Importance and Benefits of OPEN SCIENCE for Ubiquitous Sharing, Dissemination and Impact

While openness is well applied to software development and exploitation (open sources), and successfully applied to new business models (open innovation), fundamental and applied research seems to lag behind. Even after decades of advocacy, in 2011 only 50% of the public-funded research was freely available and accessible (Archambault et al., 2013). The current research workflows, stemming from a pre-internet age, result in loss of opportunity not only for the researchers themselves (cf. extensive literature on topic at Open Access citation project, http://opcit.eprints.org/), but also slows down innovation and application of research results (Houghton & Swan, 2011). Recent studies continue to suggest that lack of awareness among researchers, rather than lack of e-infrastructure and methodology, is a key reason for this loss of opportunity (Graziotin 2014). The session will focus on why Open Science is ideally suited to achieving tenure-relevant researcher impact in a “Publish or Perish” reality. Open Science encapsulates tools and approaches for each step along the research cycle: from Open Notebook Science to Open Data, Open Access, all setting up researchers for capitalising on social media in order to promote and discuss, and establish unexpected collaborations. Incorporating these new approaches into a updated personal research workflow is of strategic beneficial for young researchers, and will prepare them for expected long term funder trends towards greater openness and demand for greater return on investment (ROI) for public funds.

Beszerzés az innováció támogatásában = Involving purchasing in innovation management

Számos hazai kutatás foglalkozik az innováció alacsony szintjével a hazai vállalatoknál. Az innováció nemzetközi szakirodalma a fejlődés egyik fő tendenciájaként emeli ki a nyitott innováció (open innovation), a korai bevonás (early involvement) és a párhuzamos fejlesztés gyakorlatát. Ezek a megoldások (kutatásunk szempontjából közelítve a beszerzés és a beszállító bevonása az innováció korai szakaszába) hatékonyabbá teheti az innovációs folyamatot, mivel erőforrásokat vonhat be feloldva az innováció előtti akadályokat. Tanulmányunk a beszerzés szerepét elemzi az innovációban, igyekszik feltárni azokat a motivációs illetve gátló tényezőket, amelyek ezt a szerepet erősíthetik vagy gátolhatják. Vizsgálatunk kiterjed a vállalaton belüli és a beszállítói környezetre is. Vizsgáljuk azt az eszközrendszert is, amellyel a beszerzés az innováció támogatni, elősegíteni tudja. ____ Literature on innovation management highlight the role of early supplier involvement, open innovation and parallel model of innovation. Collaboration within the company and with suppliers is a common part of these concepts which makes innovation process more effective. This paper aims to investigate those factors that promotes and hinders the involvement of purchasing and suppliers into the innovations process. Based on literature review and interviews this paper aims to structure the supporting factors and applicable tools.

What is social innovation? The paradigm shift and its relationship with Social Work

Innovation is a fundamental part of social work. In recent years there has been a shift in the innovation paradigm, making it easier to accept this relationship. National and supranational policies aimed at promoting innovation appear to be specifically guided by this idea. To be able to affirm this hypothesis, it is necessary to review the perception that social workers have of their duties. It is also useful to examine particular cases that show how such social innovation arises.

Product and Process Innovation: Antecedents and Performance outcomes in small IT firms in India

Innovation is a strategic necessity for the survival of today’s organizations. The wide recognition of innovation as a competitive necessity, particularly in dynamic market environments, makes it an evergreen domain for research. This dissertation deals with innovation in small Information Technology (IT) firms in India. The IT industry in India has been a phenomenal success story of the last three decades, and is today facing a crucial phase in its history characterized by the need for fundamental changes in strategies, driven by innovation. This study, while motivated by the dynamics of changing times, importantly addresses the research gap on small firm innovation in Indian IT.This study addresses three main objectives: (a) drivers of innovation in small IT firms in India (b) impact of innovation on firm performance (c) variation in the extent of innovation adoption in small firms. Product and process innovation were identified as the two most contextually relevant types of innovation for small IT firms. The antecedents of innovation were identified as Intellectual Capital, Creative Capability, Top Management Support, Organization Learning Capability, Customer Involvement, External Networking and Employee Involvement.Survey method was adopted for data collection and the study unit was the firm. Surveys were conducted in 2014 across five South Indian cities. Small firm was defined as one with 10-499 employees. Responses from 205 firms were chosen for analysis. Rigorous statistical analysis was done to generate meaningful insights. The set of drivers of product innovation (Intellectual Capital, Creative Capability, Top Management Support, Customer Involvement, External Networking, and Employee Involvement)were different from that of process innovation (Creative Capability, Organization Learning Capability, External Networking, and Employee Involvement). Both product and process innovation had strong impact on firm performance. It was found that firms that adopted a combination of product innovation and process innovation had the highest levels of firm performance. Product innovation and process innovation fully mediated the relationship between all the seven antecedents and firm performance The results of this study have several important theoretical and practical implications. To the best of the researcher’s knowledge, this is the first time that an empirical study of firm level innovation of this kind has been undertaken in India. A measurement model for product and process innovation was developed, and the drivers of innovation were established statistically. Customer Involvement, External Networking and Employee Involvement are elements of Open Innovation, and all three had strong association with product innovation, and the latter twohad strong association with process innovation. The results showed that proclivity for Open Innovation is healthy in the Indian context. Practical implications have been outlined along how firms can organize themselves for innovation, the human talent for innovation, the right culture for innovation and for open innovation. While some specific examples of possible future studies have been recommended, the researcher believes that the study provides numerous opportunities to further this line of enquiry.

New Foods, New Consumers: Innovation in Food Product Development

BACKGROUND: Today, new lifestyles, higher incomes and consumer awareness are creating consumer demand for a year-round supply of high-quality, diverse and innovative food products. However, when it comes to innovation, the food sector is less changeable when compared to other sectors, such as high technology. Still, in the past decades much and important developments have been achieved in several areas related to foods and the food industry. METHODS: A systematic review of scientific literature was conducted on Science Direct. The topics investigated were: aspects related to innovation in food development (such as the transfer of innovation, open innovation, collaborative innovation and consumer perception and its role in the developing process); the innovation in the food industry (particularly regarding the processing technologies and packaging, which are two prominent areas of innovation in this sector nowadays); the innovation in the cooking sector (particularly in regards to the molecular gastronomy and science based cooking). RESULTS: A total of 146 articles were included in the review and the aspects focused allowed confirming that innovation has been recognized as a key driver of economic growth. Within the framework of ‘open innovation’, a number of key issues related to the acquisition of external knowledge in food technology must be taken into consideration. Food product development is highly dependent on the consumer perception and acceptance, and hence it is of utmost importance to include the consumer in the development process to minimize failure probabilities. The sectors of the food industry where important developments and innovation are registered include the processing technologies and the packaging systems, where the latest progresses have produced very significant outcomes. CONCLUSION: The present work allowed verifying the latest improvements and trend towards food product development from two perspectives, the product itself and the industrial processing. This sector is undoubtedly a major key for the success and competitiveness nowadays in the food industry.

Processo de desenvolvimento e difusão de cloud computing: estudo sobre as redes de colaboração no Brasil

Com base no relatório de Projecto III para o Programa Doutoral em Avaliação de Tecnologia (2011-2012)

Motivation drivers of millenniums for engaging in crowdsourcing ventures

Double Degree

Modelo de conhecimento para intermediários de inovação com Crowdsourcing

Tese de Doutoramento em Tecnologias e Sistemas de Informação.

Librería visual adaptativa para integrar servicios de un touroperador en plataformas web

La innovación abierta (Open innovation) se presenta como una oportunidad para combinar los conocimientos internos de la venta de servicios vacacionales combinado con los conocimientos de tecnologías innovadoras. El desarrollo de una librería visual adaptativa pretende ser una solución a la tendencia de cambio actual y a las dificultades de integración de los servicios vacacionales. En el transcurso del proyecto se desarrolla un marco de trabajo que permita cumplir los objetivos marcados para la librería.

Klusterointi- japortfoliomenetelmien soveltaminen innovaatioprosessin alkupäässä

Työn tavoitteena on löytää menetelmä tai malli, jolla suurta joukkoa erilaatuisia ideoita pystytään lajittelemaan ja löytämään tästä joukosta relevantit ja parhaat ideat jatkoke-hittelyyn. Työn empiirisenä aineistona on käytetty kahdella eri toimialalla toimivan yrityksen yhteisessä ideaistunnossa syntyneitä ideoita. Työn teoreettisessa osuudessa on esitelty innovaation määritelmä sekä eri tapoja luoki-tella innovaatioita. Lisäksi teoreettisessa osuudessa on käsitelty avoimen innovaation periaatetta ja sen kenties yhä kasvavaa merkitystä. Työssä on käsitelty myös ideoiden hyödyntämiseen vaikuttavia seikkoja. Näkökulmiksi työssä on valittu yrityksen sisäiset ja ympäristöstä johtuvat seikat, kuten yrityksen osaaminen sekä asiakkaatja markkinat. Teoriaosuuden päättää lyhyt katsaus klusterointiin, sen eri menetelmiin, sekä portfolion hallintaan. Empiirisessä osuudessa yli 50 idean joukosta kyettiin löytämään muutamia ideoita, jotka ovat eri tavoilla toteutettavissa istuntoon osallistuneiden yritysten toimesta.

Managing Technologies in Research Organization: Framework for Research Surplus Portfolio

Avoimesta innovaatiosta ja innovaatioiden tehokkaasta hyödyntämisestä on tulossa tärkeitä osia yritysten T&K-prosesseihin. Diplomityön tarkoituksena on luoda viitekehys teknologioiden, jotka eivät kuulu yrityksen ydinliiketoimintaan, tehokkaampaan hallinnointiin tutkimusorganisaatiossa. Konstruktiivinen viitekehys on rakennettu pohjautuen aineettomien pääomien johtamisen ja portfolion hallinnoinnin teorioihin. Lisäksi työssä määritellään työkaluja jatekniikoita ylijäämäteknologioiden arviointiin. Uutta ylijäämäteknologioiden portfoliota voidaan hyödyntää hakukoneena, ideapankkina, kommunikaatiotyökaluna tai teknologioiden markkinapaikkana. Sen johtaminen koostuu tietojen dokumentoinnista järjestelmään, teknologioiden arvioinnista ja portfolion päivityksestä ja ylläpidosta.

Tietojohtaminen innovaatioyhteistyössä

Avoimen innovaation soveltaminen ja yhteistyö innovaatiotoiminnassa tarjoavat yrityksille mahdollisuuden tuoda markkinoille yhä kompleksisempia ja vaativampia tuotteita. Yhteistyön ongelmallisuus korostuu erilaisten käytäntöjen ja toteuttamistapojen yhteensovittamisessa. Tämän diplomityön tavoitteena oli luoda järjestelmällinen viitekehys monirajapintaisen innovaatioprosessin toteuttamiseen. Työssä sovellettiin keskeisiä teorioita niin tietojohtamisen, innovaatioprosessimallinnuksen kuin innovaatioyhteistyön saroilta. Empiirinen tutkimus toteutettiin asiantuntijahaastatteluiden avulla. Työ on osa TEKESin rahoittamaa tutkimusprojektia ”Liiketoimintakonseptien mallintaminen tuotteistettaessa ja kaupallistettaessa muovimekaniikkaosaamista”.

Innovaatioprosessien kehittyminen ja avoin innovaatio

Kandidaatin työmme tarkoituksena on tutustua innovaatioprosessien eri sukupolviin ja avoimeen innovaatioon. Työn alussa käsittelemme myös eri innovaatioiden luokkia ja hieman yleisesti innovaatioprosessia. Innovaatioprosessien eri sukupolvet voidaan jakaa tutkimuksista riippuen 3-5 ajanjaksoon. Tarkastelemme näiden innovaatioprosessien eri sukupolvien keskeisiä piirteitä ja kehittymistä kohti nykypäivän innovaatioprosesseja. Työn lopussa keskitymme tarkastelemaan verrattain uutta avoimen innovaation käsitettä.

Innovació social oberta: l'organització política com a plataforma

En els darrers anys hi ha hagut, al menys, dues petites revolucions en el món de lainnovació. Per una banda, la derivada del que ha sacsejat no només l'àmbit de lainnovació sinó tota la societat en general: la causada per l'impacte de les Tecnologiesde la Informació i la Comunicació. Per una altra, la innovació que "en part degut alpunt anterior" té lloc en àmbits d'innovació "no formal" i amb especial èmfasi enl'organització i l¿acció col·lectives. Aquí presentem un breu recorregut per conceptescom innovació, innovació oberta i innovació social per a entrar a definir el que creiemque són les principals característiques i components de la innovació social oberta. Enespecial, ens centrarem en aquesta innovació social oberta en el terreny de la políticaextrarepresentativa o extrainstitucionals, entroncant el discurs amb el dels movimentssocials, el ciberactivisme i la tecnopolítica.

Evaluating Firm-Hosted Online Communities

This thesis centers to three firm-hosted online communities which operate in the field of software development. The communities were analyzed by using a particular design framework. This thesis investigates how companies can benefit from firm-hosted online communities and how well the design principles are present in analyzed communities. The framework also gives perspective and indicators which enables the possibility to analyze and compare communities with each other. This thesis also discuss how well a design framework designed for measuring social software fits to measuring online communities of software development.