and applying foresight methodologies in the EU. He has a masters degree in business economics and in marketing,
In business management the term environnmenta scanning is used to refer to the systematic observation of developments that present either threats or opportunities for the business.
These may take place in the immediate business (or transacttion environment, but may also be broader social or regulatory trends.
Criteria for improovin the business impact of foresight at Deutsche bank: lessons learnt in mapping trends. Paper presented at Second International Seville Seminar on Future-oriented technology analysis:
Michael Friedewald is head of the business unit for informatiio and communication technologies at the Fraunhofer Instiitut for Systems and Innovation research, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Having defined the industrial, business and technoloogica characteristics of the creative content sector and its sub-sectors,
we completed our understanndin with an assessment of the European positiio both in qualitative and quantitative terms, based on the analysis of company documents, business and policy reports.
innovative enterprises that experts regaar as the drivers of technological and business changes can be supported in an environment that is currently dominated by a few globally active corporations;
and music are produced user Business in a digital world Five theses, e g. (28) Cable TV and satellite TV network operators are the predominant distributors of video-on-demand over the internet (30) Content creation for educational purposes (e-learning) reaches a 20%share
promoting study programmes and curricula combinnin technical, business and creative skills; teaching the teachers; encouraging women to engage in creative content activities;
Harvard Business Review, 80 (11), 115 123. Turlea, G, S Lindmark, L Picci et al. 2009.
and evaluation in generral Barre and Keenan (2006) concluded that an Jonathan Calof is recognized as one of the leaders in intelliggenc and business insight.
A professor of international business and strategy at the Telfer School of management at University of Ottawa
synchronization with the business agenda of the organization Critical success factors for government-led foresight Science and Public policy February 2010 36 Ireland, Japan, Finland and the UK;
did need you to build a business case for foresiigh in your government? How was done that?
Using technology foresight to create business value. Research Technology management, 47 (5), 51 61. European foresight monitoring Network Mapping Reports 2005 2007.
Criterri for improving the business impact of foresight at Deutsche bank: lessons learnt in mapping trends. Paper presented at the Second International Seville Seminar on Future-oriented technology analysis, held 28 29 september 2006, Seville, Spain.
He was the first director of Chula Unisearch, a business-oriented commerciallizatio unit of Chulalongkorn University and the direccto of the S&t development Program at Thailand Development Research institute.
when child is ill Book a ticket for a conference Meet a business associate in a restaurant Transportation Journey
Work is Theatre and Every Business a Stage. Boston, MA: Harvard university Press. Rickards, T 2003.
Impact of technology policy on innovation by firms Science and Public policy February 2010 65 consensus not only among political actors but also among organizations representing business interests.
+Wallsten (2000), USA Small Business Innovation research (SBIR) Programme (1990 1992) 81 Selection correction: Three-equation system (two different participation eqns.:
With the exception of wholesale trade the service sector is represented in the sample of the subsidized firms only by business services (computer services
engineering, business consulting, etc. about 21%.%Small firms with up to 50 employees have a share of about 55%,firms with more than 200 employees a share of only about 25%,firms with more than 500 employees a share of about 10%.
other business services; traditional manufacturing: food/beverage/tobacco, textiles, clothing/leather; wood processing, paper, printing, glass/stone/clay, metal, metalworking, watches, other manufacturing, energy;
the case of Eastern Germaany Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 21 (2), 226 236.
Small Business Economics, 19 (4), 321 340. Arvanitis, S, H Hollenstein, N Sydow and M Wörter 2007.
Matched-pair analysis based on business survey data to evaluate the policy of supporting the adoption of advannce manufacturing technologies by Swiss firms, KOF Working Paper No. 65, July 2002.
Journal of International Business Studies, 50 (4), 369 390. Lepori B 2006. Public research funding and research policy:
The case of the Small Business Innovation research Programme. Rand Journal of Economics, 31 (1), 82 100.0 2 2 15/16 1-()i k N P P a
Private sector executives may have trouble thinking beyond their business. Foresight exercises and innovaatio strategies are interconnected and it is imporrtan to stress the possible influence and impacts from other business segments.
Academics often find it difficult to think beyond their disciplinary structures. Due to a long disciplinnar tradition of research
Harvard Business Press. Eriksson, E. A. and Weber, K. M. 2008)‘ Adaptive foresight: navigating the complex landscape of policy strategies',Technological forecasting and Social Change, 75: 462 82.
) After these sales, MNCS kept only their marketing divisions in Taiwan to deal with the business of importing medicines,
) Before the 1980s, the main business of the herbal factories was to use modern machinery to process the herbs to be customized into Chinese herbal medicines. 4 Herbs were decocted,
The Business of Biotechnology. Oxford: OUP. Mckelvey, M.,Orsenigo, L. and Pammolli, F. 2004)‘ Pharmaceutical analyzed through the lens of a sectoral innovaatio system'.
and business planning practices. If grand challenges are to be operationalised as rationales for STI policy interventions,
business routines as well as organisational and institutional patterns and infrastrucctures finance available (including foreign direct investment), public procurement, standards, intellectual property rights, regulations etc.
between industry and academia or between firms in a business cluster but also commonly occurs through more market-based mechanisms, such as user producer interactions and supply chains.
The challenge is for business, governments and societies to align and Orienting European innovation systems. 143 evolve into this new direction, identifying alternative solutiion and moving away from the current state of affairs.
and facilitate more effective public dialogue beyond the usual suspects by engaging new entrants, small business, wider stakeholders and civil society.
and focus of business actors in engaging with innovation, since certain grand challenges call for social responsibility
and a business focus beyond a mere return on investment and greater orientation towards the public good.
or stakeholder theory, in which business organisations increasingly promote innovation in their social and environmental policies (Smith 2000).
It is an emergent trend encouraging activities that generate mutual benefit to business and society or the natural environment (Bright et al. 2006.
business and societal actors to come together to better appreciate their mutual positions vis-a vis future innovation directions. From a policy arena perspective, this coordination potentiia can enhance communication and understanding 144.
business, societal, policy and political opportunities Increase awareness of possible risks, and hence the basis for more effective contingency planning,
thus increasing trust between policy makers, business and the general public and consequently reducing the number of occasions
business and academia to work together on major societal challenges. At the same time certain‘old'initiatives have become relevant in dealing with grand challenges.
and business planning practices. FTA has played already some role in the old instruments, e g. in setting the strategic research agendas in ERA NETS and the European Technology platforms,
Bright, D. S.,Fry, R. E. and Cooperrider, D. L. 2006)‘ Transformative innovations for the mutual benefit of business society,
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These carry out their work in open networked mode, sharing informatiio at international level with their counterparts in other countries and also internally within the country, with government, business, academia and the public.
Worldwide and regional (European) networks of the FTA units in international organisations, national and at least for some grand challenges regional (subnational) governments, business and nongovernmental organisations are providing an organisaationa solution to share policy perspectives
The traditional path of science education could be challenged by the role of new organisations, business and communication technologies.
The structure of the systemic transformation roadmap is presented in Fig. 1. This roadmap depicts the impacts of the objects under scrutiny (e g. new industrial practice and emerging service business) in an overall systemic level.
Innovation in the constructiio sector therefore needs to be framed within the larger context of new business processes, contractual arrangemennts organizational culture,
Building owners and users do not have the same incentives to improve building performmanc in relation to, for example, energy efficiency (World Business Council for Sustainable development 2009.
while simultaneously creating market demand and business opportunities for existing and new players in the business.
accessible and economical energy generation (using renewablles) distribution and consumption both in households and business/industry.
Linking technology resources into business planning',International Journal of Technology management, 26:12 9. Gann, D. and Salter, A. 2000)‘ Innovation in project-based, service-enhanced firms:
World Business Council for Sustainable development. 2009) Energy efficiency in Buildings. Transforming the Market. Geneva: World Business Council for Sustainable development.
Weber, M.,Kubeczko, K.,Kaufmann, A. and Grunewald, B. 2009)‘ Trade-offs between policy impacts of future-oriented analysis:
International research collaboration has become a daily business together with the pace of globalisation. In this respect, more collaborattio in research programming across borders makes sense in terms of avoiding duplication, reaching a critical mass and detecting gaps,
and which now experiences increasing pressure to contribuut to innovation strategies and to engage more with business and the wider society.
nongovernmental organizzation and business representatives from all the thematic areas that were represented. Specifically, these experts were requested to generate additional issues
Duboff, R. S. 2007)‘ The wisdom of (expert) crowds',Harvard Business Review, 85:28. European communities (2009)‘ The world in 2025.
Mo ller, K. 2010)‘ Sense-making and agenda construction in emerging business networks How to direct radical innovatiion'Industrial Marketing Management, 39: 361 71.
Complexity and networking in business and everyday life increase New production organisation Increasing number of networks, increased cooperation,
and mental flexibility necessary (lifelong learning), greater importance of women in business and society Increasing mobility and transport Due to increasing global flows of goods and leisure Increasing
2010) World's Top Global Mega Trends to 2020 and Implications to Business, Society and Cultures.<
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