Implications from interviews to 25 Nation-Authorized Enterprise Technology Centers

Chinese government, academia and industries have been paying attention to technology innovation these years, especially since the concept ldquoInnovation-oriented Countryrdquo was proposed. The paper gives lessons from a study of Nation-Authorized Enterprise Technology Center (NAETC) based on interviews to 25 Nation-Authorized Enterprise Technology Centers from 17 provinces of China mainly about their R&D management, and technology transfer. Those Enterprise Technology Centers are authorized by Ministry of Science and Technology, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Finance, China Customs, and State Administration of Taxation. The findings help us to understand the rules of how Chinese enterprises, especially state-owned enterprises conduct R&D and related innovation activities and to help the government in making innovation policies and decisions.