Browsing The 1st Globelics Academy by Issue Date
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The Economics of Knowledge and Learning
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyEmerald Group Publishing, 2004)The focus in this book is on product innovation, learning and economic performance. A central theme is the understanding of learning and knowledge in connection with processes of technical and organisational change. In ... -
Innovation Through Time
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004)Most analysts of innovation emphasize the importance of a historical approach, with good reason. First, innovation is time consuming, based on conjectures about the future, and its outcomes typically are uncertain for long ... -
Universities in national innovation systems
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004)The research university plays an important role as a source of fundamental knowledge and, occasionally, industrially relevant technology in modern knowledge-based economies. In recognition of this fact, governments throughout ... -
Measuring the Returns to Innovation (1)
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The University and the Learning Economy
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Measuring the Returns to Innovation
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National innovation systems – theoretical foundations and implications for economic development
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The Brazilian software industry
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Innovation: A Guide to the Literature
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004)Innovation is not a new phenomenon. Arguably, it is as old as mankind itself. However, in spite of its obvious importance, innovation has not always got the scholarly attention it deserves. This is now rapidly changing, ... -
Policy Conclusions and Recommendations
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004)The policy aim expressed at the Lisbon summit (March 2000)– and reiterated at the recent spring Barcelona summit (March 2002) – to develop the European Union into the most efficient knowledge-based economy in the world, ... -
Slicing the knowledge-based economy in Brazil, China and India: A tale of 3 software industries
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Slicing the knowledge based economy: Tales from the software industry in Brazil and beyond
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004)Having experienced double digit growth rates since the beginning of 1990s decade, the Brazilian software market, is the world’s 7th largest. The industry was valued at $7.7 billion in 2001, a size comparable to the Indian ... -
No Exit: A voice for Globelics? Reflections on research on global governance
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004)This paper addresses the issue of global governance. At first sight this is a topic which appears to fall beyond the “village borders” of the Globelics initiative. The analytical focus for the Globelics network proposed ... -
Innovation and catching-up
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Systems of innovation for development in the knowledge era: an introduction
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004)At the turn of the millennium, as radical transformations affect the ways we produce, reproduce and organize our very existence, the challenges to social and economic development seem, at times, overwhelming. What is the ... -
Economic Development and the National System of Innovation Approach
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004)“One major academic aim of the conference is to enrich and enhance the quality of innovation research by applying some of its fundamental concepts such as 'innovation systems', 'competence building' and 'interactive learning' ... -
The Competitiveness of Nations: Economic Growth in the ECE Region
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004)Why do some countries grow much faster, and have much better trade performance, than other countries? What are the crucial factors behind such differences, and what can governments do in order to improve the relative ... -
The “Swing of the Pendulum” from Public to Market Support for Science and Technology: Is the US Leading the Way?
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004)The structure and financing of science and technology activities are undergoing a slow, but profound, change. This change can be briefly characterized as a shift from relying and supporting public science to a stronger ... -
From digital cities to mobile regions: a policy learning process fostering local systems of innovation and competence building
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004)Given the current socio-economic context, in which innovation is a key driver of sustainable development, what are the challenges facing information-based development and cooperation, in a way that contributes to regional ... -
Technological Change and the challenges for Regional Development:building "social capital" in less-favoured region
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004)The relevance of regional policy for less favoured regions (LFRs) reveals itself when policy-makers must reconcile competitiveness with social cohesion through the adaptation of competition or innovation policies. The vast ...