There is wide variation in technological development and innovative capabilities of industrialized countries. What explains these differences in the pace of innovation and dissemination of new scientific knowledge?What are the policy actions that might be undertaken if governments wanted to stimulate technological innovation?To what extent are these actions consistent with traditional health policy approaches?Can the health industry be used as a leading sector, stimulating other high-tech industries? In this paper we suggest that answers to these complex questions can be suggested by seeing the health care sector from a new perspective.
The Health Industry Model: New Roles for the Health Industry
DI TOMMASO, Marco Rodolfo;SCHWEITZER, Stuart
2005
Abstract
There is wide variation in technological development and innovative capabilities of industrialized countries. What explains these differences in the pace of innovation and dissemination of new scientific knowledge?What are the policy actions that might be undertaken if governments wanted to stimulate technological innovation?To what extent are these actions consistent with traditional health policy approaches?Can the health industry be used as a leading sector, stimulating other high-tech industries? In this paper we suggest that answers to these complex questions can be suggested by seeing the health care sector from a new perspective.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
