Knowledge for Inclusive Development

by Conceicao, Pedro

• ISBN13: 9781567204445
• ISBN10: 1567204449
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-06-30
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group

Summary

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 Biography

PEDRO CONCEICAO is with Portugal's Instituto Superior Tecnico and the IC2 Institute of the University of Texas, Austin.DAVID V. GIBSON is with the IC2 Institute of the University of Texas, Austin.MANUEL V. HEITOR is with the Instituto Superior Technico in Portugual.GIORGIO SIRILLI is Research Director, Institute for Studies on Scientific Research and Documentation, National Research Council of Italy, and Professor of Economics, Tor Vergata University, Rome.FRANCISCO VELOSO is with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Evan Vlachos
Acknowledgements	xiii
Introduction: Knowledge, Technology and Innovation Systems for Inclusive Development	1	(30)
Pedro Conceicao
Manuel V. Heitor
Francisco Veloso
PART I: THE UNIVERSITY IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
Introductory Note: Should Universities Be Concerned with Teaching or with Learning?	31	(4)
Joao Caraca
Knowledge and Innovation for Economic Development: Should Universities Be Economic Institutions?	35	(14)
Nathan Rosenberg
Sustainable Societal Learning: A Discussion of the Role of the University	49	(30)
Pedro Conceicao
Manuel V. Heitor
Entrepreneurship in the Japanese Higher Education System: A Perspective	79	(14)
Motoko Kuwahara-Goto
Kunio Goto
Remote Collaborative Design: The Lisbon Charrette Experience	93	(50)
Joao Bento
Teresa Heitor
Jose Pinto Duarte
PART II: KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Introductory Note 1: Technology and Political Leadership	113	(10)
Jurgen Schmandt
Introductory Note 2: From the Global Economy to the Information Society	123	(14)
George Metakides
Introductory Note 3: Away from Unemployment or How to Make Good Use of R & D in Intelligent Automation	137	(6)
Torben Andersen
The Globalizing Learning Economy: Implications for Innovation Policy in Europe	143	(14)
Susana Borras
Economies of Scale in the Digital Industry	157	(16)
Sten Thore
Industrial Development Policies: The French Experience	173	(10)
Nicolas-Pierre Peltier
Technology Leapfrogging: The Software Challenge in India	183	(18)
Anthony P. D'Costa
The Technology and Innovation Audit Methodology TEC+: Use for a Company in the Car Component Sector in Portugal	201	(18)
Catarina Selada
Francisco Veloso
Alexandre Videira
Jose Rui Felizardo
Assessing Research and Technology Institutes	219	(8)
Howard Rush
Emerging Synergy of Knowledge and Leisure: Knowledge City Networks from Paris to Las Vegas and Lisbon	227	(60)
Michael Wakelin
PART III: SYSTEMS OF KNOWLEDGE CREATION AND DIFFUSION
Introductory Note 1: Technological Policy and Innovation in Post-Socialist Counties (Russia)	261	(6)
Abel G.Aganbegyan
Introductory Note 2: Emerging Patterns of Science and Technology Commercialization: The Challenges of Globalization (India)	267	(20)
Kalpana J. Chaturvedi
Yagnaswamy Sundara Rajan
Trends and Opportunities for R & D and Innovation Surveys	287	(14)
Giorgio Sirilli
Technology Policies and Regional Economic Development: Strategy for the 21st Century	301	(22)
Dennis A. Rondinelli
Redefining Regional Development: Decentralized Policymaking and International Markets in Brazilian States	323	(40)
Robert H. Wilson
Technopark Development Policy in Korea	363	(38)
Tae Kyung Sung
David V. Gibson
PART IV: TOOLS AND POLICIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Introductory Note: Climate Change---The EU Position on Policy and Technology	383	(18)
Pedro Sampaio Nunes
Climate Policy and Technology Policy	401	(16)
M. Granger Morgan
Tools to Support Innovation of Sustainable Product Systems	417	(18)
John R. Ehrenfeld
Paulo Ferrao
Isabel Reis
Design for Optimum Use of Resources-Cascaded Use of Materials	435	(14)
Adisa Azapagic
Environmental Management tools and Their Application-A Review with References to Case Studies	449	(16)
Annik Magerholm Fet
Environmental Assessment in the Electromechanical Industry	465	(12)
Antonio Giacomucci
Marco Grazioli
Paulo Ferrao
Armando Caldeira Pires
Index	477	(4)
About the Contributors	481