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Stem Cell Research and Technology in Iran—Window of Opportunity in the Midst of International Tension
Author(s) -
Miremadi Tahereh
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2010.00467.x
Subject(s) - window of opportunity , gatekeeping , process (computing) , knowledge management , order (exchange) , business , political science , engineering ethics , public relations , engineering , computer science , advertising , finance , aerospace engineering , operating system
This paper aims to explain how the key characteristics of “stem cell research” as an emerging technology facilitate the strategy of an Iranian organization, namely, “the Royan Institute” to learn by interaction and to generate knowledge. It argues that the Royan could take advantage of the window of opportunity that stem cell research and technology had temporarily opened up but its endeavors are now being hampered by unfavorable international factors and weak domestic infrastructure. The article substantiates the case by giving an objective account of networking and gatekeeping in the process of learning/innovation at the Royan and concludes by questioning the continuity of the actual learning strategy in order to sustain the Royan's knowledge production.