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Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Dissertations, Academic Languages : en Pages : 206
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The focus of this study is the role played by technology stations in promoting innovation and technology transfer. Evidence points out that technology stations can be highly innovative, contribute to economic growth and create jobs. Therefore, this study also explores the socio-economic impact of technology stations as well as their contribution to the national system of innovation. In 2017, there were 18 technology stations in South Africa situated within various universities. Technology stations offer a wide range of different services aimed at assisting the development of small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs). The study captured the experience of two technology stations at Tshwane University of Technology: one in electronics and the other in chemicals. Both were established in the financial year 2000/2001. These two technology stations support SMMEs with a range of services, including, design services, manufacturing support and skills development. The study aims at providing a better understanding of how technology stations foster technology and transfer knowledge in order to assist SMMEs. In this way, technology stations are able to contribute to society in general. The findings of this study provide relevant insights and recommendations to small medium enterprises, academia and stakeholders wishing to promote and provide innovative ideas and facilitate technology transfers. The research followed qualitative and exploratory cross sectional study methods. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), the Department of Science and Technology and a number of technology station managers. The data was analyzed using interpretive paradigms.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Dissertations, Academic Languages : en Pages : 206
Book Description
The focus of this study is the role played by technology stations in promoting innovation and technology transfer. Evidence points out that technology stations can be highly innovative, contribute to economic growth and create jobs. Therefore, this study also explores the socio-economic impact of technology stations as well as their contribution to the national system of innovation. In 2017, there were 18 technology stations in South Africa situated within various universities. Technology stations offer a wide range of different services aimed at assisting the development of small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs). The study captured the experience of two technology stations at Tshwane University of Technology: one in electronics and the other in chemicals. Both were established in the financial year 2000/2001. These two technology stations support SMMEs with a range of services, including, design services, manufacturing support and skills development. The study aims at providing a better understanding of how technology stations foster technology and transfer knowledge in order to assist SMMEs. In this way, technology stations are able to contribute to society in general. The findings of this study provide relevant insights and recommendations to small medium enterprises, academia and stakeholders wishing to promote and provide innovative ideas and facilitate technology transfers. The research followed qualitative and exploratory cross sectional study methods. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), the Department of Science and Technology and a number of technology station managers. The data was analyzed using interpretive paradigms.
Author: Nathaniel O. Agola Publisher: Springer ISBN: 113760168X Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 276
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Employing a three-dimensional approach, this book discusses inclusive innovation for socio-economic growth and development, and the implications for human security within the context of developing and emerging economies. Focusing on a new and innovative area of research, Inclusive Innovation for Sustainable Development explores new social and technological processes that are created within, and for the benefit of, marginalised populations. Considering policy and issues surrounding technology, business strategies and best practices, theoretical underpinnings and a broader contextualisation, the authors interrogate the concept of the inclusivity of innovations. Written from the perspective of the new UN paradigm which states that “no one will be left behind”, the book considers the potential contribution of modern technology to human security and develops frameworks that counter the potential increases in inequality that this may bring. With contributions from leading international scholars in a range of disciplines, as well as practitioners in international development organizations and private sector actors Inclusive Innovation for Sustainable Development provides a way forward for excluded majority populations to take control of innovative technologies and business processes.
Author: Gabriela Dutrénit Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing ISBN: 1782548688 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 439
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This unique book brings together new perspectives on inclusive development and the kinds of science, technology and innovation that can foster this form of development.
Author: A. Inzelt Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 9401591458 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 355
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Technology transfer has expanded rapidly over the past 20 years in Western Europe, North America and the Pacific Rim. It has been estimated that some 50% of new products and processes will originate outside the primary developer; academic and other research institutions are obvious sources of much of this new technology. In the NATO Co-operating countries, however, technology transfer is in its infancy; it is crucial for wealth creation and improvement in the quality of life that this mechanism is developed. The papers selected for inclusion in this book discuss issues related to the development of technology transfer in NATO Co-operating countries. The book identifies crucial research issues for science and technology policy researchers and, as a conclusion, offers some policy recommendations. The authors are drawn from NATO and Co-operating partner countries, from other parts of the world, and from international organisations. The focus of the book is on the institutional framework of knowledge and technology transfer; intellectual property rights as sources of information and tools for co-operation; international, national and regional aspects of knowledge and technology dissemination and diffusion; and networking. Audience: Academic institutions, research institutes, intellectual property practitioners, science and technology policy makers, technology transfer managers, high-tech industries.
Author: Harvey W. Wallender Publisher: ISBN: Category : Developing countries Languages : en Pages : 320
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Monograph comprising a teaching and training material on the constraints, limitations and goals of multinational enterprises and of Latin American host countries involved in technology transfer - covers the legal aspects of foreign investment, licensing agreements, implications for economic development, etc. References.
Author: David Ludwig Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1000478726 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 296
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This book develops an integrated perspective on the practices and politics of making knowledge work in inclusive development and innovation. While debates about development and innovation commonly appeal to the authority of academic researchers, many current approaches emphasise the plurality of actors with relevant expertise for addressing livelihood challenges. Adopting an action-oriented and reflexive approach, this volume explores the variety of ways in which knowledge works, paying particular attention to dilemmas and controversies. The six parts of the book address the complex interplay of knowledge and politics, starting with the need for knowledge integration in the first part and decolonial perspectives on the politics of knowledge integration in the second part. The following three parts focus on the practices of inclusive development and innovation through three major themes of learning for transformative change, evidence, and digitisation. The final part of the book addresses the governance of knowledge and innovation in the light of political struggles about inclusivity. Exploring conceptual and practical themes through case studies from the Global North and South, this book will be of great interest to students, scholars, and practitioners researching and working in development studies, epistemology, innovation studies, science and technology studies, and sustainability studies more broadly.
Author: Elena I. Inshakova Publisher: Springer Nature ISBN: 981169804X Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 321
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The book offers a multidisciplinary investigation into the economic, technological, environmental, and social impacts of Industry 4.0 technology that ensures inclusive and sustainable growth development of regions and countries. Along with identifying new opportunities that new technology provides for inclusive growth, the book aims to propose theoretical substantiation and develop economic, institutional, organizational, and information mechanisms that aid to reduce and eliminate the potential economic, social, and environmental risks. A broad multidisciplinary approach integrating research capabilities of economic and administrative sciences, artificial intelligence and computer sciences, pedagogy and linguistics, latest findings in the above mentioned scientific areas, as well as empirical evidence and pilot innovative research projects conducted by the contributors, allowed them to draw conclusions and develop recommendations for achieving inclusive growth in industrial and agricultural production, innovation and investment activities, management and environment protection, healthcare and education associated with the use of new technology. The contributors hope that empirical materials, innovative developments, and suggestions inspire scientific research, encourage applied studies, and supplement training programs in economic, administrative, social, and computer sciences at the advanced universities and research institutions, in the post-Soviet territory, in particular.
Author: Pedro Conceição Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 0313076448 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 502
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The essays in this book examine the role of education and the university in economic development. It is the contention of the contributors that knowledge—ideas and skilled and educated people—are increasingly important for economic development. How to promote inclusive development—the process of development that includes every citizen in any country—has become a wide-ranging puzzle. After framing the problems associated with globally integrated learning processes from the perspective of science and technology policies, the essayists look at the role of the university in the knowledge economy drawing examples from the United States, Japan, and Portugal. They then review the role of innovation in the industrial policies of a variety of countries, look at systems of knowledge creation and diffusion, and conclude with commentary on the roles of public planning and policy in the achievement of sustainable development. This wide-ranging examination of knowledge and development issues will be of value to scholars, researchers, and policy makers involved with economic growth and development.
Author: Theo Papaioannou Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351396234 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 127
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Innovation has the potential to address a number of development challenges such as combating poverty and delivering health services, but all too often technological progress has failed to consider the needs of the poor, and has actually served to increase inequalities, rather than sharing out the benefits of new technologies and economic growth. Inclusive Innovation for Development outlines a theory of justice in innovation, arguing that principles of equity, recognition and participation can guide the direction of contemporary innovation systems towards equalising social relations in the production of knowledge and innovation, and meeting the basic needs of the poor. The book first explores why inclusivity in innovation matters, and how the justice framework can be used to support inclusive innovation. The book then goes on to outline a ‘needs-based’ approach to innovation and development and explains how its principles can be generated through public action. Finally, it asks how we can effectively evaluate inclusive innovation. Drawing on cases from Africa, Latin America and South Asia, this book theorises innovation and justice in political terms, arguing that inclusive innovation is not just a practical necessity but a moral obligation. This book's novel approach to innovation for development will be useful for upper-level students and scholars of development studies, politics, and innovation studies, as well as to local, national and international policy-makers and practitioners dealing with international development and inclusive innovation policies and programmes.
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Author: Nathaniel O. Agola
Author: Gabriela Dutrénit
Author: A. Inzelt
Author: Harvey W. Wallender
Author: David Ludwig
Author: Elena I. Inshakova
Author: Achim Gutowski
Author: Pedro Conceição
Author: Theo Papaioannou