April 18th, 2007
HP's Richard Walker discusses globalization and the PC business
Richard Walker, vice-president and general manager of consumer desktop PCs at Hewlett-Packard, presented an informative seminar on the "Impact of Globalization on HP's PC Business." 
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March 1st, 2007
Stanford alumni discuss entrepreneurial challenges in China
On February 26, 2007, as part of Stanford University's celebration of Entrepreneurship Week USA, three Stanford alumni, leading entrepreneurs in China, held an animated discussion on their successes, failures and key lessons learned, and on the challenges and pitfalls of startups in China. Read more »
February 12th, 2007
Three groundbreaking Stanford alumni to share their experiences and insights on entrepreneurship in China
AnnouncementAs part of Entrepreneurship Week USA at Stanford University (February 24 - March 3, 2007), SPRIE and the Asia-Pacific Student Entrepreneurship Society (ASES) will be sponsoring a special event: "Global Entrepreneurship: Stanford Trailblazers in China." Leading entrepreneurs in China will discuss how they got started, challenges they are facing, and their outlook for entrepreneurs in China. Read more »
January 1st, 2007
The rise of China: changing patterns of global innovation and entrepreneurship
A new era is under way for global high-technology innovation and entrepreneurship, marked by the rise of Greater China. During the past several decades, Taiwan, Singapore, and others have developed as centers in key information communications technology (ICT) industries. More recently, from Beijing to the Pearl River Delta, markets for new products are expanding, competencies in new technologies are growing, and a new generation of high-technology regions is emerging. All these signs point toward China as a rising powerhouse, accelerating the shift of locus for the global high-technology arena across the Pacific. Read more »
December 1st, 2006
SPRIE announces the publication of "Making IT"
Press ReleaseNow available from Stanford University Press, Making IT: The Rise of Asia in High Tech is the product of an intensive international collaboration among experts from seven countries and regions. Read more »
November 30th, 2006
Sustainability of high tech regions focus of recent SPRIE workshop
On November 13-14, 2006, SPRIE and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) together with the School of Technology Management, National Tsing Hua University, co-sponsored "High Tech Regions 2.0: Sustainability and Reinvention," a workshop at Stanford University. Read more »
China leadership report: the new generation of high tech leaders
Press ReleaseSPRIE's joint research project with Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Consulting has just released "Getting Results in China: How China's Tech Executives are Molding a New Generation of Leaders."
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October 21st, 2006
Jack Gao and Michael Zhao speak on leadership in Chinese high tech
At a SPRIE seminar on September 20, Autodesk's Jack Gao and Array Networks' Michael Zhao spoke on the challenges of creating leaders in China's high tech firms. Audio transcript available flyer available
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June 20th, 2006
"Shanghai Starts Up": Leonard Liu's company Augmentum focus of Newsweek article
In the News: Newsweek on June 12, 2006SPRIE benefits from the experience and knowledge of its Advisory Board, and one member of the Board and his company were recently the focus of a Newsweek article called "Shanghai Starts Up," a look at how some Chinese software firms are fighting to "jack up outsourcing to a new level." Read more »
June 1st, 2006
SPRIE workshop examines "Greater China's Innovative Capacity: Progress and Challenges"
On May 20-21, 2006, the Stanford Project on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE) and the China Institute for Science and Technology Policy (CISTP) of Tsinghua University co-sponsored an international workshop in Beijing, China. More than 70 academics, industry leaders and government policy makers attended this event, and more than twenty papers were presented. Read more »
April 7th, 2006
Douglas Fuller on complacency toward China's challenge to U.S. science and technology lead
Op-ed: The Mercury News on April 7, 2006SPRIE Fellow Douglas Fuller points out that a recent Duke University report--one that downplays concerns about the low number of U.S. science and engineering graduates compared to those produced in China and India--does not tell the whole story about the threat to the U.S. lead in science and technology. Complacency based on this assumption would be, Fuller cautions, "a grave mistake." Read more »
January 12th, 2006
The Globalization Strategies of Companies from China, India and Other Rapidly Developing Economies
On January 11, David Michael of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) discussed recent research into the globalization strategies of companies from China, India and other rapidly developing economies during SPRIE's kickoff seminar for 2006 and the winter quarter.
For full details on this presentation, go to The Globalization Strategy of Companies from China, India and Other Rapidly Developing Economies event page and download the report from The Boston Consulting Group. 
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November 30th, 2005
MNC R&D Labs in China -- IP Protection and Innovation for the Global Market
On November 29, 2005, SPRIE Fellow Dr. Xiaohong (Iris) Quan presented "Multinational Corporations' Research and Development Labs in China--Intellectual Property Protection and Innovation for the Global Market," a seminar on her study of the research and development done by multinational corporations in China. presentation available
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November 6th, 2005
The development and future of China's semiconductor industry
A delegation from the China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA) headed by its president, Mr. Zhongyu Yu, visited Stanford University on November 5, 2005. As part of its visit on campus, the delegation was invited to speak at SPRIE's seminar series on the rise of China's innovation competence. Mr. Yu and his colleagues shared with the audience the latest developments in China's integrated circuit (IC) industry as well as their understanding of the underlying driving forces, the level of competency, the role of the government and China's integration into the global innovation system. Read more »
November 2nd, 2005
Integrated circuit development in globalization - a China experience
On November 1, 2005, SPRIE invited Jimmy Lee, Vice President and General Manager, Timing Solutions, Integrated Device Technology (IDT) to speak at SPRIE's seminar series on the rise of China in innovation. Lee shared his experience in running a full-blown integrated circuit (IC) product development center in China together with an informative account of China's rise in the IC industry. Read more »
October 18th, 2005
From California dreaming to silicon success: the rise of China's semiconductor industry
On October 18, 2005, SPRIE presented the next seminar in its 2005-2006 series on "Greater China and the Globalization of R&D" with speaker Dr. Doug Fuller, current SPRIE Fellow. Dr. Fuller, speaking on "From California Dreaming to Silicon Success: The Rise of China's Semiconductor Industry," presented both industry-wide data and case studies of individual firms to explain how the politics of finance in China shape which Chinese chip firms become fast learners able to compete in world markets and which ones remain technological laggards. presentation available
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October 14th, 2005
Challenges and realities of software development in China
On October 4, 2005, SPRIE kicked off its 2005-2006 seminar series on "Greater China and the Globalization of R&D" with guest speaker Dr. Leonard Liu, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Augmentum. In his talk, titled "Challenges and Realities of Software Development in China," Liu shared his view of the software industry in China as well as his experience at Augmentum. Selected by Red Herring in September 2005 as one of top 100 private companies of Asia, Augmentum is a value-added software development services company that has grown in two years to more than 450 people worldwide, 90% of them at Augmentum's development facility in Shanghai. Read more »
October 13th, 2005
SPRIE Graduate Research Fellows: Research Assistantships + Paid Field Research In Greater China
As part of its new initiative on innovation and entrepreneurship in Greater China, SPRIE will select outstanding Stanford students as SPRIE Graduate Research Scholars. Read more »
October 12th, 2005
Post-Doc Fellowships: SPRIE Fellows at Stanford 2006-2007
As part of its initiative on Greater China, SPRIE will select two outstanding post-docs or young scholars as SPRIE Fellows at Stanford for the academic year 2006-2007 for research and writing on Greater China and its role in the global knowledge economy. Read more »
April 28th, 2005
SPRIE selects inaugural postdoctoral fellows for 2005-2006 academic year
SPRIE welcomes Xiaohong (Iris) Quan and Doug Fuller to its research team. Read more »
SPRIE co-director Henry S. Rowen testifies before U.S.-China Commission
On April 21, Henry S. Rowen offered testimony - based on SPRIE's work in China - to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Created in 2000, the twelve-member Commission is charged to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and China, including recommendations for legislative action. Read more »
March 30th, 2005
Next generation leaders in the semiconductor industry: Chinese professionals discuss their location decisions
Greater China has emerged as the most rapidly growing region in the semiconductor industry. Domestic and overseas Chinese professionals play increasingly important roles for the region's development. SPRIE and Taiwan Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) cooperated with the Chinese-American Semiconductor Professional Association (CASPA) to assess the perspectives of overseas Chinese professionals in Greater China's IC industry, and to explore factors influencing their movement decisions. Read more »
Distinguished Advisory Board leads SPRIE's Greater China Initiative
SPRIE is delighted to acknowledge support and guidance from the members of its distinguished Advisory Board. Read more »
March 8th, 2005
Inaugural SPRIE Graduate Research Fellows Selected
As part of an expanding initiative on innovation and entrepreneurship in Greater China, SPRIE is pleased to announce the selection of two outstanding Stanford students as inaugural SPRIE Graduate Research Fellows. Read more »
February 24th, 2005
Industry and academic R&D leaders consider the globalization of R&D in Asia in SPRIE-sponsored panel
While the globalization of R&D brings many promises, it also poses acute challenges to firms that need to coordinate R&D efforts across national boundaries, notably in Asia. The globalization of R&D--particularly in Greater China--is a new priority area of research for SPRIE. 2 presentations available
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