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The emergence of fuel cell technology and challenges to latecomer countries: insights from Singapore and Malaysia

This article uses the systems of innovation approach (in this case using the technological system framework and analysis of system functions) to provide insights for understanding the challenges at latecomer countries have to face in the development of an emerging technology like fuel cells. It sho...

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Main Author: Mohamad, Z.F.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2009
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TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/11106/1/The_Emergence_of_Fuel_Cell.pdf
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spelling my.um.eprints.111062014-12-17T02:31:18Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/11106/ The emergence of fuel cell technology and challenges to latecomer countries: insights from Singapore and Malaysia Mohamad, Z.F. TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering This article uses the systems of innovation approach (in this case using the technological system framework and analysis of system functions) to provide insights for understanding the challenges at latecomer countries have to face in the development of an emerging technology like fuel cells. It shows that the development of system functions in fuel cells in Singapore is higher than Malaysia, and this is shaped by four key factors: (1) Diversity of actors and the alignment of their activities; (2) synergy between energy, environment and industrial policies; (3) openness to Internationalisation; and (4) responsiveness to demonstration activities. In Singapore the stronger presence of such factors in its policy environment has had a positive influence on the development of fuel cell technology - while the absence or weaknesses of these factors might this : Contributed to the weaker and more unbalanced development in Malaysia. It is argued that this is because such factors were effective in addressing specific characteristics of the 'emerging phase' of fuel cell technology. 2009-10 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/11106/1/The_Emergence_of_Fuel_Cell.pdf Mohamad, Z.F. (2009) The emergence of fuel cell technology and challenges to latecomer countries: insights from Singapore and Malaysia. In: 7th International Globelics Conference, 06-08 Oct 2009, Dakar, Senegal. (Submitted)
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Mohamad, Z.F.
The emergence of fuel cell technology and challenges to latecomer countries: insights from Singapore and Malaysia
description This article uses the systems of innovation approach (in this case using the technological system framework and analysis of system functions) to provide insights for understanding the challenges at latecomer countries have to face in the development of an emerging technology like fuel cells. It shows that the development of system functions in fuel cells in Singapore is higher than Malaysia, and this is shaped by four key factors: (1) Diversity of actors and the alignment of their activities; (2) synergy between energy, environment and industrial policies; (3) openness to Internationalisation; and (4) responsiveness to demonstration activities. In Singapore the stronger presence of such factors in its policy environment has had a positive influence on the development of fuel cell technology - while the absence or weaknesses of these factors might this : Contributed to the weaker and more unbalanced development in Malaysia. It is argued that this is because such factors were effective in addressing specific characteristics of the 'emerging phase' of fuel cell technology.
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author Mohamad, Z.F.
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title The emergence of fuel cell technology and challenges to latecomer countries: insights from Singapore and Malaysia
title_short The emergence of fuel cell technology and challenges to latecomer countries: insights from Singapore and Malaysia
title_full The emergence of fuel cell technology and challenges to latecomer countries: insights from Singapore and Malaysia
title_fullStr The emergence of fuel cell technology and challenges to latecomer countries: insights from Singapore and Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The emergence of fuel cell technology and challenges to latecomer countries: insights from Singapore and Malaysia
title_sort emergence of fuel cell technology and challenges to latecomer countries: insights from singapore and malaysia
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