Benefits
General
The benefits of this project/database are that:
- It studies and understands R&D systems and internationalization patterns of industries in APEC economies by sharing of the information on Industrial Science and Technology Policy, industry statistics and
- It enables to access R&D institutions (including universities) among APEC region easily.
- It enables availability of the database on the internet with extended links to related topics, as CD-ROM and as hard-copy publications.
For Authorities
- APEC member economy statistics on R&D and Science and Technology related to internationalization.
- Statistics on MNCs and local firms, and status of internationalization in APEC economies
- Government to identify target industries and economies who will establish R&D centers and high tech industries
- Analyze the attractiveness of their own economies for MNCs to set up R&D centers
- Policies and measures to promote internationalization
- Identify problems to be faced by R&D establishments
- Updates on advantages and disadvantages of internationalization
- Manage expectations of local firms and other players to face the realities of internationalization
- Promote and provide industries (including Small and Medium Enterprisess) for internationalization.
- Establish indicators for measuring internationalization
- Directory services
For International firms
- Comparative study of APEC economies on internationalization
- Technology development and Market for products
- R&D investment
- Availability of technical manpower
- Investment and cost of doing business
- Plan and implement internationalization program
- Establish R&D co-operation, collaboration and alliances
- Directory services
In addition for existing international firms
- Identify problems due to internationalization and solve them
For local and other industries
- Reasons for internationalization and benefits
- Who should internationalize and who should not?
- Long term planning for internationalization
- Technology upgrading
- Serving MNCs
- Sub contract R&D services from MNCs /TNCs
- Coexisting with MNCs
- Directory services