This article aims at profiling the technological development of production processes of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN). It analyzes the deposits of patent of CSN between the years of 1971 and 2009, classifying them in product technologies and process technologies. It was concluded that the CSN has made more deposit of patent for process technology than for product technology and that there are two distinct standard for the technology development one for the pre-privatization period and another for the pos-privatization period.

http://www.iaabr.com/journals/jaefa/jaefa-library/jaefa-vol-5-number-1-2015/

on ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280493052_Patentometric_analysis_of_the_process_technologies_of_Companhia_Siderurgica_Nacional_CSN

Author(s): Mariana Costa Fagundes, Maxwel de Azevedo Ferreira, Gustavo da Silva Motta, Ilton Curty Leal Junior, Vanessa da Silva Garcia
Organization(s): Universidade Federal Fluminense
Source: Journal of Advancements in Economics, Finance & Accounting (JAEFA)
Year: 2015

This descriptive single case study uses a combination of bibliometric, social network analysis, and content analysis methods to explore how international faculty members employed at a flagship university in Kazakhstan contribute to local research capacity building. The database for the study includes 361 scholarly articles retrieved from the Thompson Reuters Web of Science database, in which at least one author is affiliated with the analyzed flagship university. The analysis of the data shows that foreign faculty members contribute to research capacity building by expanding the contextualized knowledge base, by conducting research relevant to policy priorities, by broadening the area of research dissemination, and by integrating the university into the global research networks. The role of foreign faculty in the development of local researchers’ skills and knowledge remains unclear. While our study shows a low level of collaboration between locals and foreigners, this can be attributed to the age of the university under examination and needs to be considered further.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41307-017-0067-3#citeas

Author(s): Aliya Kuzhabekova, Jack Lee
Organization: Nazarbayev University
Source: Higher Education Policy
Year: 2017

During the last three decades, many governments have incorporated Information and Communication Technologies in their internal and external processes, a phenomenon widely known as electronic government (e-Government). Rationales for e-Government include increasing public services’ efficiency, speed, transparency, accountability, etc., and enhancing relations between government and stakeholders (citizens, businesses, third sector organisations). e-Government programmes are large-scale innovation projects; and Future-oriented Technology Analysis, FTA, is often used in the design of public policies in science, technology and innovation. FTA tools allow for systematic appraisal of potential challenges, opportunities, and threats, and thus informing the design of long-term strategies. The aim of this paper is to examine what a systematic literature review tells us about the application of FTA to support e-Government planning, implementation or evaluation. The review confirms that FTA played a role in supporting some e-Government initiatives, especially in their planning stages. However, few relevant exercises of this sort are reported in the English language, though the e-Government literature itself in that language- is voluminous. Previous researchers often attribute weaknesses in e-Government efforts to deficiencies in vision and strategic planning. Hopefully, this review can encourage both FTA and e-Government practitioners to apply FTA to e-Government development. This suggests that there is both opportunity and need to take greater advantage of FTA in this field.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40309-017-0131-7

Author(s): J. M. Sánchez-Torres
Organization(s): Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Source: European Journal of Futures Research
Year: 2017

This chapter presents a study on knowledge management and innovation in biotechnology area through analysis of scientific and technological advances of biotechnology trends in Brazil, providing an overview of the science profile as well as regional development and its relation to issues on topics based on the analysis of scientific publications for the last 20 years. Given these promising prospects, the monitoring and searching of scientific advances and trends in this area of knowledge have become essential for searching opportunities in research and development and also for potential innovations and business opportunities, both in the developed countries as well as in countries of emerging economies such as Brazil. The research was realized using database Web of Science with 60 terms selected in Biotechnology area and 73,125 documents have been organized. Scientific indicators were produced using data/text mining tools. A greater number of scientific publications were found in areas such as biochemistry and molecular biology; genetics and heredity showing a greater frequency in these terms: vaccine, PCR, and genome. Results pointed out the US as the main foreign partner-country of scientific publications followed by the UK, France, and Germany. It was possible to verify cooperation network with others Latin American countries.

https://www.intechopen.com/books/knowledge-management-strategies-and-applications/knowledge-management-trends-in-biotechnology-in-brazil

Author(s): Maria de Fátima Ebole Santana
Organization; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Source:  Knowledge Management Strategies and Applications
Year: 2017

While there is a general recognition that breakthrough innovation is non-linear and requires an alignment between producers (supply) and users (demand), there is still a need for strategic intelligence about the emerging supply chains of new technological innovations. This technology delivery system (TDS) is an updated form of the TDS model and provides a promising chain-link approach to the supply side of innovation. Building on early research into supply-side TDS studies, we present a systematic approach to building a TDS model that includes four phases: (1) identifying the macroeconomic and policy environment, including market competition, financial investment, and industrial policy; (2) specifying the key public and private institutions; (3) addressing the core technical complements and their owners, then tracing their interactions through information linkages and technology transfers; and (4) depicting the market prospects and evaluating the potential profound influences on technological change and social developments. Our TDS methodology is illustrated using the field of Big Data & Analytics (“BDA”).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2017.09.012

Author(s): Ying Huang, Alan L.Porter, Scott W. Cunningham, Douglas K.R. Robinson, Jianhua Liu, Donghua Zhu
Organization(s): Beijing Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Delft University of Technology, Université de Paris-Est, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Source:  Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Year: 2018