This paper show that science-technology make appear new waves of an industrial revolution, even a new industrial revolution. The world’s economic cooperation and competition are still characterized by dominating advantages of nations and economic groups which hold key advanced technologies. | New waves of industrial revolution 14 NEW WAVES OF INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION FROM BREAK-THROUGH ACHIEVEMENTS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Dr. Nghiem Vu Khai Vietnam Union of Scientific and Technological Associations Dr. Nguyen Nghia Vietnam Intellectual Property Association . Pham Hong Truong Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment . Chu Thu Ha1 National Institute for Science and Technology Policy and Strategy Studies Abstract: Global process of innovations is continuously under strong implementation during recent decades where science and technology (S&T) super powers and transnational economic agglomerations play dominating roles. Break-through achievements in state-of-the-art technologies have created new industries and new models of development as well as shifted intensively global economic structure. Facts collected and interpreted in this paper show that science-technology make appear new waves of an industrial revolution, even a new industrial revolution. The world’s economic cooperation and competition are still characterized by dominating advantages of nations and economic groups which hold key advanced technologies. Efforts focused on in-depth and global studies of S&T development trends in the world to be adapted to fast changing situations would help us to choose priority orientations and scopes, and right partners for cooperation in field of S&T. These moves will make us overpass challenges and take advantages of available opportunities, enhance S&T positions in development process of the country. Keywords: New technology; R&D investment trend; New technological revolution. Code: 15052101 International finance crisis has led to large adjustments and changes in economic structures of the world. In 2012, the world’s economy continuously intensified adjustments of development strategies, from level of national interests to strategies of business competition between 1 The author’s contact is at chuthuha@ JSTPM Vol 4, No 2, .
