This study analyses the innovative performance of 5,273 companies across 64 different economic sectors and 32 regions in Colombia. We assess effects education open economy variables on firms by analyzing firm, sectoral, regional level determinants. The takes multilevel approach innovation process considering structure behavior systems developing countries. furthermore focus technology transfer ...

Germany's ruling coalition has recently introduced a new bill to Parliament, the Care Structures Act (CSA), which aims to improve outpatient care supply structures, decentralize decision-making, facilitate cross-sectoral treatment, and strengthen innovation in the nation's health care sector. These objectives are to be achieved through a variety of measures, including changes in financial incen...

Nowadays the object of Space Information System (SIS) is limited to the earth surface, and the large-scale sun-earth space does not been considered. In this paper, the research object of SIS is been extended, namely the object is been studied from the earth surface to the sun-earth space, and the concept of “Sun-earth Space Information System” is been proposed. It is the very important content ...

This paper first describes the characteristics of the Slow Intelligence System (SIS), and then provides an example of Petri Net modeling of the topic/trend detection system by applying the SIS principles. The Petri Net model is simulated using PIPE3 tool. Based upon the requirements for Slow Intelligence Systems, a survey of existing development framework leads to suggestions for a generic fram...

A flock of 117, 10-month-old Egyptian geese consisting of 90 females and 27 males were utilized in this investigation. Birds were randomly divided into three equal groups, each made up of three replicates of 10 females and 3 males each. The first group was kept under a pasture system (PS) and allowed to swim in water ducts during the daytime (PS) and kept inside the house during the night. The ...

This article focuses on a new organisational form that is emerging in the South African context—knowledge networks of higher education, industry and intermediary partners. The article focuses on seven case studies in two high-technology fields and their related industrial sectors—biotechnology, being relatively new, and new materials development, being relatively mature in South Africa. It show...

The paper investigates the differences between small, medium-sized and large firms regarding their performance in the introduction of new products and processes. After a review of the relevant literature, two models are proposed and tested in search for different business strategies and innovation inputs connected to product and process innovations. The empirical analysis uses innovation survey...