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BusinessWeek’s special report on creativity argues that the Knowledge Economy as we know it is being eclipsed by something new — call it the Creativity Economy. A new corporate model focusing on creativity and innovation could provide companies new pathways to growth. Continue reading…
Growing research capability is a core component of the European Union’s drive to become the most competitive and dynamic, knowledge-driven economy. Ireland has fully embraced that challenge by releasing its Strategy for “Science, Technology and Innovation 2006 – 2013”. Continue reading…
‘A smart city is a community in which members of local government, business, education, health care institutions and the general public understand the potential of information technology. These groups form alliances to use technology Continue reading…
In a few latest posts in our portal, an ongoing discussion takes place on the effects of an open networking - sharing environment on innovation. The process of sharing intellectual capital can benefit organisations in many ways but there are hurdles of trust and culture to overcome first. Continue reading…
Intelligent communities and cities belong to an emerging movement targeting the creation of environments that improve cognitive skills and abilities to learn and innovate. They are environments that enable superior cognitive capabilities, creativity, and innovation, which are created from combinations of individual, collective, and artificial intelligence. Continue reading…
The Global Digital City Network is an international organisation between ‘knowledge based’ industrial cities. It is designed to promote the competitiveness of member cities, leveraged by synergy effect through the exchange of information and technologies. Continue reading…
European consulting firm Innovaro has released its 2006 Innovation Leaders report, which details the innovation practices of over 1,000 global companies in 20 key sectors. The results are drawing upon assessment of a wide range of issues including financial performance, product launches, R&D effectiveness, brand impact and culture. Continue reading…
The Institute for the Future wrote a series of memos on the present and future of RFID. They’re now publicly available as PDFs on the Institute Web site. The memos help Institution’s members to understand the RFID technology, and the right choices are made about its design and evolution. Continue reading…
The latest revision of the Knowledge Assessment Methodology (KAM) was published by the World Bank on March 2006. The KAM is an interactive benchmarking tool created by the Knowledge for Development Program to help countries identify the challenges and opportunities they face in making the transition to the knowledge-based economy. Continue reading…
Eric von Hippel, Professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and Head of its Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group, explains how innovation by users provides a very necessary complement to and feedstock for manufacturer innovation.
A free copy of the book is available for download under Creative Commons License. Continue reading…
