Innovation Theories: Relevance and Implications for Developing Country Innovation

Innovation is at the basis of economic development and as such, it is instrumental for developing countries. We review the literature on innovation from the perspectives of four select branches of economics to build a conceptual framework of innovation applicable to developing countries. The conceptual framework includes insights from the surveyed literature and identifies areas of further research. Finally, we conclude with policy recommendations for innovation policies in developing countries highlighting the fact that intellectual property protection is not likely to be at the basis of innovation in these countries.Innovation, Development, Absorptive Capacity

OSS Adoption: Who is Leading and Why?

Parallelsacht. "OSS Adaption" war Hauptsachtitel der 1. Version, die 14 Tage lang im Netz stand. It is no secret that open source software (OSS) is gaining ground, yet the drivers for OSS adoption still seem rather unclear. This report aims to compare various industries within select countries in the EU and tries to explain their OSS adoption patterns. The results indicate that companies in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary are leading OSS adopters. Further, it was found that company adoption of OSS is largely dependent on in-house IT development and expertise. The focus on internal development and capacities is often characteristic of larger firms, which is corroborated by our findings. Finally, the analysis showed that companies tend to OSS, the higher their requirements for open standards and interoperability.Open source software, Adoption: Internal IT capacity, User innovation

Open Source Software, Closed Source Software or Both: Impacts on Industry Growth and the Role of Intellectual Property Rights

There is considerable debate regarding the use of intellectual property rights (IPR) to spur innovation in the software industry. In this paper we focus on the choice of intellectual property right regimes and industry growth. We begin by developing a growth optimal mixture of open source and closed source software. This optimal scenario is then used as a basis to examine the co-existence of open and closed source software within various institutional frameworks ranging from no protection, copyright to patent protection. Such an analysis is beneficial as it enables an objective comparison of the three scenarios under the assumption that both copyrights and patents serve the purpose for which they were designed. Our analysis, based on the existence or absence of spillovers, confirms that a co-existence is growth optimal for the industry. Further, we find that the move from no protection to copyright protection increases the maximum growth rate. However, despite assuming properly functioning patents, the benefits of moving from copyright to patent protection are less clear.Intellectual Property rights, software, open source, spillovers, co-existence, innovative growth

Innovation theories: relevance and implications for developing country innovation

Innovation is at the basis of economic development and as such, it is instrumental for developing countries. We review the literature on innovation from the perspectives of four select branches of economics to build a conceptual framework of innovation applicable to developing countries. The conceptual framework includes insights from the surveyed literature and identifies areas of further research. Finally, we conclude with policy recommendations for innovation policies in developing countries highlighting the fact that intellectual property protection is not likely to be at the basis of innovation in these countries

OSS Adoption: Who is Leading and Why?

Parallelsacht. "OSS Adaption" war Hauptsachtitel der 1. Version, die 14 Tage lang im Netz stand. It is no secret that open source software (OSS) is gaining ground, yet the drivers for OSS adoption still seem rather unclear. This report aims to compare various industries within select countries in the EU and tries to explain their OSS adoption patterns. The results indicate that companies in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary are leading OSS adopters. Further, it was found that company adoption of OSS is largely dependent on in-house IT development and expertise. The focus on internal development and capacities is often characteristic of larger firms, which is corroborated by our findings. Finally, the analysis showed that companies tend to OSS, the higher their requirements for open standards and interoperability

Firmeninternes Fachwissen begünstigt Einsatz von Open-Source-Software

Open-Source-Software (OSS) setzt sich zunehmend durch, wobei Unternehmen aus Polen, der Tschechischen Republik und Ungarn eine Vorreiterrolle einnehmen.Die Beweggründe für den Einsatz von OSS anstelle sogenannter proprietärer Software sind noch nicht abschließend geklärt. Hier wird der Einsatz von OSS in verschiedenen Industriezweigen ausgewählter europäischer Länder untersucht, um Beweggründe für diese Entscheidung zu identifizieren. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Entscheidung für OSS zum einen von der firmeninternen IT-Entwicklung, dem Fachwissen in diesem Bereich und damit der Unternehmensgröße abhängt. Zum anderen zeigt die Analyse, dass diejenigen Unternehmen zum Einsatz von OSS tendieren, die hohe Anforderungen hinsichtlich offener Standards sowie interner und externer Systeminteroperabilität zu erfüllen haben. OSS ermöglicht den Unternehmen, die IT-Systeme an die Bedürfnisse ihrer Organisation anzupassen, statt - wie es bei propriäterer Software üblich ist - die Organisation an die IT-Systeme. Firmen, die OSS anwenden, können von den maßgeschneiderten Lösungen profitieren und ihre komparativen Vorteile ausbauen

Firmeninternes Fachwissen begünstigt Einsatz von Open-Source-Software

Open-Source-Software (OSS) setzt sich zunehmend durch, wobei Unternehmen aus Polen, der Tschechischen Republik und Ungarn eine Vorreiterrolle einnehmen.Die Beweggründe für den Einsatz von OSS anstelle sogenannter proprietärer Software sind noch nicht abschließend geklärt. Hier wird der Einsatz von OSS in verschiedenen Industriezweigen ausgewählter europäischer Länder untersucht, um Beweggründe für diese Entscheidung zu identifizieren. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Entscheidung für OSS zum einen von der firmeninternen IT-Entwicklung, dem Fachwissen in diesem Bereich und damit der Unternehmensgröße abhängt. Zum anderen zeigt die Analyse, dass diejenigen Unternehmen zum Einsatz von OSS tendieren, die hohe Anforderungen hinsichtlich offener Standards sowie interner und externer Systeminteroperabilität zu erfüllen haben. OSS ermöglicht den Unternehmen, die IT-Systeme an die Bedürfnisse ihrer Organisation anzupassen, statt - wie es bei propriäterer Software üblich ist - die Organisation an die IT-Systeme. Firmen, die OSS anwenden, können von den maßgeschneiderten Lösungen profitieren und ihre komparativen Vorteile ausbauen.