Higher Education Policy and Management

S&T and Innovation


Towards a "Learning Society"

The Process of Technical Change

Cities, and regional development

Technology and Economic Inequality

Globalization, diversification and technology capacity in the auto parts sector


New energy systems: photovoltaics


Collaborative Learning And Virtual Teaming

Fostering entrepreneurship at the University

Case Study: Biotecnol

The IMPACT PROGRAM


Laboratory of Technology Policy
       and Management of Technology
 
   

  S&T and Innovation: Competences and Performance

1. Main evaluation exercises carried out with the colaboration of IN+ researchers:
  • Evaluation of Portuguese Research Units in 1999-2000, as conducted by the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation:
    Final report coordinated by Manuel Heitor available at http://www.fct.mct.pt/unidades/relatorio/

  • Community Innovation Survey applied to Portugal in 1999, as conducted by the Portuguese Observatory of Science and Technology:
    Final report coordinated by Pedro Conceicão available at http://www.oct.mct.pt/pt/actividades/inquerito/index.htm
    See book published by CELTA publishers, Lisboa (in portuguese)

2. Analysis and main publications:
  • Engineering and technology for Innovation in Potugal: a study on the dynamics of technological change. A prospective study 2000-2020, by Pedro Conceicão and Manuel Heitor [more info]

  • Mapping S&T competences in Europe: building on the Portuguese experience of evaluating S&T excellence [download paper] [download presentation]

  • Inovacão e Desenvolvimento de Competencias: uma perspectiva para a sociedade da aprendizagem para Portugal (in portuguese) [download presentation]

  • Pedro Conceição and Manuel V. Heitor (2003), "Policy Integration and Action Diversification: Learning from the Portuguese Path" in "INNOVATION, COMPETENCE BUILDING, AND SOCIAL COHESION IN EUROPE: Towards a Learning Society" (P. Conceição, M Heitor, B.A- Lundvall, Eds) [download paper]

  • Pedro Conceição and Manuel V. Heitor (2003), Systems of innovation and competence building across diversity: Learning from the Portuguese path in the European context Published in International Handbook on Innovation , Editor: Larisa V. Shavinina [download paper]

  • Pedro Conceição e Manuel Heitor (2004), Um contributo para Perspectivar o Papel do Estado no Apoio à Ciência e Tecnologia: Reflexões sobre o modelo de financiamento do sistema cientifico, tecnológico e de inovação proposto pelo MCES [download paper]

  • Nuno Arantes-Oliveira (2004), Ser um bioempreendedor em Portugal - Valerá a pena? [download paper]

3. Presentations
  • COTEC, Lisbon, 22 April, 2004: P. Conceição and M. Heitor, “Inovação em Portugal” [download presentation]