THE U/RI-INDUSTRY LINKAGE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY IN CHINA.

This paper reviews the innovation of the S&T system during recent years in China, analyzes the university/research institute-industry (u/r-industry) linkage and discusses the role of u/si-industry linkage in the development of China's computer industry. The paper shows that universities and research institutes have become the driving force in the development of high-tech sectors in China by the case studies of the u/r-industry linkage in computer industry. It proposes that developing countries follow China's experience of building indigenous innovative capacity by strengthening the u/ri-i linkage under adequate guidance of the government policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]