Innovation for All?: Learning from the Portuguese Path to Technical Change and the Dynamics of Innovation (International Series on Technology Policy and Innovation)

Heitor, Manuel V.,Conceição, Pedro

ISBN 10: 1567205488 / ISBN 13: 9781567205480

Published by Praeger, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Innovation for All?: Learning from the Portuguese Path to Technical Change and the Dynamics of Innovation (International Series on Technology Policy and Innovation)
• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1567205488
• ISBN 13: 9781567205480
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

At the macroeconomic level innovation increasingly means the ability of institutions to cope with uncertainty and change. This change can be associated with technological advances, but also with modifications to the regulatory framework of an industry, shifts in consumer preferences, emerging demographic trends, or even major alternations of global geopolitics. The changes brought about by these conditions ripple throughout an economy, affecting national institutions and individual citizens alike. Innovation for All? considers the case of Portugal from the perspective of innovation theory, providing new insights on how knowledge is generated and diffused over time and across space. The lessons from Portugal's experience can be applied more broadly to understand the challenges of developing policies that simultaneously promote scientific and technological innovation, societal creativity, and economic growth.

About the Author

Pedro Conceicão is Assistant Professor at the Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, and a researcher at the Center for Innovation, Technology, and Policy Research. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the IC2 Institute, University of Texas, Austin.

Manuel V. Heitor is Professor at the Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, and Director of the Center for Innovation, Technology, and Policy Research. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the IC2 Institute, University of Texas, Austin.