JEFMS Journal

ABSTRACT:

This research aims to assess the role of innovation in technology capacity of enterprises in the manufacturing industries in Viet Nam by building index assessmenting technology capacity of enterprises performed by The General Statistics Office (GSO). The Technology Capability Index (TCI) is composite index based on five component indexes including innovation index (I). The results reveal that TCI of enterprises in the manufacturing industries Viet Nam in the period from 2014 to 2018 on a rather low level averaged 1.427 on a 5 point scale. In the component indexes, contribution of innovation and R&D index are too low level. On that basic, the paper suggests some policy implications on innovation for Vietnam.

KEYWORDS:

Innovation, technology, competition, manufacturing enterprises.

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