Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management: Volume 15 Issue 2

Editorial: Science diplomacy and digital transformation for greener, more inclusive and resilient economies and societies

Patricia Ordoñez de Pablos

Students' perspectives on using e-learning applications and technology during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesian higher education

Sevenpri Candra, Florensia Sarlin Jeselin

The e-learning-based approach is critical in keeping the wheels of education turning in the face of the COVID-19 epidemic. In this scenario, analyzing the implementation of the…

A strategic framework to analyse the East Asian miracle within triple helix model – lessons for Kuwait

Husam Arman, Sulayman Al-Qudsi

This paper aims to propose a framework that combines the triple helix model with competitive strategies concepts to capture and guide any innovation-led national development…

The bane of P2P lending: credit scoring governance on the ASEAN fintech triumvirate

Dini Rosdini, Ersa Tri Wahyuni, Prima Yusi Sari

This study aims to explore credit scoring regulations, governance, variables and methods used by peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms in key players of the Association of…

Customer acceptance of online delivery platform during the COVID-19 pandemic: the case of Brunei Darussalam

Mohammad Nabil Almunawar, Muhammad Anshari

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous businesses have migrated to an online delivery platform (ODP) to survive and reconnect with their customers. This study aims to…

Social effects of joint R&D: the role of learning and accumulation of capacities

Vladimiro Verre, Darío Milesi, Natalia Petelski

Joint research is pointed out by the literature as a potentially virtuous cooperation scheme to generate learning in the public sphere and beneficial effects in society. The…

Social media marketing activities on brand equity and purchase intention among Chinese smartphone consumers during COVID-19

Jiang Shuyi, Abdullah Al Mamun, Farzana Naznen

The world has been forced to implement movement restriction strategy because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and industries have to embrace online technologies and social media…

Toward a model for assessing smart hospital readiness within the Industry 4.0 paradigm

Mohammad Hossein Ronaghi

The fourth industrial revolution and digital transformation have caused paradigm changes in the procedures of goods production and services through disruptive technologies, and…

Modelling the intention and adoption of cashless payment methods among the young adults in Malaysia

Uma Thevi Munikrishnan, Abdullah Al Mamun, Nicole Kok Sue Xin, Ham Siu Chian, Farzana Naznen

Cashless payment is gradually replacing physical currency in almost every financial transaction across the world. Even though cashless payment methods have been available in…

Adoption of artificial intelligence in financial services: a policy framework

Bharti Kumari, Jaspreet Kaur, Sanjeev Swami

A crucial contemporary policy question for financial service organizations of being resilient across the globe calls for rethinking and renovating by adopting and adapting to the…

Innovation policy and public funding to stimulate innovation in knowledge intensive companies: the influence of human and social capital

Samuel Façanha Câmara, Brenno Buarque, Glauco Paula Pinto, Thiago Vasconcelos Ribeiro, Jorge Barbosa Soares

This study aims to evaluates a public policy program that finances projects for the development of innovative technological solutions. This paper analyzed the influence of human…