Innovation and Sustainable Development: Lessons for Innovation Policies

ISBN-13: 9783790810387 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 206 str.

Frieder Meyer-Krahmer

Opis

This book is the result of a workshop of the "Six-Countries-Programme - the Inno vation Initiative." The Six-Countries Programme provides an international network which was estab lished in 1975. Since its foundation this programme has succeeded to gather politi cal decision makers, scientists, industrialists and practitioners in innovation for early discussions of topics which later on often have become political "trajectories." The programme aims at a better understanding of innovation processes, their deve lopment and at an assessment of the impact of science and technology on public policies and programmes. As participants do not speak as formal representatives of their institution, an informal and confidential atmosphere is created. Thus, through the discussions and the dissemination of the reports the workshops can serve as a catalyst to stimulate experts in the field to engage in analytical and empirical rese arch work focussing on new perspectives or interrelationships, and to motivate de cision makers in governments, companies and organisations to participate in a mul ti-nationallearning process.

Spis treści

Innovation and Sustainable Development: U. Kuntze, F. Meyer-Krahmer, R. Walz, Innovation and sustainable development - lessons for innovation policies?; P. Ekins, Can a market economy produce industrial innovations that lead to environmental sustainability?- Guiding Priniples for Sustainable Industrial Innovations: F. Meyer-Krahmer, Industrial innovation startegies - towards an environmentally sustainable industrial economy; J. Cramer, The firm's perspective of industrial innovation strategies towards an environmentally sustainbale industrial economy; W.R. Stahel, Business strategies for a sustainable society; L.J. Nilsson, Services instead of products: experiences from energy markets - examples from Sweden.- Policy Issues: Requirements and Consequences: P.E. de Jongh, The policy concept behind Dutch national environmntal policy plans; E. Ormala, The role of RTD policy and the adequate policy mix - comprehensive policy approaches and problems of implementation.- Annex: U. Kuntze, Research and technlogy policies and sustainable development - the situation in the USA, Japan, Sweden and The Netherlands.

Blurb

This book is the result of a workshop of the "Six-Countries-Programme" - the international network of political decision makers, scientists, industrialists and practitioners in innovation. It gathers papers from experts for sustainbale development and those for innovation and innovation policy to bridge the gap between these two communities and to develop mutual understanding. It shows the still very open character of the discussion about the links between innovation and sustainable development and also displays the gaps, deficiencies and necessities for completion not only in scientific analysis but also in political actions. Yet it makes clear how the concept of sustainable development can serve as guiding principle for future innovation policies and that it also offers business opportunities.