Foresight and the third mission of universities: the case for innovation system foresight

Piirainen, Kalle; Andersen, Allan Dahl; Andersen, Per Dannemand

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“…To identify the trajectories of institutional transformation, the concept of innovation system foresight, which includes mobilizing of joint actions to improve an innovation system performance with the ultimate goal of improving desirable socio-economic performance, can be used (Andersen & Andersen, 2014). In (Piirainen, et al, 2016), it was noted that foresight enables mutual understanding of key priorities, goals, and values and makes a connection between innovation policy and important social issues. So, an output of innovation system foresight can be considered within the consensus and coordination actions.…”

Section: Review Of Institutional Aspect Of Innovative Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIES OF SYSTEM SECURITY OF TECHNOLOGICAL & INNOVATION SYSTEMS

Omelyanenko¹

2019

BJES

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The purpose of this study is to consider the main aspects of system security providing institutional concept within the technological & innovation systems research methodology development through institutional innovations. In this paper, we will consider how the new evolutionary institutional theory of economic systems in the context of the space-time approach can help in organizing strategic management of development path of the innovation system, increasing system security, and effectiveness of its activities through the balance of system structure. Methodology. The scientific novelty of the research and the solution of its tasks deals, first of all, with the application of the non-system approach, which allows one to consider the factors and results of functioning of such complex economic systems as innovation macro projects, innovation processes, institutional and informational environments, etc. within the framework of providing national security. Involvement on a systematic basis of spatiotemporal analysis allows us to consider in the interrelation processes the distribution of flows of innovation resources and functions, on the one hand, and the distribution in time of similar flows. To solve the tasks of research, the classical scientific methods (analysis and synthesis, logical generalization, analogies, comparative comparison, and grapho-analytical methods), and specific methods of high technologies economy and innovation management were used. Results. As a result of the study, the features of the systemic socio-economic patterns of the functioning of innovation system institutions and the mechanism of management of innovation development in the conditions of modern global technological transformations have been determined. In the future, this makes possible the substantiation of promising areas of state regulation (participation) aimed at activating innovation processes in the economy according to the priorities related to scientific and educational, cluster and network development, and the development of a set of models for the harmonization of the system of priorities of national security and sectoral priorities of innovation development. Using the gained knowledge in practice will help to improve the state of national security, resource saving, improve conditions, and increase labour productivity, as well as the transition to sustainable development of the national economy. Practical implications. Systemic coordination of innovation components of state programs, stimulation of innovation activity, involvement of financial strategies in the innovation economy, expansion of international cooperation and activation of demand for high-tech products, increasing the effectiveness of innovation development programs of companies, and launching of national projects have been proposed as the objectives of forming institutional innovations. The proposed institutional and technological design methodology provides for the selection of institutional tools and scaling of the most effective development tools. Value/originality. The proposed network mechanisms for systemic security ensuring provide the improvement of implementing innovative development programs for the largest companies with state participation; further development of priority technological platforms and innovation networks; harmonization of technological priorities and projects formed within the framework of technological platforms, with the tools of state strategies.

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Section: Review Of Institutional Aspect Of Innovative Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIES OF SYSTEM SECURITY OF TECHNOLOGICAL & INNOVATION SYSTEMS

Omelyanenko¹

2019

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“…SCH programmes require the introduction of new courses (Long, 2013). The current trends in SCH education involve the use of practice-oriented approach (Piirainen et al, 2016), human capital enhancement (Fadel, 2012), the "humanisation" of teacher-student relationship (Kitova, 2018: 63), and innovations (Yeralina, 2017). The research begins with a review of the literature.…”

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Improving the Quality of Social, Cultural and Humanitarian Education in Modern Universities: A Discourse

Sabirov

Sabirova

2019

SACI

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A teacher plays a vital role in improving the quality of social, cultural and humanitarian (SCH) education. He/she channels and corrects students when they take steps towards a specific goal, delivers knowledge, manages the learning process, and shapes behavioural patterns. This research aims to contribute to the improvement of SCH education quality in modern universities. The study was carried out with the participation of 790 students from 7 universities: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Moscow), the Moscow State Institute of Steel and Alloys, the Moscow Power Engineering Institute, the Voronezh State University, and the North-Eastern Federal University (Yakutsk). The survey reveals uncongenial findings: 30% of the respondents are satisfied with the quality of SCH education in their university, 67% are unsatisfied, and 3% are not sure. The findings allow teachers of humanities and social studies to apply the mechanism described in this study in educational contexts. This research tackles the Elabuga model of education quality improvement in the context of various universities and institutes. The research shows that the Elabuga teaching model has improved the quality of students majoring in humanities and social studies and led to a qualitative and frequent use of innovative methods. Thus, from the US and Russian experience in socio-cultural and humanitarian education, it is evident that Humanities and Social Studies will be more in line with Science and Engineering in years to come.

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“…Firms can improve and innovate by obtaining competitive advantages in the market through their participation in KTE (Bruneel, D'Este, & Salter, 2010;Chen, 1994;Huang, Davison, & Gu, 2011). Given its "third mission" that encompasses all universities' activities related to the generation, use, application, and exploitation of knowledge and other capabilities with the non-academic environments (Molas-Gallart & Sinclair, 1999;Piirainen, Andersen, & Andersen, 2016), the universities have undertaken a significant role in knowledge output in the modern economy (Wang, Huang, Chen, Pan, & Chen, 2013). However, university-industry collaboration has been qualified as not being effective enough (Yuan, 2009), and there is an increasing interest in investigating the determinants of university-industry KTE in many countries (Liu & Jiang, 2001;Ramasamy, Goh, & Yeung, 2006;Wang et al, 2013).…”

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Knowledge transfer exchange and dynamic Guanxi in Chinese universities

Meléndez

2017

TMS

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This paper investigates the relevance of guanxi (关系) as a cultural factor in knowledge transfer exchange (KTE), on an individual level, in the Chinese university-industry context. Adopting a qualitative case-study approach, with data from 50 interviews, this work brings a fresh view to the role of social networks as a cultural value in university researchers' participation in KTE activities. In addition, this paper breaks the traditional linear view toward guanxi. Instead, it adopts a dynamic, dialectical, and holistic perspective towards the role of guanxi in KTE processes in the context of Chinese universities. It has been found that during the KTE process, guanxi networks should be balanced with the appropriate infrastructure, qualified staff, and financial investment to obtain successful outcomes. This study enriches the existing literature on the determinants that affect KTE researcher participation by highlighting the role of guanxi as a cultural factor. Keywords:Guanxi, knowledge transfer exchange, universities, China. ResumenEste trabajo investiga la relevancia del guanxi (关系) como un factor cultural en la transferencia de conocimiento (KTE), a nivel individual, en el contexto chino de las relaciones universidad-empresa. Adoptando un enfoque cualitativo de estudio de casos, con datos de 50 entrevistas, este trabajo aporta una nueva visión del papel de las redes sociales como valor cultural en la participación de los investigadores universitarios en las actividades de transferencia de conocimiento. Además, este artículo rompe con la tradicional visión lineal hacia el guanxi. En cambio, adopta una perspectiva dinámica, dialéctica y holística hacia el papel del guanxi en los procesos de transferencia de conocimiento en el contexto de las universidades chinas. Se ha encontrado que durante el proceso de transferencia de conocimiento, las redes guanxi deben ser balanceadas con la infraestructura apropiada, personal cualificado e inversión financiera para obtener resultados exitosos. Este estudio enriquece la literatura existente sobre los determinantes que afectan a la participación de los investigadores en proceso de transferencia de conocimiento, destacando el papel del guanxi como un factor cultural.

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Foresight and the third mission of universities: the case for innovation system foresight

Cited by 29 publications

References 59 publications

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIES OF SYSTEM SECURITY OF TECHNOLOGICAL & INNOVATION SYSTEMS

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIES OF SYSTEM SECURITY OF TECHNOLOGICAL & INNOVATION SYSTEMS

Improving the Quality of Social, Cultural and Humanitarian Education in Modern Universities: A Discourse

Knowledge transfer exchange and dynamic Guanxi in Chinese universities

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