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The Global Technology Revolution China, In-Depth Analyses
Emerging Technology Opportunities for the Tianjin Binhai New Area (TBNA) and the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA)
In 2007, the Tianjin Binhai New Area (TBNA) and one of its administrative zones, the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), in northeast China commissioned the RAND Corporation to perform a technology-foresight study to help them develop and implement a strategic vision and plan for economic growth through technological innovation. The principal objectives were to identify the most-promising emerging technology applications for TBNA and TEDA to pursue as part of their plan for growth, to analyze the drivers and barriers they would face in each case, and to recommend action plans for each technology application (TA). Seven TAs should form a pivotal part of TBNA's comprehensive strategic plan: cheap solar energy; advanced mobile communications and radio-frequency identification; rapid bioassays; membranes, filters, and catalysts for water purification; molecular-scale drug design, development, and delivery; electric and hybrid vehicles; and green manufacturing. The specific action plans can be integrated into an overarching strategic plan that rests on three legs: building a state-of-the-art R&D program; updating and expanding TBNA and TEDA's manufacturing base; and positioning TBNA and TEDA for the global marketplace. The plan offers TBNA a wealth of opportunities that will position it for the future development it envisions, and each TA emerges from one or more of TEDA's current pillar industries, making for a fluid transition that builds on existing strengths.
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Contents
Chapter One:
Introduction
Part One: The Most-Promising Opportunities for TBNA and TEDA in Science and Engineering
Chapter Two:
The Most-Promising Technology Applications for TBNA and TEDA for 2020
Chapter Three:
The Foundation for TBNA's Growth into a Leading-Edge Science and Engineering Center
Part Two: Analysis of the Most-Promising Technology Applications for TBNA and TEDA
Chapter Four:
Cheap Solar Energy
Chapter Five:
Advanced Mobile-Communication and RFID Applications
Chapter Six:
Rapid Bioassays
Chapter Seven:
Membranes, Filters, and Catalysts for Water Purification
Chapter Eight:
Molecular-Scale Drug Design, Development, and Delivery
Chapter Nine:
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Chapter Ten:
Green Manufacturing
Part Three: Building for TBNA's Future
Chapter Eleven:
Toward Making TEDA a State-of-the-Art Science and Engineering Center
Appendix A:
RAND Workshop on TBNA Science and Technology Vision, August 8–9, 2007
Appendix B:
TEDA Meeting Agenda, December 5, 2007, and List of Participants
Appendix C:
Green Chemistry Awards of National Governments
Appendix D:
Some Recent Conferences and Academic Research on Green Manufacturing in China
This study was sponsored by the Tianjin Binhai New Area (TBNA) and the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) and was conducted under the auspices of the Transportation, Space, and Technology (TST) Program within RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment (ISE).
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