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The role of indicators in decisions of technology innovation
There are thousands of indicators produced to understand and govern our societies. Studies about the way indicators are used in technological innovation are significantly rare, despite the centrality of these decisions to promote growth in our technology-intensive civilization. This book presents what is known and what was discovered in a doctoral research, which analysed innovative business le…
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- 9783731504788
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- xi, 247 p.; ill
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- 650 BOA
Big data research for social sciences and social impact
A new era of innovation is enabled by the integration of social sciences and information systems research. In this context, the adoption of Big Data and analytics technology brings new insight to the social sciences. It also delivers new, flexible responses to crucial social problems and challenges. We are proud to deliver this edited volume on the social impact of big data research. It is one …
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- 9783039282210
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- ix, 403p.; ill
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- 371.33 BIG b
Harnessing Public Research for Innovation in the 21st Century : An Internatio…
Universities and public research institutes play a key role in enabling the application of scientific breakthroughs and innovations in the marketplace. Many countries – developed and developing alike – have implemented national strategies to support the application or commercialization of knowledge produced by public research organizations. Universities and public research institutes have i…
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- 9781108904230
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- xxxv, 544 p ; ill
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- 338.926 HER A
Co-creation for responsible research and innovation : experimenting with desi…
This open access book summarizes research being pursued within the SISCODE (Society in Innovation and Science through CO-DEsign) project, funded by the EU under the H2020 programme, the goal of which is to set up an analytical, reflective and learning framework to explore the transformations in initiatives and policies emerging from the interaction between citizens and stakeholders. The book pr…
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- 9783030787332
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- viii; 168p; ill
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- 658.5752 CRE A
Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2022 : Proceedings of t…
This open access book presents the proceedings of the International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism (IFITT)’s 29th Annual International eTourism Conference, which assembles the latest research presented at the ENTER2022 conference, which will be held on January 11–14, 2022. The book provides an extensive overview of how information and communication technologies can be used to dev…
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- 4
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- 9783030947514
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- XII; 507p;
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- 338.4791 INF J
China's challenges in moving towards a high-income economy
With its per capita income surpassing US$10,000, China has now drawn up ambitious plans to further lift its income to the level of developed countries. Yet various constraints need to be overcome if China is to build on the achievements of the last 40 years and further boost its growth potential. Besides these constraints, the year 2020 saw human societies hit heavily by the COVID-19 pandemic a…
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- 9781760464530
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- xv, 232 p. : ill
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- 330.951 SON c
New industrial urbanism : designing places for production
Since the Industrial Revolution, cities and industry have grown together; towns and metropolitan regions have evolved around factories and expanding industries. New Industrial Urbanism explores the evolving and future relationships between cities and places of production, focusing on the spatial implications and physical design of integrating contemporary manufacturing into the city. The book e…
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- 9780367855000
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- 267p. : ill.
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- 307.76 TAL n
New technologies for human rights law and practice
New technological innovations offer significant opportunities to promote and protect human rights. At the same time, they also pose undeniable risks. In some areas, they may even be changing what we mean by human rights. The fact that new technologies are often privately controlled raises further questions about accountability and transparency and the role of human rights in regulating these ac…
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- 9781316838952
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- xiv, 334 p. ; ill
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- 342.085 LAN n
Educators of healthcare professionals : agreeing a shared purpose
Healthcare education is a discipline in its own right, and while each profession has its own distinctive body of clinical knowledge, in educational terms there is much that all professions share. Yet recognition for the healthcare educator role is often lacking. A more collaborative approach to the professional development of healthcare educators is needed in response to this and also to the ri…
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- 9781911653288
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- xvi, 163 p
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- 610 BRO e
Better work : the impact of automation, flexibilization and intensification o…
This is an Open Access book. How can we make work better? It is an important question, one that the Dutch government, employers’ organizations and trade unions have been grappling with. People work to make money. But work also inspires self-respect, shapes our identity and gives us a sense of belonging – especially when the work we do is good. Good work is essential to prosperity in the bro…
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- 9783030786823
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- x, 204p. : ill.
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- 331 KRE b
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