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Technology as National Economy

Kim, Hyejin LU and Mobrand, Erik Johan LU (2025) In Global Outlook: Asia
Abstract
Technology has now globally gained a prominent place in national economic policymaking. Innovation is something to protect; access to technologies such as high-end chips is something to contest. For the West, discussion of national control over technology represents a departure from the globalization era’s understanding of trade, complementarity, and mutual prosperity.

In Asia’s high-growth economies, though, there is less novelty in the talk of competition over technology. In China, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, economic policy has long been tightly integrated with technology policy. Understanding this point can be helpful in Europe for thinking about technology planning, international science collaboration, and relations with... (More)
Technology has now globally gained a prominent place in national economic policymaking. Innovation is something to protect; access to technologies such as high-end chips is something to contest. For the West, discussion of national control over technology represents a departure from the globalization era’s understanding of trade, complementarity, and mutual prosperity.

In Asia’s high-growth economies, though, there is less novelty in the talk of competition over technology. In China, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, economic policy has long been tightly integrated with technology policy. Understanding this point can be helpful in Europe for thinking about technology planning, international science collaboration, and relations with Asian partners. (Less)
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  abstract     = {{Technology has now globally gained a prominent place in national economic policymaking. Innovation is something to protect; access to technologies such as high-end chips is something to contest. For the West, discussion of national control over technology represents a departure from the globalization era’s understanding of trade, complementarity, and mutual prosperity.<br/><br/>In Asia’s high-growth economies, though, there is less novelty in the talk of competition over technology. In China, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, economic policy has long been tightly integrated with technology policy. Understanding this point can be helpful in Europe for thinking about technology planning, international science collaboration, and relations with Asian partners.}},
  author       = {{Kim, Hyejin and Mobrand, Erik Johan}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{09}},
  publisher    = {{Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA)}},
  series       = {{Global Outlook: Asia}},
  title        = {{Technology as National Economy}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/227790439/iva-globaloutlookasia-2.pdf}},
  year         = {{2025}},
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