Rethinking the Role of the State in Technology Development: DARPA and the Case for Embedded Network GovernanceErica R.H. FuchsCarnegie Mellon University June 7, 2010 Research Policy, Lead Article, Vol. 39, pp. 1133-1147, 2010 Abstract:
This paper explores the role of the state in
re-architecting social networks and thereby new technology directions in
the United States. It draws on a case study of DARPA’s Microsystem’s
Technology Office from 1992-2008. Leveraging one of the most radical
directorships in DARPA’s history, I argue that the perceived “death” of
DARPA under Tony Tether was because past analyses, by focusing on the
organization’s culture and structure, overlooked a set of lasting,
informal institutions among DARPA program managers. I find that despite
significant changes in the recipients and outcomes of DARPA attentions,
these same institutions for directing technology were in place both
before and during Tether’s directorship. Drawing on these results, I
suggest that we must add to technology policy-making a new option –
embedded network governance.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 15 Keywords: DARPA, State, Innovation, Social Network, Computer Accepted Paper Series Date posted: January 31, 2010 ; Last revised: October 19, 2013Suggested CitationContact Information
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