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/RI-industry) linkage and discusses the role of U/RI-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/RI-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