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abstract

A fundamental problem in the field of the technological studies is to explain the source and nature of general purpose technologies (GPTs) that can support the patterns of long waves and socio-economic progress of nations. The study here confronts this problem by applying the theoretical framework of global leadership-driven innovations, which endeavors to clarify and to generalize whenever possible, the source and nature of a new GPT in a not-toodistant future. This study suggests that one of contributing factors that may support the next GPT is due to strategic investments for the U.S. Navy's Mobile User Objective System (MUOS). This scientific and technological investment for U.S. military has the purpose to reinforce U.S. global leadership and, at the same time, can induce clusters of new technology in society. The MUOS is a constellation of ground-breaking satellites for next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system, which makes prior products obsolete (e.g., UHF Follow-On satellites). This technological system and related technological search for U.S. military are developing new information and communications technologies (ICTs) that are bringing the future of worldwide mobile satellite communications into reality. Overall, then, this study shows, by applying a new theory, some invariant factors of the source of GPTs and a possible new technological system for supporting long-run dynamics of current Kondratieff wave and future human development in society

5. Discussion

Why may MUOS platform and related scientific/technological search lay the foundations for a possible GPT for current and future K-waves? Firstly, GPTs are originated by global leaders and MUOS is planned by a global leader: the USA. In fact, the United States is creating a new ground-breaking mobile communications satellites designed to provide tactical mobile communications to the U.S. military for strategic activities worldwide. The high mobilization of scientific, technical, and financial resources for MUOS is generating advanced information and communications technologies (ICTs) that may be the source of a cascade of innovations in current and future K-waves. Hence, next GPT may be based on a vital cumulative change of technological innovations in ICTs. This new technical knowledge for creating MUOS seems to be driven mainly by the U.S. goal to support the national security, the global leadership, and the stability of world geo-political equilibria.