Demographics and Innovation Read more about Demographics and Innovation Are younger labor forces more innovative? The authors attempt to answer this question using the native-born labor force projected based on local historical births in the US. They used three successive levels of analysis to eliminate or examine effects such as firm and inventor life cycles. They also established that innovation activities reflect the innovative characteristics of younger labor forces, and firms in younger labor markets have higher valuations.
Asia-Pacific Railway Innovations Forum 2019 Read more about Asia-Pacific Railway Innovations Forum 2019 The level of railway technology varies greatly throughout developing Asia and the Pacific but is often ancient in terms of railway infrastructures, systems, and rolling stock. New technologies in the digital sphere, from control systems to data gathering, create an immense opportunity, but at the same time, the agony of choice as countries must sort and prioritize which technologies are the most appropriate in their specific, national case.
The Impact of High-Speed Rail on Innovation Read more about The Impact of High-Speed Rail on Innovation The Nagano–Hokuriku Shinkansen opening significantly increased “innovative activities” of establishments along the line, implying innovative activities along the line is increased through knowledge diffusions from other areas.
Knowledge and Innovation for Development Organizations - African Development Bank Read more about Knowledge and Innovation for Development Organizations - African Development Bank Learn about the rationale for improving knowledge management at the African Development Bank. This presentation also discusses existing and planned innovations and collaborations to advance knowledge management in the organization.
Rene Rohrbeck Keywords innovation strategy Read more about Rene Rohrbeck Rene Rohrbeck is Professor of Strategy and Director of the Chair for Foresight, Innovation and Transformation at EDHEC Business School. He has a PhD in Technology and Innovation Management and an MSc in Business Administration from the Technical University Berlin.
Matthew Barrie Keywords ICT waste management innovation Read more about Matthew Barrie Matthew is the former founder & CEO of Solu. He launched Solu in 2018 in Manila, Philippines, and led the company to its acquisition 14 months later in May 2019. He grew the company from an idea in a notebook to 22 people and 4 integrated tech products with the overarching ambition to fundamentally improve the way that waste is managed in developing nations. He was named a UN Young Environmental Changemaker for my work and as a company, we won multiple awards including the ASEAN Impact Challenge.
Udayanga Hemapala Keywords University of Moratuwa electric energy innovation sri lanka knowledge training capacity building sri lanka ADB Read more about Udayanga Hemapala Prof. Udayanga Hemapala is the current Secretary of the Ministry of Energy in Sri Lanka. He graduated in 2004 with a BSc in engineering (first-class honors) degree specializing in electrical engineering. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Genova, Italy in 2009. He was promoted to the post of Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering with effect in 2017 and then served as the Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering. Now, he is serving as the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering.
Janaka Ekanayake Keywords education engineering innovation infrastructure energy wind power generation Read more about Janaka Ekanayake Prof.Janaka Ekanayake joined University of Peradeniya (from 1st April 2013) as a Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Institute of Energy at Cardiff University, UK. Prior to joining Cardiff in 2008, he has been attached to the University of Peradeniya and was promoted to Professor in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 2003.
Implementation of LAPOR! in Ministry of Law and Human Rights Read more about Implementation of LAPOR! in Ministry of Law and Human Rights LAPOR! is the national complaint-handling mechanism of the Government of Indonesia. Implementation of LAPOR! in the Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights will enable it to monitor public service directly, assure certainty to the citizens, and create innovative opportunities.
Scaling People, Not Things: Teachers at the Heart of Change Read more about Scaling People, Not Things: Teachers at the Heart of Change To scale in education is to build learning communities where teachers, who are at the heart of change, are both the product and process of scaling an innovation. Learn from David Hung of the National Institute of Education (NIE) of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.