An international review of emerging manufacturing R&D priorities and policies for the next production revolution (2017)

A book chapter for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

This book chapter, authored by Dr Eoin O’Sullivan (Director of IfM’s CSTI group) and Dr Carlos López-Gómez (Head of Policy Links) is part of the OECD book Next Production Revolution: Implications for Governments and Business. The chapter is based on analysis of national government policies, foresight exercises and research strategies in selected OECD countries and other major economies. It highlights growing attention to the themes of convergence (of research disciplines, technologies and systems), scale-up (of emerging technologies), and national economic value capture (from manufacturing innovation).