Reflections on the Yearbook from the 1990’s to the Present

SummaryThe authors highlight IMIA’s progress over the past twenty years as a key bridging organization that translates health informatics theory into practice. In contrast, they describe that electronic health record (EHR) systems built in the 20th Century are not meeting the needs of clinical users. Moreover, these EHRs are not architected to keep pace with the rapid changes in the evolving health ecosystem. They conclude that 21st Century health IT systems need to be architected into an ecosystem-wide suite of interacting complex adaptive systems that support individuals, clinicians, managers and policy-makers with the high value/high usability computing paradigm that dominates the Internet today.

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La politica dei Cluster in Europa: tendenze e criticitŕ emergenti

ARGOMENTI ◽

10.3280/arg2009-026005 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 99-122

Author(s):

Alessandro Minello

Keyword(s):

European Commission ◽

Complex Adaptive Systems ◽

Adaptive Systems ◽

Triple Helix ◽

Cluster Policy ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Critical Elements ◽

Complex Adaptive

- Cluster policy today represent one of the main elements of the European agenda, both for policy makers and for practitioners. In the last decade an extensive-type cluster policy has produced a proliferation of clusters all over the Europe, but the generated quality of clusters created has not always been quite satisfactory. Following the input by the European commission, currently is underway a qualitative review of the goals and processes of European cluster policy. This paper aims at presenting such changes in the European cluster policy, beside the main lessons that can be learned. The analysis emphasizes some critical elements of the current process of "clustering" and highlights the role of the institutions, besides the market, in the planning of new clusters and the strengthening of those existing. The final message is that Europe needs a better cluster policy, rather than more clusters, according to the growing complexity and dynamism of clusters.Parole chiave: cluster, politica dei cluster, approccio triple-helix, sistemi adattivi complessi.Keywords: cluster, cluster policy, triple helix approach, complex adaptive systems.

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A complex adaptive systems governance framework for regional supply networks

Supply Chain Management An International Journal ◽

10.1108/scm-08-2017-0279 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 293-312 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Larissa Statsenko ◽

Alex Gorod ◽

Vernon Ireland

Keyword(s):

Supply Chains ◽

Complex Adaptive Systems ◽

Adaptive Systems ◽

Mining Industry ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Content Type ◽

Governance Framework ◽

Complex Adaptive ◽

Structured Approach ◽

Mining Regions

PurposeThis paper aims to propose an empirically grounded governance framework based on complex adaptive systems (CAS) principles to facilitate formation of well-connected regional supply chains that foster economic development, adaptability and resilience of mining regions.Design/methodology/approachThis study is an exploratory case study of the South Australian (SA) mining industry that includes 38 semi-structured interviews with the key stakeholders and structural analysis of the regional supply network (RSN).FindingsFindings demonstrate the applicability of the CAS framework as a structured approach to the governance of the mining industry regional supply chains. In particular, the findings exemplify the relationship between RSN governance, its structure and interconnectivity and their combined impact on the adaptability and resilience of mining regions.Research limitations/implicationsThe data set analysed in the current study is static. Longitudinal data would permit a deeper insight into the evolution of the RSN structure and connectivity. The validity of the proposed framework could be further strengthened by being applied to other industrial domains and geographical contexts.Practical/implicationsThe proposed framework offers a novel insight for regional policy-makers striving to create an environment that facilitates the formation of well-integrated regional supply chains in mining regions through more focussed policy and strategies.Originality/valueThe proposed framework is one of the first attempts to offer a holistic structured approach to governance of the regional supply chains based on CAS principles. With the current transformative changes in the global mining industry, policy-makers and supply chain practitioners have an urgent need to embrace CAS and network paradigms to remain competitive in the twenty-first century.

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Toward an Evolutionary and Sustainability Perspective of the Innovation Ecosystem: Revisiting the Panarchy Model

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12083232 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (8) ◽

pp. 3232 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

James Boyer

Keyword(s):

Complex Adaptive Systems ◽

Adaptive Systems ◽

Innovation Management ◽

Innovation Ecosystem ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Adaptive Mechanisms ◽

Natural Home ◽

Complex Adaptive

This paper proposes an evolutionary and sustainability perspective of the innovation ecosystem. This study revisits the Panarchy model in order to generate new perspectives on the innovation ecosystem. The Panarchy model describes the evolutionary nature of complex adaptive systems relying on four phases, without, however, being deterministic: exploitation, conservation, decline, and reorganization. When ecosystems face important shocks, adaptive mechanisms and properties within the ecosystem lead the ecosystem to a new reorganization phase, which gives birth to another exploitation phase. In this perspective, the innovation ecosystem allows the avoidance of technology lock-ins and structural and organizational rigidity by providing mechanisms to enhance both resilience and competitiveness. Innovation ecosystem sustainability relies on two major dual forces: the exploitative function and the generative or autopoiesis function. Therefore, evolutionary and sustainability perspectives remain the “natural home” for developing works and models about the innovation ecosystem, and instrumental for policy-makers and practitioners involved in innovation management.

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