La recherche internationale et le debat politique sur l'apprentissage et la formation se sont... more La recherche internationale et le debat politique sur l'apprentissage et la formation se sont fortement concentres sur les systemes d'education formelle. L'analyse du probleme des personnes en rupture et des moyens de les aider a suivi une approche similaire. Regarder dans les coulisses de l'education formelle peut etre important pour comprendre comment il conviendrait d'aborder le probleme des jeunes qui abandonnent l'ecole de maniere precoce, dans un monde qui exige un apprentissage tout au long de la vie. Les universites populaires (UP) des pays nordiques peuvent illustrer une serie d'exceptions par rapport a l'approche generale suivie en matiere d'institutionnalisation des systemes educatifs en Europe. L'objectif de cet article est d'analyser et d'expliquer les resultats que les universites populaires obtiennent pour les personnes en situation d'abandon scolaire. Il se concentre sur le developpement en Suede de ce systeme scola...
This paper explores the processes of indigenous (global South) innovation, particularly of the “h... more This paper explores the processes of indigenous (global South) innovation, particularly of the “high-tech” and “radical” kind, which have spurred technological catch-up, using the example of a third-generation (3G) Chinese mobile communications technology standard. Three hypotheses were generated from this study: (a) modularity-in-design opens new windows of opportunity for technological catching-up; (b) the lack of essential intellectual property rights acts as a key inducement, or a factor-saving bias, that influences the rate and direction of indigenous innovation in the global South; and (c) the long tail of an old technology affects the take-off of a new indigenous innovation, essentially by shortening the technological distance to be covered.
International Journal of Energy and Environment, 2013
This paper studies a pilot project in which photovoltaic systems were installed in thirty-six pla... more This paper studies a pilot project in which photovoltaic systems were installed in thirty-six places in the remote areas of Thailand with no access to electricity. One sub-project out of thirty-six ...
Beyond the high-tech/low-tech divide - towards a new taxonomy and new indicators to guide the tra... more Beyond the high-tech/low-tech divide - towards a new taxonomy and new indicators to guide the transformation to a knowledge society : (final report from the PILOT project WP1: theoretical and conceptual perspectives
Efter flera ar av stod har sol- och vind-el blivit ekonomiskt konkurrenskraftiga och borjat konku... more Efter flera ar av stod har sol- och vind-el blivit ekonomiskt konkurrenskraftiga och borjat konkurrera ut stora termiska anlaggningar for elproduktion. Det stangs nu kol- och karnkraftverk i flera ...
Europe is confronted by an intimidating triple challenge - economic stagnation, climate change, a... more Europe is confronted by an intimidating triple challenge - economic stagnation, climate change, and a governance crisis. This book demonstrates how these three challenges are closely inter-related. A return to economic growth cannot come at the expense of greater risk of irreversible climate change. Instead, what is required is a reconceptualization of what is intended by 'economic development' and a fundamental transformation of the economy to a new 'green' trajectory, based on rapidly diminishing emission of greenhouse gases. This entails a much greater emphasis on innovation in all its forms - not just technological. Innovation policy must be placed at the very heart of industrial policy and indeed of economic policy more broadly. Other parts of the world are also facing varying forms of the triple challenge, and while the governance challenge may not be exactly the same as for Europe and the EU, Europe is uniquely placed to take the lead in addressing the triple challenge. While this may well entail certain costs in the short term, it will undoubtedly bring considerable benefits in the longer term. It should also encourage countries in other parts of the world to follow Europe's lead in this transformation process, thereby ensuring that climate change is kept within manageable bounds. Addressing the triple challenge would thus provide Europe and its citizens with a new sense of purpose, revitalizing the EU and 'the European project' over the decades to come. Contributors to this volume - Iain Begg, Professorial Research Fellow at the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science. Jan Fagerberg, Professor at the University of Oslo and Alborg University Frank W. Geels, Pofessor of System Innovation and Sustainability at the Sustainable Consumption Institute, The University of Manchester Staffan Jacobsson, Professor in Environmental System Analysis, Energy and Environment, Chalmers University of Technology Staffan Laestadius, Professor of Industrial Dynamics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm Michael A. Landesmann, Scientific Director of wiiw and Professor of Economics at the Johannes Kepler University Volkmar Lauber, was Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Salzburg Rasmus Lema, Assistant Professor, Aalborg University Ben R. Martin, Professor of Science and Technology Policy Studies in SPRU, University of Sussex Mariana Mazzucato, Professor of Economics of Innovation at SPRU, University of Sussex. Carlota Perez, Researcher, Professor of Technology and Development, London School of Economics and Political Science. Hubert Schmitz, Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies Bart Verspagen, Director of UNU-MERIT and Director-Dean of the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance at Maastricht University.
La recherche internationale et le debat politique sur l'apprentissage et la formation se sont... more La recherche internationale et le debat politique sur l'apprentissage et la formation se sont fortement concentres sur les systemes d'education formelle. L'analyse du probleme des personnes en rupture et des moyens de les aider a suivi une approche similaire. Regarder dans les coulisses de l'education formelle peut etre important pour comprendre comment il conviendrait d'aborder le probleme des jeunes qui abandonnent l'ecole de maniere precoce, dans un monde qui exige un apprentissage tout au long de la vie. Les universites populaires (UP) des pays nordiques peuvent illustrer une serie d'exceptions par rapport a l'approche generale suivie en matiere d'institutionnalisation des systemes educatifs en Europe. L'objectif de cet article est d'analyser et d'expliquer les resultats que les universites populaires obtiennent pour les personnes en situation d'abandon scolaire. Il se concentre sur le developpement en Suede de ce systeme scola...
This paper explores the processes of indigenous (global South) innovation, particularly of the “h... more This paper explores the processes of indigenous (global South) innovation, particularly of the “high-tech” and “radical” kind, which have spurred technological catch-up, using the example of a third-generation (3G) Chinese mobile communications technology standard. Three hypotheses were generated from this study: (a) modularity-in-design opens new windows of opportunity for technological catching-up; (b) the lack of essential intellectual property rights acts as a key inducement, or a factor-saving bias, that influences the rate and direction of indigenous innovation in the global South; and (c) the long tail of an old technology affects the take-off of a new indigenous innovation, essentially by shortening the technological distance to be covered.
International Journal of Energy and Environment, 2013
This paper studies a pilot project in which photovoltaic systems were installed in thirty-six pla... more This paper studies a pilot project in which photovoltaic systems were installed in thirty-six places in the remote areas of Thailand with no access to electricity. One sub-project out of thirty-six ...
Beyond the high-tech/low-tech divide - towards a new taxonomy and new indicators to guide the tra... more Beyond the high-tech/low-tech divide - towards a new taxonomy and new indicators to guide the transformation to a knowledge society : (final report from the PILOT project WP1: theoretical and conceptual perspectives
Efter flera ar av stod har sol- och vind-el blivit ekonomiskt konkurrenskraftiga och borjat konku... more Efter flera ar av stod har sol- och vind-el blivit ekonomiskt konkurrenskraftiga och borjat konkurrera ut stora termiska anlaggningar for elproduktion. Det stangs nu kol- och karnkraftverk i flera ...
Europe is confronted by an intimidating triple challenge - economic stagnation, climate change, a... more Europe is confronted by an intimidating triple challenge - economic stagnation, climate change, and a governance crisis. This book demonstrates how these three challenges are closely inter-related. A return to economic growth cannot come at the expense of greater risk of irreversible climate change. Instead, what is required is a reconceptualization of what is intended by 'economic development' and a fundamental transformation of the economy to a new 'green' trajectory, based on rapidly diminishing emission of greenhouse gases. This entails a much greater emphasis on innovation in all its forms - not just technological. Innovation policy must be placed at the very heart of industrial policy and indeed of economic policy more broadly. Other parts of the world are also facing varying forms of the triple challenge, and while the governance challenge may not be exactly the same as for Europe and the EU, Europe is uniquely placed to take the lead in addressing the triple challenge. While this may well entail certain costs in the short term, it will undoubtedly bring considerable benefits in the longer term. It should also encourage countries in other parts of the world to follow Europe's lead in this transformation process, thereby ensuring that climate change is kept within manageable bounds. Addressing the triple challenge would thus provide Europe and its citizens with a new sense of purpose, revitalizing the EU and 'the European project' over the decades to come. Contributors to this volume - Iain Begg, Professorial Research Fellow at the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science. Jan Fagerberg, Professor at the University of Oslo and Alborg University Frank W. Geels, Pofessor of System Innovation and Sustainability at the Sustainable Consumption Institute, The University of Manchester Staffan Jacobsson, Professor in Environmental System Analysis, Energy and Environment, Chalmers University of Technology Staffan Laestadius, Professor of Industrial Dynamics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm Michael A. Landesmann, Scientific Director of wiiw and Professor of Economics at the Johannes Kepler University Volkmar Lauber, was Professor of Comparative Politics at the University of Salzburg Rasmus Lema, Assistant Professor, Aalborg University Ben R. Martin, Professor of Science and Technology Policy Studies in SPRU, University of Sussex Mariana Mazzucato, Professor of Economics of Innovation at SPRU, University of Sussex. Carlota Perez, Researcher, Professor of Technology and Development, London School of Economics and Political Science. Hubert Schmitz, Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies Bart Verspagen, Director of UNU-MERIT and Director-Dean of the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance at Maastricht University.
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