scholarly journals The Role of Enabling Technologies in Transformative Innovation

Author(s):  
Tucker Marion ◽  
John Friar

AbstractThis study is an exploratory analysis of enabling technologies’ influence on the trajectory of industry development using a co-evolutionary model of technology development. When combined, enabling technologies can create new technology-market industry cycles, resulting in transformative innovation. The research approach of this empirical study is to use both primary and secondary data to create a history of the robotics industry and to explore the pre and post changes in the industry from the inclusion of enabling technologies over multiple generations. We propose a new model for understanding the theoretical and practical study of technology development through the lens of enabling technologies and their development and maturity cycles.

Author(s):  
Anutosh Das

This article is an effort to scrutinize the role of Information Technology development in the chronological transformation of Urban Planning domain using the exploratory research approach. In this research, it is argued that the theoretical and practical understanding of Urban Planning should absorb and integrate the bright outcome of the rise of Information and Technology to foster congruent future urban development. The article addresses the trends of transformation in the urban planning domain through the myopic lens of the expansion of information and communications technology era followed by investigating the key drivers shaping the interaction between modern-day urban planning and information technology considering both the dark and bright sides into account.


The Oxford Handbook of the Neurobiology of Pain represents a state of the art overview of the rapidly developing field of pain research. As populations age, the number of people in pain is growing dramatically, with half the population living with pain. The opioid crisis has highlighted this problem. The present volume is thus very timely, providing expert overviews of many complex topics in pain research that are likely to be of interest not just to pain researchers, but also to pain clinicians who are seeking new therapeutic opportunities to develop analgesics. Many of the topics covered are of interest to neuroscientists, as pain is one of the most amenable sensations for mechanistic dissection. The present volume covers all aspects of the topic, from a history of pain through invertebrate model systems to the human genetics of pain and functional imaging. Chapters include the role of ion channels, the opioid system, the immune and sympathetic systems, as well as the mechanisms that transform acute to chronic pain. Migraine and the interplay between sleep and pain are also discussed. New technology in the form of transgenic animals, chemogenetics, optogenetics, and proteomic analyses are providing significant advances in our research and are covered as well. Demystifying pain through an understanding of its fundamental biology, as outlined in this volume, is the most direct route to ameliorating this vast human problem.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 4780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mamadou Sissoko ◽  
Melinda Smale ◽  
Annick Castiaux ◽  
Veronique Theriault

Although it is commonly accepted that farmers’ participation in the process of technology development can improve adoption rates, few studies have tested this relationship. We tested the role of farmers’ participation in the decision to adopt new sorghum varieties in the Sudan Savanna of Mali. We applied a conditional mixed-process method to data collected from 496 households in 58 villages the national agricultural research program (Institut d’Economie Rurale) and International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) worked through farmer organizations to test varieties in farmer-managed trials and implement seed production activities. We found that the intensity of participation positively affects adoption rates on household plots. Intensity of participation was measured as the ratio of participants in the household to the total number of participants in the village. Several plot manager and household characteristics influence adoption, including education and proximity of the plot manager with head of household, household assets, and labor availability. This study draws attention to the importance of farmers’ participation as a sustainable practice that can stimulate the adoption of new technology and, in doing so, enhance food security. Future research should explore the intrahousehold dynamics of farm input adoption, and the role of different forms of participation in the innovation process.


2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Demetris Vrontis ◽  
Gianpaolo Basile ◽  
Mario Tani ◽  
Alkis Thrassou

Purpose This paper aims to identify and elucidate the culinary territorial (regional) characteristics that may support the development of stakeholder relations with and perceptions of a territorial system. It further focuses on these support interactions between destination managers and stakeholders and how online technology can transform them into a word-of-mouth source. Design/methodology/approach The authors present a theoretical framework, stemming from a case study of a tour operator and its technological (social media, etc.) dynamics on the relational aspects between destination management and stakeholders. Through a combination of qualitative tools and secondary data analysis, this paper analyzes the interrelationships of authenticity and place-as-brand concept, considered as the set of human characteristics associated with a brand in a “living like” travel experience. Findings Culinary tourism is seen as a relevant and significant factor in facilitating interaction between the destination community and its stakeholders, and a meaningful element, which when technologically communicated and enhanced, strengthens both the perception and the brand image of a destination. Practical implications Such new technology-enhanced insights into tourists’ experience could be exploited to plan and implement destination management and development strategies in a way that would be expected, accepted and welcomed by stakeholders, including tourists themselves. In this context, this paper presents and prescribes the role of culinary characteristics and stakeholder relationship management to develop new culinary business models and different destination community approaches toward practical implementation at both the individual (business) and the collective (authorities) levels. Originality/value The proposed framework fills the gap in the role of culinary tourism resources particularly in those areas where food has no viable certification even if it essentially constitutes a manifestation of traditions.


Jurnal Akta ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 783
Author(s):  
Monicha Rossalia Adigita ◽  
Umar Ma’ruf ◽  
Aryani Witasari

The purpose of this study to determine and analyze: 1) Factors leading to disputes between the parties relating to the deed of Notary. 2) Role of relevant Notary Deed had made in the event of a dispute between the parties. 3) The legal protection against related Notary Deed which is made in the event of a dispute between the parties. Legally sociological research approach. The data in this study are primary data obtained from the field by means of interviews and secondary data consists of primary legal materials, secondary law and tertiary legal materials by means of literature. Data were then analyzed qualitatively.Based on the results of data analysis can be concluded that: 1) Factors leading to disputes between the parties relating to Deed, there are two reasons, namely: breach of contract committed by one of the parties which resulted in the loss and not the acquisition of rights of one party and if the deed made by Notary goes wrong in terms of formal and material aspects of birth. 2) The role of the Notary in the event of any dispute if the dispute caused by the parties themselves then the Notary will not be involved and would only be called as a witness in the trial, but if notaries who made a mistake in making the deed of the Notary may be sued by the parties which would result be under the hand and null and void. The parties will also get compensation if the parties feel aggrieved by deed made by Notary. 3) Protection of the Notary Law contained in Article 66 of Law No. 2 2014 On Notary, wherein if the investigators, prosecutors and judges will perform a calling and examination of the Notary, must go through the approval of the Honorary Council of Notaries.Keywords: Role and Legal Protection; Notarial Deed; Dispute


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 53-63
Author(s):  
Cecep Soleh Kurniawan ◽  
Mas Nooraini Mohiddin

The vital role of waqf institution and its contribution in many sectors becomes the core of the strongest economy in the Muslim community in the past at present. Waqf is the main sponsorship for the Muslim community when its function is to eliminate ignorance through education. Education is the most important thing in this era which can change an individual style of life. The success of education can become a medium in developing the country through the success of producing a quality, potential, creative and innovative product. This research tends to explore the history of waqf and education in order to identify the way of improving the waqf role in this era. A descriptive research methodology will be used. Analyzing information from secondary data such as journals, paper works, and relevant articles will be done. Waqf Management and administration should be done in order to prepare for the Industry Revolution 4.0 which robotic has replaced human resources. The effectiveness of waqf in education will enable to produce quality human resources and provide a better education for the community.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
pp. 184-199
Author(s):  
Fery Yanto

This article describes the concept of sociological education according to Ibn Khaldun's perspective. The fact of sociology education is to maintain and strengthen people's social relationships in order to stay harmony and peaceful while paying attention to the values of Islamic teachings in accordance with the Qur'an and Sunnah. As a study of the intellectual history of sociological thinking, the research method used in this discussion is through historical and sociological approaches obtained through the study or study of libraries (library research) that is qualitative descriptive, namely trying to uncover, analyze, present data and facts related to this discussion through primary data taken directly in the Book of Muqaddimah and secondary data taken from other relevant books in this discussion. As for the results of this study is finding the extraordinary fact that it turns out that Ibn Khaldun's thoughts on social sciences (sociology) and history are basically. Sociological theories and history became a foothold in modern intellectuals although the big names were dimmed during the golden age of European intellectuals The role of orientalists and Muslim scholars examining the thinking of 14th-century Muslim scholars opened the world's eyes to the quality of the thinking of Muslim scholars and should be studied as a scholarly speciality, especially in the field of social and historical sciences. Even modern thinkers have not been able to match his thinking.


In today's turbulent and complicated world, many developing countries have placed priority on free trade and investment in the various sectors of the economy in order to stay on the path of development and economic growth. Free trade and the formation of capital as one of the vital variables of growth Economic is considered, which will increase the productive forces of society through the production of capital goods, in order to enable them to produce the necessary commodities. The role of free trade and foreign investment in the planning of developing countries that now have high economic growth cannot be ignored. In India and Iran, the history of trade and investment has been formed more or less parallel to investment developments in different countries of the world. But the course of its evolutions and fluctuations in the course of international trade and the inflow of foreign capital have been more influenced by political developments and the specific political conditions of countries in different periods of time, and only economic goals have not been effective in this process. Hence, according to the information obtained through the primary and secondary data, India-Iran trade relations are positive and developing.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-60
Author(s):  
Hasan Mustofa ◽  
◽  
Ema Sulisnaningrum

This study aims to examine the role of technological developments and economic infrastructure in developing the welfare of the Indonesian people. This study uses secondary data from world banks and processed regression using the moving average autoregression method. We find that Economic Infrastructure and Technology Development are positively related to the gross domestic product which reflects the welfare of the Indonesian people. The estimation results indicate that when the economic infrastructure is upgraded based on high technology, it will encourage economic growth as indicated by the growth of gross domestic product which in turn will bring welfare to the people. When the economic infrastructure is upgraded based on high technology, it will encourage economic growth, which is indicated by the growth of gross domestic product which in turn brings prosperity to the people.


1994 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexis Jacquemin ◽  
Luc Soete

In this paper, the role of co-operative agreements in R&D, as a strategic option for firms confronted with the globalization of markets and the multiplication of sources of new technology is examined within the European context. It is argued that a plausible case can be made for co-operative R&D ventures, especially where positive and large technological spillovers exist, when the fixed component of technology-development cost is high and the hedging of risk is an important incentive, and when participating firms produce complementary products. The empirical evidence of a significant multiplication of R&D partnerships in Europe illustrates, from this perspective, the strategic option that firms were confronted with as competition ‘Europeanized’ and ‘globalized’ and technology changed rapidly and unpredictably. Co-operative agreements in R&D also create problems. One such problem is that the agreements could be a vehicle for reducing competition in the downstream product market and for creating barriers to entry. From that point of view, existing EC regulations seems well adapted, but this leaves open the question of conflicts between differing competition policies at the world level. The growing web of international coalitions makes it increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to implement a European technology policy whose results are not accessible to companies and countries competing with Europe.


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