (VAR) models. Cubic curve fitting and cross-correlation analysis of them with SPSS have shown that there is a strong synchronic relationship between R&D investment and GDP.展开更多
This article explores the effects of investment upon energy intensity by applying a unique panel data of China's 27 provinces between 2004 and 2013.In addition,it also particularly stuthes other factors,such as en...This article explores the effects of investment upon energy intensity by applying a unique panel data of China's 27 provinces between 2004 and 2013.In addition,it also particularly stuthes other factors,such as energy price,economic structure,and urbanization.The results,based on four econometric regression model results,suggest that in general,the indigenous investment on research and development is a more powerful tool to decrease China's energy intensity regardless of region disparity.The foreign direct investment(FDI) has a prominent but not persistent effect on energy intensity.However,the outward direct investment has not shown its significant impact on energy intensity.At the level of an aggregate economy and China's eastern region,the results demonstrate that FDI improves energy efficiency significantly.For the central and western provinces,FDI does not support the similar conclusion.Based on these analyses,we present the corresponding regional policies for policymakers.展开更多
Background:Though many countries,including China,are moving towards malaria elimination,malaria remains a major global health threat.Due to the spread of antimalarial drug resistance and the need for innovative medica...Background:Though many countries,including China,are moving towards malaria elimination,malaria remains a major global health threat.Due to the spread of antimalarial drug resistance and the need for innovative medical products during the elimination phase,further research and development(R&D)of innovative tools in both epidemic and elimination areas is needed.This study aims to identify the trends and gaps in malaria R&D in China,and aims to offer suggestions on how China can be more effectively involved in global malaria R&D.Methods:Quantitative analysis was carried out by collecting data on Chinese malaria-related research programmes between 1985 and 2014,invention patents in China from 1985 to 2014,and articles published by Chinese researchers in PubMed and Chinese databases from 2005 to 2014.All data were screened and extracted for numerical analysis and were categorized into basic sciences,drug/drug resistance,immunology/vaccines,or diagnostics/detection for chronological and subgroup comparisons.Results:The number of malaria R&D activities have shown a trend of increase during the past 30 years,however these activities have fluctuated within the past few years.During the past 10 years,R&D on drug/drug resistance accounted for the highest percentages of research programmes(32.4%),articles(55.0%in PubMed and 50.6%in Chinese databases)and patents(45.5%).However,these R&D activities were mainly related to artemisinin.R&D on immunology/vaccines has been a continuous interest for China’s public entities,but the focus remains on basic science.R&D in the area of high-efficiency diagnostics has been rarely seen or reported in China.Conclusions:China has long been devoted to malaria R&D in multiple areas,including drugs,drug resistance,immunology and vaccines.R&D on diagnostics has received significantly less attention,however,it should also be an area where China can make a contribution.More focus on malaria R&D is needed,especially in the area of diagnostics,if China would like to contribute in a more significant way to global malaria control and elimination.展开更多
This paper examines the impact of financial market development on firm R&D investment.Using hand-collected R&D investment data of 221 high-tech firms listed in China’s small and mediumsized board in the perio...This paper examines the impact of financial market development on firm R&D investment.Using hand-collected R&D investment data of 221 high-tech firms listed in China’s small and mediumsized board in the period of 2009–2015,we find that equity financing,particularly internal cash flow,is the main source for R&D investment of high-tech firms.Mature firms make more use of debt financing than young ones and are faced with less severe financial constraints.The development of financial markets relieves the dependence of R&D investment on internal capital,and the effect is more recognisable in young firms than in mature ones.However,the constraint of debt financing is not alleviated as much as that of equity financing by financial deepening,which suggests that debt markets still need developing,and more favourable policies are necessary for innovative firms.展开更多
Uncertainty is a main source of opportunistic behaviors in research and development cooperations,which challenges strategic decisions ranging from investments to operations.To avoid opportunism arising in cooperations...Uncertainty is a main source of opportunistic behaviors in research and development cooperations,which challenges strategic decisions ranging from investments to operations.To avoid opportunism arising in cooperations,commitments(either formal contracts or informal communications)are generally made in advance by members of an alliance.However,how does a commitment encourage R&D investments and ultimately enhance the total performance,without loss of flexibility in ex post operations?This study attempts to answer this by investigating a bounded commitment in the context of vertical collaborations in a supply chain.In this exploratory study,a 3-stage game model is used(by backward induction)to examine a two-echelon supply chain under a bounded commitment in NPD.Our analysis shows that upstream R&D investment is stimulated more and that both members are better off under the bounded commitment.At the same time,when the relative bargaining power between the supplier and the manufacturer falls into an appropriate area,it is possible to reach a bounded commitment,and the manufacturer is more sensitive to this relationship.Finally,the bounded commitment restrains opportunistic behaviors,but there is no strong sign that an increase in the ratio of the order outside the chain to the inside one can make firms better.展开更多
The goal of this study is to measure the effectiveness of a career development system implemented at a research and technology organization at satisfying the context requirements of a decree issued by the Basque Count...The goal of this study is to measure the effectiveness of a career development system implemented at a research and technology organization at satisfying the context requirements of a decree issued by the Basque Country government.Through in-depth surveying of 80 R&D professionals over the five years,the authors aimed to determine whether a career development system,when it is linked to context requirements and researchers’contributions,could offer researchers feedback about their career aims and increase their job satisfaction.During the five years of the study,the researchers’capacity to meet career requirements improved by 20%,and job satisfaction,although it declined at first,increased substantially in the last two years,reaching a historic high for the employee satisfaction survey.展开更多
文摘Climate change is an alarming global challenge, particularly affecting the least developed countries (LDCs) including Liberia. These countries, located in regions prone to unpredictable temperature and precipitation changes, are facing significant challenges, particularly in climate-sensitive sectors such as mining and agriculture. LDCs need more resilience to adverse climate shocks but have limited capacity for adaptation compared to other developed and developing nations. This paper examines Liberia’s susceptibility to climate change as a least developed country, focusing on its exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. It provides an overview of LDCs and outlines the global distribution of carbon dioxide emissions. The paper also evaluates specific challenges that amplify Liberia’s vulnerability and constrain sustainable adaptation, providing insight into climate change’s existing and potential effects. The paper emphasizes the urgency of addressing climate impacts on Liberia and calls for concerted local and international efforts for effective and sustainable mitigation efforts. It provides recommendations for policy decisions and calls for further research on climate change mitigation and adaptation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[Grant No.72204234,72074022]the National Social Science Foundation of China[Grant No.22AZD094]the project for Carbon Neutral General Knowledge Course Construction of China University of Geosciences.
文摘Promoting agricultural modernisation through technological change is an important strategy for China.China's carbon neutrality strategy is leading to systemic socio-economic changes that could exacerbate the uncertainty of agricultural development.Therefore,applying a computable general equilibrium(CGE)model,this study characterises the agricultural sector in detail,introducing endogenous technological change proxied by research and development(R&D)to assess the impact of different technological change scenarios on agricultural development under the carbon neutrality target.The results show that allocating carbon revenue for R&D inputs can mitigate the significant negative impact of achieving carbon neutrality on knowledge capital and production in agricultural sectors.Overall,using carbon revenue only for R&D input in crop sectors has the optimal effect on increasing the agricultural sectors'knowledge capital,improving crop production and profit,reducing crop external dependence and promoting the synergistic reduction of carbon and pollutant emissions.However,this scenario has the largest negative impact on macro-economics and household welfare.In contrast,allocating carbon revenue to promote technological change in broader non-energy sectors or both crops and non-energy sectors can effectively mitigate negative socio-economic impacts,but the positive impact on agricultural development is minimal.These findings provide practical insights for the rational use of carbon revenue to expand agricultural R&D investment and ensure balanced agricultural and economic development under the carbon neutrality target.
文摘ZTE Corporation released its 2002 annualreport on March 12, 2003, proclaimingthat its main business line revenue andnet profit reached 11 billion RMB and0.57 billion RMB respectively.As a major manufacturer of telecommunica-tion equipment in China, ZTE constantly putsemphasis on R&D so as to forge competitiveedge.Establishing Scientific Management
文摘Earth was broken for the ZTE R&D Building at theheadquarters on October 28, 2003. Hou Weigui,President of ZTE, delivered a speech on the cere-mony. He said:“As part of the development strate-gy of ZTE, the new building will play an importantrole in improving the overall R&D arrangement andthe environment of production and R&D, reducingthe operating cost and enhancing the image of thewhole company.”The R&D building will be the Shenzhen R&D
文摘Objective To analyze the development status of precision medicine in China and summarize the problems so as to put forward some countermeasures to promote its high-quality development.Methods Literature research and comparative research were used to study the development status of precision medicine in China from the perspectives of market environment,product research and development(R&D)and policy environment.Results and Conclusion There are some problems in the field of precision medicine in China,such as technical barriers,less investment in new drug R&D,and imperfect regulatory measures.Therefore,some solutions are put forward.First,enterprises should be encouraged to strengthen their cooperation with innovative R&D.Second,the compensation system of drug patent protection period must be established as soon as possible.Lastly,overseas experience should be learned with scientific supervision.
文摘Environmental technology (ET) refers to the processes and techniques for environmental prevention, reduction, recycling, reuse and rehabilitation. Since 1978, China has launched a series of R&D programs in promoting environmental science and technology development. Uneven spatial distribution and sectoral structure give us a profile of the present status of ET in China. Both opportunities and constraints are analyzed for the development of ET, and strategies for its future development are presented in this paper.
文摘To reveal the quantitative relationship between research and development (R&D) investment and gross domestic product (GDP) in China, we have demonstrated and analyzed the relationship between R&D investment and science and technology (S&T) progress, and based on a mount of S&T statistical data, have proceeded demonstration research of the relationship between R&D investment and GDP in China with Solow and vector auto regression (VAR) models. Cubic curve fitting and cross-correlation analysis of them with SPSS have shown that there is a strong synchronic relationship between R&D investment and GDP.
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities:[Grant Number JBK1607K05]
文摘This article explores the effects of investment upon energy intensity by applying a unique panel data of China's 27 provinces between 2004 and 2013.In addition,it also particularly stuthes other factors,such as energy price,economic structure,and urbanization.The results,based on four econometric regression model results,suggest that in general,the indigenous investment on research and development is a more powerful tool to decrease China's energy intensity regardless of region disparity.The foreign direct investment(FDI) has a prominent but not persistent effect on energy intensity.However,the outward direct investment has not shown its significant impact on energy intensity.At the level of an aggregate economy and China's eastern region,the results demonstrate that FDI improves energy efficiency significantly.For the central and western provinces,FDI does not support the similar conclusion.Based on these analyses,we present the corresponding regional policies for policymakers.
基金This research was supported by China UK Global Health Support Programme funded by UK DFID(grant no.GHSP-CS-OP301)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(grant no.2014 M560027)National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.71503015)。
文摘Background:Though many countries,including China,are moving towards malaria elimination,malaria remains a major global health threat.Due to the spread of antimalarial drug resistance and the need for innovative medical products during the elimination phase,further research and development(R&D)of innovative tools in both epidemic and elimination areas is needed.This study aims to identify the trends and gaps in malaria R&D in China,and aims to offer suggestions on how China can be more effectively involved in global malaria R&D.Methods:Quantitative analysis was carried out by collecting data on Chinese malaria-related research programmes between 1985 and 2014,invention patents in China from 1985 to 2014,and articles published by Chinese researchers in PubMed and Chinese databases from 2005 to 2014.All data were screened and extracted for numerical analysis and were categorized into basic sciences,drug/drug resistance,immunology/vaccines,or diagnostics/detection for chronological and subgroup comparisons.Results:The number of malaria R&D activities have shown a trend of increase during the past 30 years,however these activities have fluctuated within the past few years.During the past 10 years,R&D on drug/drug resistance accounted for the highest percentages of research programmes(32.4%),articles(55.0%in PubMed and 50.6%in Chinese databases)and patents(45.5%).However,these R&D activities were mainly related to artemisinin.R&D on immunology/vaccines has been a continuous interest for China’s public entities,but the focus remains on basic science.R&D in the area of high-efficiency diagnostics has been rarely seen or reported in China.Conclusions:China has long been devoted to malaria R&D in multiple areas,including drugs,drug resistance,immunology and vaccines.R&D on diagnostics has received significantly less attention,however,it should also be an area where China can make a contribution.More focus on malaria R&D is needed,especially in the area of diagnostics,if China would like to contribute in a more significant way to global malaria control and elimination.
基金This paper is supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,and the Research Funds of Renmin University of China[No.15XNI010].
文摘This paper examines the impact of financial market development on firm R&D investment.Using hand-collected R&D investment data of 221 high-tech firms listed in China’s small and mediumsized board in the period of 2009–2015,we find that equity financing,particularly internal cash flow,is the main source for R&D investment of high-tech firms.Mature firms make more use of debt financing than young ones and are faced with less severe financial constraints.The development of financial markets relieves the dependence of R&D investment on internal capital,and the effect is more recognisable in young firms than in mature ones.However,the constraint of debt financing is not alleviated as much as that of equity financing by financial deepening,which suggests that debt markets still need developing,and more favourable policies are necessary for innovative firms.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(71871016,71671046,71729001)。
文摘Uncertainty is a main source of opportunistic behaviors in research and development cooperations,which challenges strategic decisions ranging from investments to operations.To avoid opportunism arising in cooperations,commitments(either formal contracts or informal communications)are generally made in advance by members of an alliance.However,how does a commitment encourage R&D investments and ultimately enhance the total performance,without loss of flexibility in ex post operations?This study attempts to answer this by investigating a bounded commitment in the context of vertical collaborations in a supply chain.In this exploratory study,a 3-stage game model is used(by backward induction)to examine a two-echelon supply chain under a bounded commitment in NPD.Our analysis shows that upstream R&D investment is stimulated more and that both members are better off under the bounded commitment.At the same time,when the relative bargaining power between the supplier and the manufacturer falls into an appropriate area,it is possible to reach a bounded commitment,and the manufacturer is more sensitive to this relationship.Finally,the bounded commitment restrains opportunistic behaviors,but there is no strong sign that an increase in the ratio of the order outside the chain to the inside one can make firms better.
基金partially funding this research through Emaitek Plus Action Plan Programme
文摘The goal of this study is to measure the effectiveness of a career development system implemented at a research and technology organization at satisfying the context requirements of a decree issued by the Basque Country government.Through in-depth surveying of 80 R&D professionals over the five years,the authors aimed to determine whether a career development system,when it is linked to context requirements and researchers’contributions,could offer researchers feedback about their career aims and increase their job satisfaction.During the five years of the study,the researchers’capacity to meet career requirements improved by 20%,and job satisfaction,although it declined at first,increased substantially in the last two years,reaching a historic high for the employee satisfaction survey.
