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Showing 1 to 20 of 205 for “"technological development"”.
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Technological development and innovation : selected policy implications
Technological development is one of the main drivers in economic progress throughout the world and is strongly linked to the creation of new industries, jobs, and wealth. This thesis attempts to better understand how a specific technological field develops over time and to examine the policy …
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Technological development of Speedway: a review and analysis
… of Speedway was created to assess the technical development of the sport since its establishment and determined the trend in the mainstream popularity of the sport. Torsional and virtual testing was carried out on the Speedway frame, determining key performance parameters and behaviour …
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Technological Development of Chemical Sensors for Healthcare and Safety Applications
The development of Point-of-Use (PoU) sensors is driven to provide simple, rapid and reliable test results for applications that require quantitative analysis, in particular in resource-limited settings. To bring a more comprehensive range of tests into the PoU, there is a need to evaluate and …
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The U.S. commercial launch industry--government's role in technological development
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1990.
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Technological development under global warning : roadmap of the coal generation technology
… utilities to meet the Kyoto Target, and the technological development of the coal thermal power generation to meet the further abatement of the carbon dioxide beyond Kyoto. To meet the Kyoto Target, the present measure by the Japanese government to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions in the …
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Technological development, strategic behavior and government policy in information technology industries
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 1989.
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Technological Development Trajectories of the Component Technologies in Battery Electric Vehicles
… driving range and refueling time, that require technological advancements to improve performance and social acceptance. Since the evolution and replacement of component technologies have propelled the BEV progress, mapping their development trajectories may yield insights into future evolutions. …
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Creating ladders out of chains : China's technological development in a world of global production
… and social conditions necessary to foster development in the Global South have shifted. Examining technological development, one important aspect of economic development, in China, I explore the prospects for and conditions conducive to development under globalization. My main finding is …
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TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AS NARRATIVE AND MORAL PRACTICE. CULTIVATING RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION IN AI-DRIVEN START-UPS
… constraints and uncertainty about the final technological product make ethical assessment more difficult. The research unfolds through the analysis of the concept of responsibility in the innovation context and in the field of ethics and philosophy of technology. While presenting the taxonomy …
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Strategic policy approaches to technological development for sustainability : the role of consensus building and experimentation
This thesis explores how technological transitions can be better implemented in society, to help achieve sustainability goals. The focus is specifically on technologies that may imply a paradigm shift, which is a change in existing practices or norms. To overcome potential barriers to market and …
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The hazardous waste remediation market : innovative technological development and the growing involvement of the construction industry
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1991.
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For Better Silk : Sericulture Reform in Sichuan, 1901-1945
… of various groups and individuals in the technological development of sericulture in Sichuan between 1901 and 1945. These groups and individuals hailed from different socioeconomic, political, and ideological backgrounds, and adopted divergent strategies towards sericulture. These …
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Technology and urban form, Chicago 1830-1972
… are exerted on the urban environment by changing developments in technology, operating in combination with social, economic and political factors, and to study the results of these influences by observing the evolving forms and conditions of the city at particular points in time. The study also …
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Patient orientation and freedom to operate in the management of technology
Can firms keep up with the pace of technological change? This thesis explores the idea that firms differ in their adaptive behavior, namely fast response to technological change, based on their relative resource allocation to different patent orientations. This thesis begins with a thorough review …
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Die vooruitsigte vir politieke integrasie in Suider-Afrika teen die jaar 2000
… roughly 1975 and 1980: population demands, technological development, interdependence, transaction flows, regional institutionalization, attitudinal change, social integration and economic integration
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Universal mobile telephone standard (UMTS) licensing : recent European experience and the South African case by Nicolas Theopold.
… long regarded to be one of "natural monopoly". Technological development has, however, changed the situation in the industry fundamentally: with the introduction of digital wireless telephony (also called "GSM " or "second generation (2G)), competition could effectively be introduced into the …
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The European Community and innovation policy : reorienting towards diffusion
… model is still dominant. The core research and technological development programmes still operate from a science push concept of innovation, mainly due to their pre-competitive nature. The case of SPRINT illustrates that policy programmes with an integrated innovation perspective can be …
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The role of large-scale government-supported research institutions in development : lessons from Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) for developing countries
… Institute (ITRI) played in Taiwan's high-technological development and whether developing countries of today can promote such development by creating similar institutional arrangements. Literature on innovation systems was reviewed, particularly national innovation systems and the role of …
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International technology transfer and its role in the industrialisation of Less Developed Countries (LDCs) such as Iran
… countries in rapid economic and industrial development show that the acquisition of a significant amount of foreign technology has played a crucial role in promoting their managerial and technical expertise as well as increasing their productivity level In particular, the experiences of some …
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Emerging Technologies and Sciences: an Examination of Some Military Implications
… of several new fields of scientific and technological development. It is neither a comprehensive assessment nor a compendium of specific future weapons systems; rather, it is an exploration of certain new and future technologies in terms of their potential national security implications. …
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