Globalisation, New and Emerging Technologies, and Sustainable Development
The Danish Innovation System in Transition
1st Edition
Published on 3. May 2021
290 pages
978-1-000-36876-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores the capacity of the Danish innovation system to respond to key societal challenges including the green imperative of achieving growth with environmental sustainability and the need to adapt to new and possibly disruptive changes in technology, often referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The book is divided into four main parts. The first describes the evolving characteristics of the Danish system of research and innovation with special attention to the role of policy at the national and regional levels. The second part focuses on interorganisational relations, including the position of Danish firms in national and global value chains. The third part examines changes in labour markets and in the educational and training system, and it considers the impact of new technologies including robotics and artificial intelligence on employment and skills. The fourth part turns to issues of climate change and environmental sustainability including an assessment of the Danish economy's success in meeting the challenges of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The book will be of particular interest to small countries, of which the Danish innovation system is representative, but it also appeals more broadly to an audience interested in innovation systems and policies to support economic development.
The book is divided into four main parts. The first describes the evolving characteristics of the Danish system of research and innovation with special attention to the role of policy at the national and regional levels. The second part focuses on interorganisational relations, including the position of Danish firms in national and global value chains. The third part examines changes in labour markets and in the educational and training system, and it considers the impact of new technologies including robotics and artificial intelligence on employment and skills. The fourth part turns to issues of climate change and environmental sustainability including an assessment of the Danish economy's success in meeting the challenges of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The book will be of particular interest to small countries, of which the Danish innovation system is representative, but it also appeals more broadly to an audience interested in innovation systems and policies to support economic development.
More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
37 Tables, black and white; 21 Line drawings, black and white; 21 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-000-36876-5 (9781000368765)
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Jesper Lindgaard Christensen | Birgitte Gregersen | Jacob Rubaek Holm
Globalisation, New and Emerging Technologies, and Sustainable Development
The Danish Innovation System in Transition
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01/2023
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Jesper Lindgaard Christensen | Birgitte Gregersen | Jacob Rubaek Holm
Globalisation, New and Emerging Technologies, and Sustainable Development
The Danish Innovation System in Transition
Book
05/2021
1st Edition
Routledge
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Persons
Jesper Lindgaard Christensen is Associate Professor of Industrial Dynamics at Aalborg University Business School, Denmark. His research focuses on SME development and entrepreneurial finance, economic geography, innovation systems, the dynamics of specific industries, entrepreneurship and innovation policy.
Birgitte Gregersen is Senior Associate Professor of Economics at Aalborg University Business School, Denmark. Her research focuses on studies of national systems of innovation, university-industry linkages, role of public sector for innovation, innovation policy and sustainable development.
Jacob Rubaek Holm is Associate Professor of Industrial Dynamics and Quantitative Methods at Aalborg University Business School, Denmark. His research focuses on regional, industrial and structural change over time, ranging from studies of specific industries or specific regions, to theoretical and methodological contributions with an evolutionary angle.
Edward Lorenz is Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Cote d'Azur, France and a part-time professor at Aalborg University, Denmark. He is a visiting professor at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His research focuses on the internationally comparative analysis of business organisation, employment relations and innovation systems.
Birgitte Gregersen is Senior Associate Professor of Economics at Aalborg University Business School, Denmark. Her research focuses on studies of national systems of innovation, university-industry linkages, role of public sector for innovation, innovation policy and sustainable development.
Jacob Rubaek Holm is Associate Professor of Industrial Dynamics and Quantitative Methods at Aalborg University Business School, Denmark. His research focuses on regional, industrial and structural change over time, ranging from studies of specific industries or specific regions, to theoretical and methodological contributions with an evolutionary angle.
Edward Lorenz is Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Cote d'Azur, France and a part-time professor at Aalborg University, Denmark. He is a visiting professor at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His research focuses on the internationally comparative analysis of business organisation, employment relations and innovation systems.
Content
Introduction: Globalisation, new and emerging technologies and sustainable development - the Danish innovation system in transition; PART I The systems approach and policy agenda 1 The emergence of innovation policy as a field: The international context and the Danish experience; 2 The performance, challenges and related policies of the Danish research and innovation system; 3 Entrepreneurship, experimentation and innovation: Future policy for innovative and growth-oriented entrepreneurs in Denmark; 4 The Danish regional innovation system in transition; PART II Value chains, innovation and inter-organisational relations 5 Supplier firms in transition - the case of Denmark; 6 Collaborative business models in innovation systems - the case of physical infrastructure; 7 Collaboration as a cornerstone in public sector innovation - the case of Denmark; PART III Technology, employee learning and the labour market 8 The impact of robots and AI/ML on skills and work organisation; 9 Work organisation, innovation and the quality of working life in Denmark; 10 Work policy and automation in the fourth industrial revolution11 Firm innovation and tertiary continuing education; PART IV Green transition and sustainability 12 Firms' contribution to the green transition of the Danish national system of innovation - changes in technological specialisation, skills and innovation; 13 The measurement and performance of the Danish innovation system in relation to sustainable development
