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Factors for R&D internationalization

This section contains the following chapters:

1. An APEC-IST survey was carried out by the International R&D Cooperation Division, Agency of Industry Science and Technology, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan in 1999, to study the R&D internationalization in industrial sector among APEC economies. For the purpose of this survey, 54 factors were selected for evaluation by the participating economies in this survey. It was generally found that the factors affected different economies differently.

   The top five encouraging factors indicated by all respondents in this survey were:

   • Availability of capital (funding for R & D etc.)
   • Foreign ownership and control
   • Ancillary or supporting industrial facilities
   • Recruiting well qualified local talents
   • Telecommunication infrastructure

   The top five discouraging factors indicated by all respondents in this survey were:

   • Restrictions of foreign investments to certain fields
   • Language and verbal communication
   • Regulations regarding remittances of profits, royalties and technical assistance fees
   • Ownership or occupation of land by foreign entities
   • Price controls or limitations on profits

   For more detailed analysis and discussion, refer to List of factors according to an APEC-ISTI survey, and, Table 2: Observations made by APEC-ISTI

2. Various reports on the success factors and the lack of success in globalisation are found in literature and in the web. Some of these are reviewed in the following chapters:

   Success factors on a global scale, and What it takes to be successful