Globalisation, New and Emerging Technologies, and Sustainable Development: The Danish Innovation System in Transition

ISBN-13: 9780367747398 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 272 str.

Jesper Lindgaard Christensen; Birgitte Gregersen; Jacob Rubæk Holm

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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