The Journal of Science Policy and Research Management
Online ISSN : 2432-7123
Print ISSN : 0914-7020
Changing Global World Affairs : Innovation and the Role of Nation States
Kiyoshi KUROKAWA
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2015 Volume 30 Issue 1 Pages 2-3

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In this Century, globalization has led to a very fragmented and fragile status of the world affairs, which in essence, have become 'Uncertain' with a new paradigm. This is due in part to rapidly advancing digital technology that seemingly follows the 'Moore's law'. Economic growth of OECD countries became stagnant, while world capital increased dramatically and the income disparity widens. Many now vividly see world affairs, excited, communicate and respond via smart phones. Arab Spring which began December 2010 to ISIS now, Tohoku Disaster-Fukushima nuclear accident of 2011, Ebola and many other major disasters are all captured wide viewers of the world. 'Innovation' is defined as 'creation of new social values' in this Uncertain Global World. Physical distance of the globe became shorter and information and capital move freely across any national boundaries in seconds. Corporate and NGOs became global and ignore national boundaries. While the nation state is a concept of past few centuries in Europe, our Uncertain Global World seems the beginning of the end of the nation state with the major issues being 'global'. Innovation came often than not, by out-of-norm compassionate thinker-doers. It is essential to embrace and value diversity and heterogeneity as innovation disregards national regulations and boundaries with faster and cheaper connecting world talents who share common goals.
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