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Democratizing innovation
The process of user-centered innovation: how it can benefit both users and manufacturers and how its emergence will bring changes in business models and in public policy.Innovation is rapidly becoming democratized. Users, aided by improvements in computer and communications technology, increasingly can develop their own new products and services. These innovating users—both individuals and fi…
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- 0262002744
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- x, 204 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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- 338.064 HIP d
Multi-dimensional approaches towards new technology : insights on innovation,…
This open access edited book captures the complexities and conflicts arising at the interface of intellectual property rights (IPR) and competition law. To do so, it discusses four specific themes: (a) policies governing functioning of standard setting organizations (SSOs), transparency and incentivising future innovation; (b) issue of royalties for standard essential patents (SEPs) and related…
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- 9789811312328
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- xxv, 337p. : ill.
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- 346.048 MUL m
CyberParks : the interface between people, places and technology : new approa…
This open access book is about public open spaces, about people, and about the relationship between them and the role of technology in this relationship. It is about different approaches, methods, empirical studies, and concerns about a phenomenon that is increasingly being in the centre of sciences and strategies – the penetration of digital technologies in the urban space. As the main outco…
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- 9783030134174
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- xv, 321p. : ill.
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- 307.1216 CYB c
Innovation, economic development, and intellectual property in India and Chin…
This open access book analyses intellectual property and innovation governance in the development of six key industries in India and China. These industries are reflective of the innovation and economic development of the two economies, or of vital importance to them: the IT Industry, the film industry, the pharmaceutical industry, plant varieties and food security, the automobile industry, and…
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- 9789811381027
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- xvii, 514p. : ill.
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- 346.54048 INN i
eIoT : the development of the energy internet of things in energy infrastructure
This open access book explores the collision between the sustainable energy transition and the Internet of Things (IoT). In that regard, this book’s arrival is timely. Not only is the Internet of Things for energy applications, herein called the energy Internet of Things (eIoT), rapidly developing but also the transition towards sustainable energy to abate global climate is very much at the f…
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- 9783030104276
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- xxviii, 160p. : ill
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- 333.79 MUH e
Managing innovation and standards : a case in the European heating industry
This book provides an in-depth study of the management of standards and regulation in sustainable and radical innovation development. It considers the case of micro Combined Heat and Power (mCHP) technology. The developers of this radical innovation in the European heating sector encountered major conflicts when attempting to create or adapt standards when bringing the technology to market. Ut…
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- 9783030015329
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- xiii, 171p. : ill.
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- 658.514 WIE m
Disrupting finance : finTech and strategy in the 21st century
This open access Pivot demonstrates how a variety of technologies act as innovation catalysts within the banking and financial services sector. Traditional banks and financial services are under increasing competition from global IT companies such as Google, Apple, Amazon and PayPal whilst facing pressure from investors to reduce costs, increase agility and improve customer retention. Technolog…
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- 9783030023300
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- xxv, 175p. : ill.
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- 332.10285 DIS d
Communicating, Networking : Interacting The International Year of Global Unde…
This book illustrates the benefits to be gained from digitally networked communication for health, education and transitioning economies in developing nations (Sierra Leone and Papua New Guinea) and developed nations. Growing powers of e-citizenship can help build sustainable futures. This small volume provides a collection of examples and ideas from which the authors hope will help build a wid…
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- 9783319454719
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- XV, 77 p.
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- 302.23 COM c
The power of conferences : stories of serendipity, innovation and driving soc…
With a focus on ten notable Australians, including Nobel Laureates Professor Barry Marshall and Professor Brian Schmidt, former Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb, and Parliamentarian, the Honourable Linda Burney, The Power of Conferences explores the deep and lasting impact of conferences on the development and success of Australian luminaries.Each chapter features a reflection from a leader…
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- 9780648124207
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- 156 p.
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- 303.4 EDW p
Industry 4.0 for SMEs : challenges, opportunities and requirements
This open access book explores the concept of Industry 4.0, which presents a considerable challenge for the production and service sectors. While digitization initiatives are usually integrated into the central corporate strategy of larger companies, smaller firms often have problems putting Industry 4.0 paradigms into practice. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) possess neither the huma…
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- 9783030254254
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- xxxv, 412p. : ill.
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- 338.04 IND i
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