The Transatlantic Technological Gap: Between Myth and Reality
This article offers a study of the transatlantic scientific and technological gap, starting from a combination of elements, such as fund differentials in Research and Development (R&D) and the management of intangible assets (production of knowledge and competences). Beyond macroeconomic data, the analysis of this gap requires a study of organisation methods and knowledge production, which allows to grasp the level of mastery of these technologies, from their development to their concrete usage. Finally, the analysis of Military Critical Technology Lists (MCTL), which are highly important in the military domain, will illustrate this study by highlighting the methods used by the Pentagon to evaluate how technologies are handled on a world scale.
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English
Authors
Valérie
Mérindol
David W.
Versailles
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