strategy
Sustaining industrial innovation
Synonyms:
Increasing technical innovationRequiring innovation of techniques
Demanding development of new tools
Sustaining requirement for new industrial techniques
Maintaining continual demand for technical innovation in industry
Initiating technological innovation
Providing innovative power
Engaging in technical development
Improving industrial design
Context:
Technological innovations that have reduced the costs of transport and communications, together with the dismantling of trade barriers over the last decade of the 20th century, led to accelerated growth in global trade. In 2000, world trade volumes increased by around 12.5 percent, the highest rate of growth since before the first oil shock of the 1970s. Most developed countries and many developing countries boosted export and GDP growth over the 1990s. However, the world's poorest countries, especially those torn by conflict in Africa, have not kept pace and, in fact, economic growth is gradually falling. Narrower:
Developing new productsStudying industrial designPromoting entrepreneurshipFinancing energy efficiencyPromoting agricultural innovationDeveloping new social innovationsDeveloping entrepreneurial skillsAdvancing contraceptive technologyAdvancing manufacturing technologyDeveloping technological industriesInventing new administrative schemesDeveloping scientific research toolsAdvancing industrial environmental managementReducing delay in societal impact of innovation Constrains:
Limiting technical innovation Facilitates:
Producing goods and servicesSustaining innovative techniquesSubstituting for scarce resourcesDesigning products for recyclabilityDeveloping new recycling technologiesInnovating effective commercial schemesFacilitating development of new technologiesRefining capabilities for natural resource productivity Facilitated by:
Managing business changeInstalling new technologyDeveloping human resourcesOrganizing industrial artsPromoting industrial designImproving allocation of resourcesStrengthening technical cooperationRecognizing eco-pioneers in technologyStructuring effective development actionDirecting refinement of production toolsEncouraging production of industrial equipmentEstablishing national advisory groups on ethics for sustainable development Problems:
Technological monocultureOrganizations:
European Industrial Research Management Association References:
Sahal, D: Patterns of Technological InnovationBaker, M J: Industrial InnovationFreeman, Christopher and Soete, Luc: The Economics of Industrial InnovationAdler, Paul S and Winograd, Terry A: Usability: Turning technologies into tools Subjects:
Resources → EnergyAmenities → Maintenance
Industry → Industry
Industry → Metal products
Technology → Technology
Technology → Technical
Development → Development
Development → Reform
Design → Design
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
