(International) R&D collaboration and SMEs: The effectiveness of targeted public R&D support schemes

This study analyses the impact and effectiveness of targeted public support for R&D investment at the firm level. We test whether the policy design aiming at incentivizing (international) collaboration and R&D in SMEs achieves input as well as output additionality. Our results show that the targeted public subsidies trigger R&D spending, especially so in internationally collaborating SMEs. We further evaluate the different impact of privately financed and publicly induced R&D investment on innovation performance. The results confirm that the publicly induced R&D is productive as it translates into marketable product innovations. While both types of R&D investments trigger significant output effects, the effect of policy-induced R&D investment on sales from market novelties is highest for international collaborators as well as for SMEs.     

Financial information management for university departments,using open-source software

This paper presents a model to analyse the different outcomes generated by the application of Task-Technology Fit (TTF) theory to economic and financial information management in university departments. This model extends that proposed by Goodhue (1995), in two ways: (i) a key role is played by the manager in designing the technology and in performing the task in question. Both of these aspects can be modified, depending on the evaluation made of a series of characteristics (or dimensions) inherent to the model. (ii) The free dissemination of the source code of the application not only allows the transfer of knowledge, but also creates virtual communities which, through collaborative work and the exchange of experiences, can achieve a better fit of the technology to the task at hand. This model has been introduced in several departments at the University of Granada (Spain), and evaluated in terms of the results obtained at both individual and group levels. This evaluation was conducted by means of in-depth interviews with departmental managers.     

电子图书馆异构系统联合检索整合方法研究

首先提出当前电子图书馆由于系统异构造成的兼容问题,然后就Z39．50、OAI-PM H和OpenURL等协议及标准对整合异构系统及所含资源的作用和效果进行详细分析,并就使用OAI-PM H协议进行系统整合的步骤和方法加以说明,最后对电子图书馆的联合检索应用前景进行总结和展望。     

Address by H. E. LI Keqiang Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China At the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Global Research Council

<正>Beijing,27 May 2014Friends from the international science community,Ladies and Gentlemen,I am delighted to attend the 2014 annual meeting of the Global Research Council in Beijing.Established in 2012,the council is a young international science organization but has strong vitality and unlimited future.The council held its fi rst annual meeting in a developed country and is holding this year’s meeting in a developing one.This shows its global vision and dedication to openness and cooperation.The theme of this meeting,"Open Access and Shaping the Future",meets practical needs and reflects future trends.     

试论中国传统文化精神与奥林匹克思想的共通性

同作为人类文明的精华,中国传统文化精神与奥林匹克思想之间存在着诸多的契合点,主要体现在三个方面。一是对个人身心发展一致和世界和平友好的和谐追求。二是在体育活动中贯穿教育主线,注重教化功能,以推动社会进步。三是崇尚积极进取、自强不息的奋斗精神。深刻把握这些相通之处,消解其间的冲突和差异,对促进奥林匹克运动在全世界的深入发展、奥林匹克理想的最终实现以及中国体育的成功走向世界均有裨益。     

多媒体视讯会议技术的分析与比较

多媒体视讯会议技术的发展经历了基于电路交换网络和基于lP网络的两个阶段,随着网络宽带技术的发展和普及,多媒体视讯技术的逐步成熟,人们对多媒体视频业务及应用的概念逐步了解,并在视讯会议、远程医疗、远程教育、远程监控、家庭娱乐、流媒体技术、移动视频通信等多个方面都有的广泛应用。本文分析了H.320、H.323、SIP三种视讯技术,然后比较了它们的差异,最后得出SIP协议必将是多媒体视讯会议的主宰。     

大数据领域代表性专家识别与分析——文献计量学视角

以Scopus数据库中"大数据"相关研究作为分析对象,采用关键词共现网络聚类的方法,确定相关的10个研究方向,分别是Hadoop研究、MapReduce优化、大数据下的数据挖掘研究、大数据下的网络安全与隐私、分布式计算机系统、数据密集型计算、可视化技术、物联网、移动云计算和云制造等研究方向。结合论文数、H指数等指标,识别不同研究方向下的代表性专家,并对其主要研究成果进行分析。结果发现网络安全与隐私中顶尖专家较多,同时在云制造方向下,我国大陆地区的研究人员较多。     

Contests for cooperation—A new approach in German innovation policy

A new approach in German innovation policy organizes contests of proposals for developing innovation networks. Based on an overview of the different programs, we investigate the advantages and problems of such an approach. We find that this type of policy may have a relatively large impact and can, therefore, be regarded as a rather efficient instrument of innovation policy. Compared to conventional policies, administration of the program is a much more critical issue. The contest approach may stimulate learning effects on the side of the administration but may also require a high degree of flexibility. The main disadvantage is the additional time that is required for conducting the contest. As a distinct ‘picking the winner’ approach, the contest approach is not suited as a means for achieving a leveling-out of regional welfare.     

赫斯特指数的分析与应用

基于重标极差(R／S)分析基础上的赫斯特指数(H)是用来描述和标度传统的有效市场假说(EMH)是否成立的一个指标，本文以我国深圳成分指数为研究对象，通过对深成指的赫斯特指数的研究，结果表明该股票指数遵循有偏的随机游走(分形布朗运动)而非传统的随机游走模式。     

School quality, child wellbeing and parents’ satisfaction

Child wellbeing at school and enjoyment of the learning environment are important economic outcomes, in particular because a growing body of research shows they are strongly linked to later educational attainments and labour market success. However, the standard working assumption in the economics of education is that parents choose schools on the basis of test-score performance, and concerns about child happiness are largely ignored. In this paper, we address this omission and investigate to what extent parents’ and children's views of their school are linked to test-score based performance, and to what extent parents’ judgements of school quality are linked to their child's happiness. To do so, we use information on stated attitudes from the Longitudinal Survey of Young People in England (LSYPE) matched to administrative records on pupil achievements in England. Our results suggest that test-score based measures of school quality tend to dominate parental satisfaction with the learning environment. However, school quality along this dimension is not strongly associated with pupil happiness and wellbeing at school.