Critical challenges of Policy-Making for Emerging Technologies in Iran: Nano-Technology as a case
Subject Areas : Technology Management
Reza
Ansari
1
Seyed Habibollah
Tabatabaeiyan
2
(Allameh Tabataba’I University)
Keywords: National Innovation System, Technology policy,
Abstract :
Nowadays, in the industrial countries and ever-increasingly in the developing countries, the policy makers found that the concepts of National Innovation System are useful framework as systematic approach for compilation of technology policy. In this essay, by reviewing technologic policy making literature and concepts of National Innovation System as a framework for compilation of technologic policy, the experience of policy making of emerging technologies in the country (nano-technology as an example) have been inspected and analyzed. Also the main challenges and also some proposals have been presented in order to promote the status of emerging technologies policy making and finally with regard to the literature and main observations presented in this essay, necessity of systematic approach design faced with emerging technologies have been explained.