This document provides an overview of innovation for development. It discusses what innovation is, why it is relevant for emerging regions, and guidelines for innovating in these markets. Examples are provided of innovations in products/services like the ICT sector in Africa as well as market-based approaches like social enterprises solving health challenges through portable technologies. Co-creation with local stakeholders is emphasized as important for developing holistic solutions.
This document summarizes a lecture on entrepreneurship and innovation given in Paris on July 14th. It provides an update on the event so far, outlines the topics that will be covered in the remaining sessions, and shares some lessons learned about entrepreneurship. Key topics included the case for entrepreneurs, why the best ideas don't always win, the dynamics of innovation, clusters, innovation ecosystems, and lessons for entrepreneurs. The lecturer encouraged participants to work in groups and apply the concepts to real innovations.
The document discusses the 'Grand Challenges' of the Triple Helix, which are global issues that science, technology and innovation can help address. It identifies four key challenges: 1) providing a systemic approach to innovation through Triple Helix systems, 2) enhancing regional innovation policy through 'smart specialization', 3) innovating higher education through new models, and 4) enhancing innovation policymaking at higher levels. It then provides details on each challenge and calls for nominations for Triple Helix Ambassadors to increase awareness of these issues.
This presentation provides an overview of public research and development (R&D) systems, indicators to measure their impact, and Tekes' model for assessing R&D impact in Finland. It discusses the rationale for public R&D systems in addressing market and systemic failures. Common R&D indicators are outlined that measure inputs, activities, outputs and impacts across areas like the economy, environment and society. Tekes' impact assessment model is presented which links objectives, impacts, outputs, activities and inputs across different impact domains. Examples of indicators used to measure impacts on the economy and environment are also given.
This document summarizes the role and activities of Stanford University's Office of Technology Licensing (OTL). The OTL is responsible for evaluating inventions created by Stanford researchers, obtaining intellectual property protection, marketing inventions to potential licensees, and negotiating licenses that generate income for the university while allowing companies to commercialize technologies. It discusses OTL's process for working with researchers and startups. The OTL aims to transfer Stanford technologies to benefit society and support further research.
The document summarizes discussions from a conference on the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) held at Trinity College in Dublin. Over the course of multiple panels and sessions, speakers discussed how the EIT aims to foster innovation and strengthen synergies within the EU by bringing together higher education, research, and companies through partnerships. Specifically, they addressed how the EIT's Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) can leverage funding to stimulate innovation, achieve impact through excellent partnerships and innovative project portfolios, and help measure the EIT and KICs' impact through monitoring. The goal is to better support innovation and job creation across Europe through improved collaboration.
Sixteen Technology Commercialisation Projects receive S$4 million Proof-of-Co...James Chan
• 16 projects receive up to S$250,000 each in this second POC grant call,
• 2 projects came from the polytechnics
• Awarded projects are in the areas of engineering, info-comm technologies,
and life sciences.
The document discusses innovations and technology adoption in organizations. It defines innovations as different from inventions in that innovations spread more widely. There are two approaches to implementing innovations - voluntary and forced. The document also discusses where innovations come from, including administrative and technical innovations. Models of technology adoption are presented, including the technology acceptance model and theory of reasoned action. The implementation of innovations in organizations involves primary, secondary, and engagement activities. Lastly, the impact of innovations depends on allowing innovations at various societal levels and cross certain thresholds.
This document summarizes a lecture on entrepreneurship and innovation given in Paris on July 14th. It provides an update on the event so far, outlines the topics that will be covered in the remaining sessions, and shares some lessons learned about entrepreneurship. Key topics included the case for entrepreneurs, why the best ideas don't always win, the dynamics of innovation, clusters, innovation ecosystems, and lessons for entrepreneurs. The lecturer encouraged participants to work in groups and apply the concepts to real innovations.
The document discusses the 'Grand Challenges' of the Triple Helix, which are global issues that science, technology and innovation can help address. It identifies four key challenges: 1) providing a systemic approach to innovation through Triple Helix systems, 2) enhancing regional innovation policy through 'smart specialization', 3) innovating higher education through new models, and 4) enhancing innovation policymaking at higher levels. It then provides details on each challenge and calls for nominations for Triple Helix Ambassadors to increase awareness of these issues.
This presentation provides an overview of public research and development (R&D) systems, indicators to measure their impact, and Tekes' model for assessing R&D impact in Finland. It discusses the rationale for public R&D systems in addressing market and systemic failures. Common R&D indicators are outlined that measure inputs, activities, outputs and impacts across areas like the economy, environment and society. Tekes' impact assessment model is presented which links objectives, impacts, outputs, activities and inputs across different impact domains. Examples of indicators used to measure impacts on the economy and environment are also given.
This document summarizes the role and activities of Stanford University's Office of Technology Licensing (OTL). The OTL is responsible for evaluating inventions created by Stanford researchers, obtaining intellectual property protection, marketing inventions to potential licensees, and negotiating licenses that generate income for the university while allowing companies to commercialize technologies. It discusses OTL's process for working with researchers and startups. The OTL aims to transfer Stanford technologies to benefit society and support further research.
The document summarizes discussions from a conference on the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) held at Trinity College in Dublin. Over the course of multiple panels and sessions, speakers discussed how the EIT aims to foster innovation and strengthen synergies within the EU by bringing together higher education, research, and companies through partnerships. Specifically, they addressed how the EIT's Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) can leverage funding to stimulate innovation, achieve impact through excellent partnerships and innovative project portfolios, and help measure the EIT and KICs' impact through monitoring. The goal is to better support innovation and job creation across Europe through improved collaboration.
Sixteen Technology Commercialisation Projects receive S$4 million Proof-of-Co...James Chan
• 16 projects receive up to S$250,000 each in this second POC grant call,
• 2 projects came from the polytechnics
• Awarded projects are in the areas of engineering, info-comm technologies,
and life sciences.
The document discusses innovations and technology adoption in organizations. It defines innovations as different from inventions in that innovations spread more widely. There are two approaches to implementing innovations - voluntary and forced. The document also discusses where innovations come from, including administrative and technical innovations. Models of technology adoption are presented, including the technology acceptance model and theory of reasoned action. The implementation of innovations in organizations involves primary, secondary, and engagement activities. Lastly, the impact of innovations depends on allowing innovations at various societal levels and cross certain thresholds.
The document discusses embracing new technology in organizations. It defines organizational culture and explains how culture affects productivity, performance, and other factors. It states that product development and adapting to changing technology and consumer demands are crucial for organizational success. The document then provides examples of how different personalities, job satisfaction, leadership styles, and team dynamics are impacted by new technologies. It also discusses challenges like training and benefits like efficiency that organizations face when embracing new technologies.
Openness to new ideas, freedom from investigation of operation, and promotion and pay based on merit encourage entrepreneurship.
Excessive regulation, rigid hierarchy, lack of freedom, and excess control discourage entrepreneurship.
ICEGOV2009 - Tutorial 6 - Visions and Challenges for Leading Public Sector Tr...ICEGOV
This document discusses the roles of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) in government. It covers several topics:
- CIOs play an important role in leading public sector transformation for the information age and facilitating e-leadership in government.
- National legislation and policies are needed to promote e-leadership and the development of CIO systems within government.
- For CIOs to be effective, they must understand government institutional frameworks and work within national ICT policy structures.
- Developing human capacity and cross-agency coordination are also important for successful e-government initiatives led by CIOs.
Connecting education tech society laura erickson3helix
The document discusses connecting education, innovation, and society through initiatives like swissnex, which is a worldwide network of knowledge outposts established by the State Secretariat for Education and Research of Switzerland. It highlights the importance of knowledge and education as currency for fueling entrepreneurship and innovation through collaboration between universities, research institutions, talent, venture capital firms, and companies in areas like the San Francisco Bay Area.
Nokia Research Center has a global network of research facilities across ten locations. It engages with leading institutions through strategic collaborations to multiply efforts and build global test beds. The Tampere facility collaborates locally through the Demola program with Tampere University of Applied Sciences to transform concepts into prototypes. This has resulted in over 900 student projects since 2009. The facility also collaborates with Tampere University of Technology via a joint research center with around 80 people, mainly PhD students. The facility produces publications, patents, prototypes that impact products, and generates publicity through various events, websites, and demonstration of concepts.
This document summarizes information about the LIDO Organization and their telecommunications training programs. LIDO has been a pioneer in telecom eLearning since 1999, providing seminars, eLearning courses, books, and consulting services to over 50,000 professionals worldwide. They offer a global eLearning solution to address the urgent need for telecom training and help fill the large skill gap faced by the telecommunications industry.
The document discusses different models for university-business collaboration in Europe and the UK. It describes the "open science model" where academics publish and industry patents, the "license model" where universities license technologies to industry, and the "innovation model" where universities are more directly involved in innovation ecosystems. It notes that licensing university inventions is more difficult in fragmented European markets compared to the US. However, the innovation model is more developed in some European countries like the UK where universities must be more involved in innovation for impact.
Technology has significantly impacted lifestyles both positively and negatively. It has made daily tasks more efficient but also increased distractions and reduced real-life interactions. While technology has transformed many industries like retail, banking, education, and entertainment for the better, it also poses risks like job losses, social isolation, and overdependence on devices. Overall, technology is changing at a rapid pace and both humans and industries are transforming to adapt, but it is important to set boundaries and minimize the negative effects of technology on lifestyles.
This document provides information about the Governance in Science and Technology Spring School on May 25, 2011 in Amsterdam. It discusses the mission of the Flemish Foundation for Science and Technology Assessment (viWTA) to monitor societal aspects of science and technology and facilitate public debate. The viWTA conducts independent, problem-driven research and participatory activities to advise the Flemish Parliament, using methodologies like citizen conventions, scenario workshops, and focus groups. Major working areas include life sciences, energy/climate, and information society issues.
Getting an Inside Look: Given Imaging’s Camera Pilla
Gavriel Iddan was an electro-optical engineer at Israel’s Rafael Armament Development Authority, the Israeli authority for development of weapons and military technology. One of Iddan’s projects was to develop the “eye” of a guided missile, which leads the missile to its target. In 1981, Iddan traveled to Boston on sabbatical to work for a company that produced X-ray tubes and ultrasonic probes. While there, he befriended a gastroenterologist (a physician who focuses on digestive diseases) named Eitan Scapa. During long conversations in which each would discuss his respective field, Scapa taught Iddan about the technologies used to
view the interior lining of the digestive system. Scapa pointed out that the existing technologies had a number of significant limitations, particularly with respect to viewing the small intestine.b The small intestine is the locale of a number of serious disorders. In the United States alone, approximately 19 million people suffer from disorders in the small intestine (including bleeding, Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, chronic diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, and small bowel cancer)
UCB i190 Spring 2014 ICTD in Practice_Lect23_final_23apr14San Ng
This document outlines the course structure and content for an ICTD course. It discusses the core values of the course, including open collaboration and sharing resources. It presents the course framework with conceptual, technical, and management components. It provides an overview of topics that will be covered such as development theories, measurement approaches, ICT4D theories, case studies of various ICT applications, and project management best practices. Evaluation methods and purposes are also introduced.
Anyingba - ICT and knowledge-based economy.pdfRasheed Adegoke
The document discusses building a knowledge-based economy. It defines a knowledge-based society and economy, highlighting key elements like ICT infrastructure, education, innovation, and knowledge management. It analyzes how technology is changing jobs and skills. Building blocks for participation in the knowledge economy include ICT infrastructure, partnerships, knowledge/learning, enabling policies, globalization, and entrepreneurship. Digital technologies are transforming products/services and driving changes like cloud, IoT, and AI. Commitment is needed from government, academia, and the private sector to realize Africa's potential through actions like improving infrastructure, research, and enabling policies.
The document is a report on the future of the workforce that was produced in November 2022. It discusses trends in how the world and technology are changing and provides recommendations from panels and surveys of over 1,500 people. Key trends discussed include the shift to hybrid work, the need for reskilling and lifelong learning, and changing workforce demographics. Emerging technologies mentioned include AI, automation, digital twins, and the metaverse. Recommendations focus on ensuring technologies are developed and applied responsibly and ethically.
The document discusses higher education, innovation, and industry perspectives. It notes that the ways of doing business and achieving success are changing. Universities can play roles in alternative growth pathways through education, adding to knowledge, problem solving capacity, and open conversations. Effective university-industry partnerships and capacity building are important for innovation but remain fragmented. Collaboration between government, universities, and industry is essential for innovation in the modern globalized economy.
Isoc Chennai Seminar Open Internet Policies For Businessisolatedn
This document discusses the importance of open internet policies and broadband access for economic growth. It summarizes that research has shown broadband access enhances economic growth, employment, and business development. Specifically, communities with broadband experienced more rapid growth relative to those without. While universal access is ideal, a holistic approach is needed that considers multi-stakeholder input, open standards, shared responsibility, and user-centric policies to promote innovation and new business models. Public-private partnerships are important to leverage resources and expertise to deploy modern networks.
This document provides an outline and introduction to a course on technology and development. The summary is:
The course outline covers topics including the introduction to technology, appropriate technology, the role of appropriate technology in transforming society, the importance of technology transfer, and the impacts of technology on society. The introduction defines technology and its history, including the development of tools in the Paleolithic, Neolithic, and modern eras. Appropriate technology is discussed as technologies that are small-scale, ecologically sound, affordable, and often use renewable energy. The role of appropriate technology in areas like construction, agriculture, water, and energy is described. The importance of technology transfer for economic development, diversification, and future markets is also
The document discusses entrepreneurship and technology transition in Moldova. It summarizes a digital dermatology technology called TeleSkin that was developed in Serbia, which accurately identified all skin cancers in a large clinical study. It provides tips for entrepreneurial success, including starting today, testing ideas with customers, building prototypes, and taking risks. Government support for promising startups is discussed as a way to accelerate innovation.
LECTURE 1: Management of Technology: An OverviewBC Chew
Management of Technology (MOT) is an interdisciplinary field that integrates science, engineering, and management knowledge. It involves the planning, development, and implementation of technological capabilities to help organizations achieve their operational and strategic objectives. MOT has several key dimensions, including managing engineering, natural science, social science, and administrative processes. It focuses on developing operational capabilities and involves guiding people and resources toward new products and services. MOT is influenced by and can influence business strategy, culture, and the external environment. It helps organizations determine how to create, exploit, and integrate technology for competitive advantage.
This document summarizes a presentation on transatlantic cooperation for innovation given by Richard Bendis. The presentation discusses how leading nations are responding to the global innovation imperative through high-level focus on innovation, sustained R&D support, support for SMEs, and new innovation partnerships. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration between the US and Europe to leverage their combined strengths in areas like education, research, and open markets. The presentation outlines how intermediaries can help connect players in regional innovation ecosystems and overcome challenges like funding gaps through programs and investment.
Encouraging collaboration and knowledge sharing can help address complex agricultural issues. A systems approach involving knowledge creators, farmers, retailers, consumers and other stakeholders allows an exchange of different perspectives and knowledge. Learning from other innovative sectors shows the importance of technical knowledge networks and continual knowledge reuse. For small businesses, innovation occurs through personal, intra-firm and external factors. Providing physical spaces for interaction, demonstration and learning can catalyze double loop organizational learning, but is not sufficient without reinforcement.
The document discusses embracing new technology in organizations. It defines organizational culture and explains how culture affects productivity, performance, and other factors. It states that product development and adapting to changing technology and consumer demands are crucial for organizational success. The document then provides examples of how different personalities, job satisfaction, leadership styles, and team dynamics are impacted by new technologies. It also discusses challenges like training and benefits like efficiency that organizations face when embracing new technologies.
Openness to new ideas, freedom from investigation of operation, and promotion and pay based on merit encourage entrepreneurship.
Excessive regulation, rigid hierarchy, lack of freedom, and excess control discourage entrepreneurship.
ICEGOV2009 - Tutorial 6 - Visions and Challenges for Leading Public Sector Tr...ICEGOV
This document discusses the roles of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) in government. It covers several topics:
- CIOs play an important role in leading public sector transformation for the information age and facilitating e-leadership in government.
- National legislation and policies are needed to promote e-leadership and the development of CIO systems within government.
- For CIOs to be effective, they must understand government institutional frameworks and work within national ICT policy structures.
- Developing human capacity and cross-agency coordination are also important for successful e-government initiatives led by CIOs.
Connecting education tech society laura erickson3helix
The document discusses connecting education, innovation, and society through initiatives like swissnex, which is a worldwide network of knowledge outposts established by the State Secretariat for Education and Research of Switzerland. It highlights the importance of knowledge and education as currency for fueling entrepreneurship and innovation through collaboration between universities, research institutions, talent, venture capital firms, and companies in areas like the San Francisco Bay Area.
Nokia Research Center has a global network of research facilities across ten locations. It engages with leading institutions through strategic collaborations to multiply efforts and build global test beds. The Tampere facility collaborates locally through the Demola program with Tampere University of Applied Sciences to transform concepts into prototypes. This has resulted in over 900 student projects since 2009. The facility also collaborates with Tampere University of Technology via a joint research center with around 80 people, mainly PhD students. The facility produces publications, patents, prototypes that impact products, and generates publicity through various events, websites, and demonstration of concepts.
This document summarizes information about the LIDO Organization and their telecommunications training programs. LIDO has been a pioneer in telecom eLearning since 1999, providing seminars, eLearning courses, books, and consulting services to over 50,000 professionals worldwide. They offer a global eLearning solution to address the urgent need for telecom training and help fill the large skill gap faced by the telecommunications industry.
The document discusses different models for university-business collaboration in Europe and the UK. It describes the "open science model" where academics publish and industry patents, the "license model" where universities license technologies to industry, and the "innovation model" where universities are more directly involved in innovation ecosystems. It notes that licensing university inventions is more difficult in fragmented European markets compared to the US. However, the innovation model is more developed in some European countries like the UK where universities must be more involved in innovation for impact.
Technology has significantly impacted lifestyles both positively and negatively. It has made daily tasks more efficient but also increased distractions and reduced real-life interactions. While technology has transformed many industries like retail, banking, education, and entertainment for the better, it also poses risks like job losses, social isolation, and overdependence on devices. Overall, technology is changing at a rapid pace and both humans and industries are transforming to adapt, but it is important to set boundaries and minimize the negative effects of technology on lifestyles.
This document provides information about the Governance in Science and Technology Spring School on May 25, 2011 in Amsterdam. It discusses the mission of the Flemish Foundation for Science and Technology Assessment (viWTA) to monitor societal aspects of science and technology and facilitate public debate. The viWTA conducts independent, problem-driven research and participatory activities to advise the Flemish Parliament, using methodologies like citizen conventions, scenario workshops, and focus groups. Major working areas include life sciences, energy/climate, and information society issues.
Getting an Inside Look: Given Imaging’s Camera Pilla
Gavriel Iddan was an electro-optical engineer at Israel’s Rafael Armament Development Authority, the Israeli authority for development of weapons and military technology. One of Iddan’s projects was to develop the “eye” of a guided missile, which leads the missile to its target. In 1981, Iddan traveled to Boston on sabbatical to work for a company that produced X-ray tubes and ultrasonic probes. While there, he befriended a gastroenterologist (a physician who focuses on digestive diseases) named Eitan Scapa. During long conversations in which each would discuss his respective field, Scapa taught Iddan about the technologies used to
view the interior lining of the digestive system. Scapa pointed out that the existing technologies had a number of significant limitations, particularly with respect to viewing the small intestine.b The small intestine is the locale of a number of serious disorders. In the United States alone, approximately 19 million people suffer from disorders in the small intestine (including bleeding, Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, chronic diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, and small bowel cancer)
UCB i190 Spring 2014 ICTD in Practice_Lect23_final_23apr14San Ng
This document outlines the course structure and content for an ICTD course. It discusses the core values of the course, including open collaboration and sharing resources. It presents the course framework with conceptual, technical, and management components. It provides an overview of topics that will be covered such as development theories, measurement approaches, ICT4D theories, case studies of various ICT applications, and project management best practices. Evaluation methods and purposes are also introduced.
Anyingba - ICT and knowledge-based economy.pdfRasheed Adegoke
The document discusses building a knowledge-based economy. It defines a knowledge-based society and economy, highlighting key elements like ICT infrastructure, education, innovation, and knowledge management. It analyzes how technology is changing jobs and skills. Building blocks for participation in the knowledge economy include ICT infrastructure, partnerships, knowledge/learning, enabling policies, globalization, and entrepreneurship. Digital technologies are transforming products/services and driving changes like cloud, IoT, and AI. Commitment is needed from government, academia, and the private sector to realize Africa's potential through actions like improving infrastructure, research, and enabling policies.
The document is a report on the future of the workforce that was produced in November 2022. It discusses trends in how the world and technology are changing and provides recommendations from panels and surveys of over 1,500 people. Key trends discussed include the shift to hybrid work, the need for reskilling and lifelong learning, and changing workforce demographics. Emerging technologies mentioned include AI, automation, digital twins, and the metaverse. Recommendations focus on ensuring technologies are developed and applied responsibly and ethically.
The document discusses higher education, innovation, and industry perspectives. It notes that the ways of doing business and achieving success are changing. Universities can play roles in alternative growth pathways through education, adding to knowledge, problem solving capacity, and open conversations. Effective university-industry partnerships and capacity building are important for innovation but remain fragmented. Collaboration between government, universities, and industry is essential for innovation in the modern globalized economy.
Isoc Chennai Seminar Open Internet Policies For Businessisolatedn
This document discusses the importance of open internet policies and broadband access for economic growth. It summarizes that research has shown broadband access enhances economic growth, employment, and business development. Specifically, communities with broadband experienced more rapid growth relative to those without. While universal access is ideal, a holistic approach is needed that considers multi-stakeholder input, open standards, shared responsibility, and user-centric policies to promote innovation and new business models. Public-private partnerships are important to leverage resources and expertise to deploy modern networks.
This document provides an outline and introduction to a course on technology and development. The summary is:
The course outline covers topics including the introduction to technology, appropriate technology, the role of appropriate technology in transforming society, the importance of technology transfer, and the impacts of technology on society. The introduction defines technology and its history, including the development of tools in the Paleolithic, Neolithic, and modern eras. Appropriate technology is discussed as technologies that are small-scale, ecologically sound, affordable, and often use renewable energy. The role of appropriate technology in areas like construction, agriculture, water, and energy is described. The importance of technology transfer for economic development, diversification, and future markets is also
The document discusses entrepreneurship and technology transition in Moldova. It summarizes a digital dermatology technology called TeleSkin that was developed in Serbia, which accurately identified all skin cancers in a large clinical study. It provides tips for entrepreneurial success, including starting today, testing ideas with customers, building prototypes, and taking risks. Government support for promising startups is discussed as a way to accelerate innovation.
LECTURE 1: Management of Technology: An OverviewBC Chew
Management of Technology (MOT) is an interdisciplinary field that integrates science, engineering, and management knowledge. It involves the planning, development, and implementation of technological capabilities to help organizations achieve their operational and strategic objectives. MOT has several key dimensions, including managing engineering, natural science, social science, and administrative processes. It focuses on developing operational capabilities and involves guiding people and resources toward new products and services. MOT is influenced by and can influence business strategy, culture, and the external environment. It helps organizations determine how to create, exploit, and integrate technology for competitive advantage.
This document summarizes a presentation on transatlantic cooperation for innovation given by Richard Bendis. The presentation discusses how leading nations are responding to the global innovation imperative through high-level focus on innovation, sustained R&D support, support for SMEs, and new innovation partnerships. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration between the US and Europe to leverage their combined strengths in areas like education, research, and open markets. The presentation outlines how intermediaries can help connect players in regional innovation ecosystems and overcome challenges like funding gaps through programs and investment.
Encouraging collaboration and knowledge sharing can help address complex agricultural issues. A systems approach involving knowledge creators, farmers, retailers, consumers and other stakeholders allows an exchange of different perspectives and knowledge. Learning from other innovative sectors shows the importance of technical knowledge networks and continual knowledge reuse. For small businesses, innovation occurs through personal, intra-firm and external factors. Providing physical spaces for interaction, demonstration and learning can catalyze double loop organizational learning, but is not sufficient without reinforcement.
This document discusses why business model innovation is required. It explains that innovation is the process of taking ideas to reality through new or improved products, services or processes. Behavior affects innovation through desire, emotion and knowledge. Desire encourages individuals to pursue innovation outside their routine. Emotion engages employees by creating excitement around change. And hiring people with the right knowledge and skills fosters an environment of innovation. Business model innovation is important because it provides high returns with low investments by reusing existing resources and processes to serve customer needs in new ways.
The document discusses the transition from a traditional, hierarchical society to a new internet society characterized by virtual time, exponential growth, virtual communities, social networking, distributed authority, and bottom-up consensus management. It argues that the future internet has the potential to devolve power to citizens and deliver a more personalized, customized, and user-controlled experience. Realizing this vision will require redefining traditional concepts of community and boundaries. Ireland is positioned to play a leadership role due to its strengths in telecommunications, research, workforce, and commitment to e-government. Large-scale projects, flexibility, systematic project selection, open sharing, and integration of sectors are recommended for maximizing common enablers across areas like smart energy, utilities,
2013 cambridge thoughts from the trenches innovation & competitiveness rohit...How2Innovation
Rohit Shukla of the Larta Institute gave a presentation on innovation and competitiveness at a World Bank forum. Larta is a non-profit that has helped over 300 ventures representing $200 million in R&D support. Larta works to improve the transition of scientific breakthroughs to the marketplace globally. They implement commercialization programs, build local innovation capacity, and provide metrics to track program and company success. Larta has also established partnerships around the world and lessons learned include developing networks of trust and collaborating to cultivate innovation and competitiveness.
Moving bio-innovations from the laboratory to the market: A comparative study...ILRI
Presented by Ecuru J., Virgin, I., Omari J., Chuwa P., Teklehaimanot H., Alemu A., Komen J., Nyange N., Ozor N., Opati L., Karembu M., Nguthi F., Gasingirwa C. at the First Bio-Innovate Regional Scientific Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25-27 February 2013
Presenting Flanders ICT Research & Venturing organisation by Wim De WaeleCONFENIS 2012
1) IBBT is an independent ICT research organization founded by the Flemish government in 2004 with over 1000 researchers across 5 universities working on 250+ projects with 700+ industry partners.
2) IBBT aims to add economic and social value through excellent research and human capital development in ICT, with programs to support entrepreneurship including an incubator program that has led to 35 startups.
3) IBBT research focuses on key areas like eHealth, with living labs to codevelop new care processes and products through cooperation across sectors.
Presentation by Andrea Bohn, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
In collaboration with:
Mark Bell, University of California at Davis
Shahid Akbar, Bangladesh Institute for ICT in Development
Phil Malone, Access Agriculture
Plenary Session: Extension in ICT Overdrive
on 6 Nov 2013
ICT4Ag, Kigali, Rwanda
This document discusses technology stewardship and its implications for knowledge management initiatives. It addresses how the CSIR became interested in technology stewardship and what traits define valuable technology stewardship, such as supporting community experimentation and keeping technologies as simple as possible. The document also considers what future steps could be taken regarding technology stewardship at CSIR, like focused initiatives to overcome tool barriers and embedding stewardship in relevant areas. Overall, the document examines the role and best practices of technology stewardship for communities and organizations.
COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES ON ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION IN HIGH TECNOLOGY INDUSTRIES
Fernando Sousa, Ph.D.
President of Apgico (fernando.sousa@apgico.pt)
Ileana Monteiro, Ph.D.
Apgico; University of Algarve (imontei@ualg.pt)
WLICSMB 2010
Zhejiang Small&Medium Business Institute,
Hangzou , 24-26 October, 2010
egk14 - Input: WS Tools for Knowledge Applicationicebauhaus
This document discusses information and communication technologies for agriculture (ICT4Ag) and related topics. It provides an overview of common ICT4Ag technologies, application areas, target user groups, and major global players. It also presents case studies comparing the ICT4Ag landscape and key factors in Senegal, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Germany. The document outlines some main conclusions, including challenges in ensuring ICT4Ag solutions are based on user needs and sustainable long-term. It proposes potential topics for discussion and a practical group exercise to explore challenges and ideate solutions with and without ICT components.
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• Provide an helicopter view of innovation for development via an
illustrative approach
• Inspire you to innovate in emerging regions
• Create an IEEE momentum on the topic
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4. Outline
• Setting the scene
• What is innovation?
• Why is it relevant to emerging regions?
• Guidelines
• Innovation in products/services
• Zoom-in: ICT sector
• Innovation in market based approaches
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5. Outline
• Setting the scene
• What is innovation?
• Why is it relevant to emerging regions?
• Guidelines
• Innovation in products/services
• Zoom-in: ICT sector in Africa
• Innovation in market based approached
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6. What is innovation?
• The exploitation of new ideas
• More than invention
• Diffuse to the public/market and exploited in some way
• Different types
• product innovation
• Process innovation
• Marketing innovation
• Organizational innovation
• An innovation could be:
• Incremental: adapted or modified
• Radical/disruptive: completely new ideas
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7. Target group
• Emerging regions
• Base of the Pyramid
Source: World Bank
< $3000
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8. Why innovation for development? (1)
• «innovate or perish»
• solutions to challenges of emerging regions
• Innovation often comes from constraint
Source: Ethan Zuckerman ,http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/
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10. Why innovation for development? (2)
• Primary driver of business, financial and economic growth
• Competitive advantage
• Deliver high-quality jobs
• Provide better products
Social Impact
Source: http://www.wri.org/publication/the-next-4-billion
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11. Solving health challenges
• LifeStraw®
• Portable water filter for prevention of common diarrhoeal disease
• Can be carried around for easy access to safe and clean drinking
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• Solar Cooker
• Used in Nepal by refugees
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conversion of thermal energy
in electricity for lighting
Source: http://www.dlightdesign.com/product_nova.html Source: http://www.envirofit.org/?q=our-products/clean-cookstoves
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13. Why innovation for development? (3)
• Emerging regions are a fertile playing field for
innovators/inventors
• Top creativity
http://makerfaireafrica.com/2009/08/27/video-maker-faire-africa-
ghana-2009/
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15. African Relational Western Rational
Culture? Culture Culture
Being Helped To Help
Relatio Ratio
Who What
Community Individual
Execute Execute Rights
Responsibilities
Character Credentials
Member Actor
History Future
Relationships Goods
Source: Gertjan van Stam, LinkNet, Zambia
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16. OLPC
• Technical innovation is not
enough
• Pilots successful but no
systematic evaluation.
• The system/environment was not
ready (non-technical)
• teachers
• No capacity of the partners to
scale up the distribution
• Fierce response from the PC
industry
Source: One Laptop Per Child: Vision vs. Reality, Kenneth L. Kraemer, Jason Dedrick, Prakul Sharma
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17. Co-creation
• Active participation of all stakeholders (holistic approach)
• Create awareness and ownership
• Allow to understand the structure of the local community
• Emulate peers learning
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18. Innovation for development: Guidelines
• Don’t fight culture
• Embrace market mechanisms
• Innovate on existing platforms
• Realize that problems aren’t obvious from afar
• Understand that what you have is more important than what you
lack
• Build infrastructure on infrastructure
Source: Ethan Zuckerman, http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/
• Be holistic
• Co-create/ Co-design
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19. Outline
• Setting the scene
• What is innovation?
• Why is it relevant to emerging regions?
• Guidelines
• Innovation in products/services
• Zoom-in: ICT sector in Africa
• Innovation in market based approached
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21. ICT4D impact
• e-health
• Overcome the lack of medical expertise in rural areas
• Help to register and access patient information
• e-education
• Give students in isolated areas access to education
• Help teachers to improve and disseminate study materials
• Improve learning methods
• e-governance
• Improve the information flow within and between governmental
departments
• Improve transparency towards civil society
• Engage the civil society and give voice to these without
• livelihoods/e-agriculture
• Small entrepreneurs and farmers can get access to market price
information and new markets, information on new production
methods
• Stimulate economic growth
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22. Challenges
• Lack of reliable energy supply
• Lack of wired infrastructures
• Lack of well-trained service-personnel
• Limitations to OPEX and CAPEX due to limited financial
capabilities of target customers
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23. The literacy level of many people is very low or limits
itself to the local language
Rich Interfaces
• other ways of communication than text
• from text-based to sound and video based.
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Adpated from Jenny de Boer, TNO
24. Mobile only services
Self-healing ICT
• interfaces have to be
Self-configurable ICT
designed for small(er) screens
• less information (text)
The ICT literacy often doesn’t reach beyond the mobile
phone
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Adpated from Jenny de Boer, TNO
25. Different culture(s) bring different meanings of identity,
privacy, security and social structures that are used to
deploy a product
New Business Models
• new ways of generating revenu based on the local social
structure
• share access /pre-paid
Identity and Privacy
• not everyone has his own mobile phone
• identity detached from the physical device
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Adpated from Jenny de Boer, TNO
26. Power supply is not a given
• how to charge a battery
• server/network is down
Online or Offline
• not everyone is online always and everywhere
• Intermittent services or systems supporting intermittence (store
and forward mechanisms)
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Adpated from Jenny de Boer, TNO
27. Minimum effort, maximum effect Low-bandwidth
• few degrees of freedom in
designing the user interface Low-cost
• Shift in using the latest technology Low-complexity
available to making the most of
proven technology
Low-end phones and connectivity technologies are
most common
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Adpated from Jenny de Boer, TNO
28. Ushahidi
• Platform that crowdsources crisis information
• Gather distributed data via SMS, email or web and visualize it on
a map or timeline.
• Free and open source project
• http://www.ushahidi.com/
Source: http://www.ushahidi.com/
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32. Results – final design
• Connects the phone to the
microscope
• Stabilizes the cell phone
• Accurate positioning of the
camera
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33. Outline
• Setting the scene
• What is innovation?
• Why is it relevant to emerging regions?
• Guidelines
• Innovation in products/services
• Zoom-in: ICT sector in Africa
• Innovation in market based approaches
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34. National Innovation Government
policy
Regional Scaling up Enterprises
Local business
Community Innovations NGO’s +
Proof of Concept Knowledge Inst.
Level Partners
Needs/ demands
adapted from Mathilde Miedema, TNO
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35. Innovation in market based approaches
• Profitable/Scalable
• scale deep
• scale wide
• scale up
• Example of Aravind Eye Care
• Eliminate needless blindness
• 2 million surgeries in 32 years
• 2.7 million patiens screened per year
• End-to-end, all inclusive business model
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36. 3As when serving the BoP
• Affordability
• Access
• Availability
Source: The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid by C.K. Prahalad
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37. Business models
• The poor as customers
• A pay-per-use approach
• No frills service (e.g, telecommunication)
• Paraskilling
• Share channels
• The poor as suppliers or producers
• Contract production
• Deep procurement
• Demand-led training
Source: http://www.mim.monitor.com/
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38. Base of the Pyramid protocol
• Business incubation process for multinational corporations
(MNCs)
• Based on a participatory philosophy to
• Co-discover and co-create new business opportunities
• Co-design and launch BoP businesses
"The Base of the Pyramid Protocol:Toward Next Generation BoP
Strategy”, Erik Simanis and Stuart Hart
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39. A structured approach to a non-structured
challenge
"The Base of the Pyramid Protocol:Toward Next Generation BoP Strategy”, Erik Simanis and Stuart Hart
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40. Take away!
Solve major challenges
Reach social and economic impact
Empower people
by
innovating in emerging regions
Be holistic Co-create Embrace market
mechanisms
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41. Contact
Nicolas Chevrollier
TNO Information and Communication Technology
Room BA 206
Brassersplein 2, 2612 CT Delft
nicolas.chevrollier@tno.nl
http://nl.linkedin.com/in/nchevrollier
Twitter: nchevrollier
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