The structure of bio-information-nano technology convergence from firms' perspective

Abstract

The phenomenon of convergence that significantly impacted economies and societies in the information technology era has continued to be combined with new technologies such as nanotechnology and biotechnology. Many countries have tried to seize the initiative in order to strengthen the future competitiveness and it become increasingly important for roles of companies to expand applications of the new convergence. This study aims to contribute to the comprehension of managerial implications in all the new convergences fields: BIT, NIT, NBT, and BINT. From a company based perspective, the study quantifies leading companies' degree of influence in each convergence field. However, the result shows that companies' influences are not mature enough to transfer the initiatives from in both the NBT and BINT convergence field. In addition, this study presents a perceivable framework for companies/institutions by identifying which technological fields the companies/institutions are influential in and what degrees of technological impact are shaped among them. As a result, this allows companies/institutions to recognize their environments squarely.