39° Simposio del International Committee for the History of Technology
Barcelona, ​​España, 10 hasta 14 julio 2012

Se ha prorrogado la fecha límite para el simposio 39a ICOHTEC que se celebrará en Cataluña a mediados de julio de este año se ha prolongado hasta el domingo 12 de febrero 2012 a las 17 GMT. Aquellos que ya han hecho sus presentaciones pueden modificar su propuesta hasta el mismo plazo.

El formulario de inscripción se encuentra disponible en: http://www.icohtec.org/annual-meeting/cfp-system/2012-barcelona

Para más información sobre la convocatoria: http://www.icohtec.org/

“Frente a los cambios y desafíos radicales, los ciudadanos tienen la oportunidad de expresar su voz y su visión del futuro… un futuro distinto del que proponen los documentos oficiales producidos en marcos ideológicos inadecuados”.

En camino a Rio+20, el portal rio20.net presenta un resumen de las iniciativas y de las propuestas reunidas. Compartí las tuyas escribiendo a contact@forums.rio20.net o directamente en la red social.

Para ver las iniciativas, propuestas, documentos y eventos, click en rio20.net.

Se encuentra abierta la convocatoria de ayuda económica para la realización de maestrías en Política y Gestión de la Ciencia, la Tecnología y la Innovación.

La Secretaría de Planeamiento y Políticas en Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva, en el marco del Programa de Formación de Recursos Humanos en Política y Gestión en Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, convoca a la selección de profesionales que recibirán facilidades económicas para realizar en forma presencial las siguientes maestrías:

•    Política y Gestión de la Ciencia y la Tecnología. Universidad de Buenos Aires.
•    Gestión de la Ciencia, la Tecnología y la Innovación. Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento.
•    Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes.
•    Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro.

Se seleccionarán 16 profesionales para ser beneficiarios de ayudas económicas para cursar estas maestrías, conforme resolución 1127/2011, con el objetivo de atender las necesidades de formación de recursos humanos en política y gestión de la ciencia, la tecnología y la innovación en todo el territorio nacional para fortalecer las actividades del país en materia de innovación científica y tecnológica.
Para participar, los interesados deberán presentar la documentación especificada en las Bases y Condiciones de la presente convocatoria.

Información Destacada:
Pueden ser beneficiarios de esta ayuda económica todos aquellos graduados universitarios en carreras de no menos de 4 (cuatro) años de duración, que posean capacidad de lectocomprensión del idioma inglés y cumplan con los requisitos establecidos por cada maestría, es decir por cada universidad para tal fin.
El criterio de evaluación tendrá que ver con los antecedentes laborales y académicos de los candidatos a postularse para esta convocatoria.

Descargar formulario de postulación

Plazo:
La convocatoria estará abierta desde el 14 de noviembre de 2011 hasta el 3 de febrero de 2012.

Consultas:
Para consultas en general maestria@mincyt.gov.ar

Para consultas específicas de cada maestría
Maestría Política y Gestión de la Ciencia y la Tecnología, de la Universidad de Buenos Aires: maecyt@rec.uba.ar
Maestría Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad, de la Universidad Nacional de Quilmes: maestria@unq.edu.ar
Maestría Gestión de la Ciencia, la Tecnología y la Innovación, de la Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Centro de Redes e Ides: gestioncti@ungs.edu.ar
Maestría Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de la Universidad Nacional de Río Negro: maestriacti@unrn.edu.ar

October 17-20, 2012, Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Held jointly with European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST)

CALL FOR PAPERS: “Design and displacement – social studies of science and technology”

The quadrennial joint conference of The Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) and European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) will take place October 17-20, 2012 in Copenhagen, Denmark. For the conference we invite papers that address the dynamics and interrelationships between science, technology and society. Papers which address the conference’s theme ‘Design and Displacement’ are especially relevant, but papers on any topic in STS are welcome.

‘Design’ has become a key concept across a multitude of disciplinary domains and social spheres. In addition to its traditional ‘aesthetic’ associations, it is now a key term in multiple scientific domains and in diverse technological practices. One can even think of societies and social arrangements being ‘designed’. In science and technology, ‘design’ implies the re-arrangement of materials and ideas for innovative purposes. When newly designed scientific and technical objects enter the world, however, their initial purposes are often displaced.

For decades, STS researchers have been following the practical and political dimensions of science and technology. By focusing on concepts and practices of scientific and technological design at their sites of construction and on their multiple displacements, the 2012 conference continues this tradition. By bringing together ‘design’ and ‘displacement’ we want to highlight how scientific and technological design engages with existing socio-technical arrangements in both planned and unplanned ways, facilitating both collaborations and contestations, and generating both order and disorder.

The conference encourages analytic, critical, and practical engagement with design and displacement in several ways. First, it points to the need for investigating the relation between design intentions and their displacements, for example as catalysts for change and conflict. It also highlights the importance of investigating design controversies. It locates design practices in broader political contexts, and focuses attention on how design facilitates or hinders social inclusion, locally and globally. The theme ‘Design and Displacement’ invites careful analyses of the way design practices take part in shaping worlds. However, ‘Design and Displacement’ also raises questions around STS as design work and practice-based interventions. In this sense design becomes simultaneously topic and outcome, a situation that raises new questions concerning the role of STS research.

New this year, individual papers may be submitted to one or more “Open Panels”. The call for open panel themes received enthusiastic response from the community. 106 panels are available, which have been grouped into 10 subject clusters. View the full descriptions at http://www.4sonline.org/files/open_panels_12.pdf.

Submit Paper and Session proposals now. All details at http://4sonline.org/meeting

Resumen

Theme: “Emerging Triple Helix Models for Developing Countries: From Conceptualization to Implementation”
Key Themes:

• Strengthening National Innovation Policies in Developing Countries
• Building Infrastructure
• Success Stories in Enhancing the Relevance of the Triple Helix Model

Fechas importantes

Closing date for Abstract submission: 10 January 2012
Notification of Abstract Acceptance: 10 February 2012
Submission of Full Paper: 10 April 2012
Notification of Full Paper Acceptance: 10 May 2012
Submission of Camera Ready Paper: 10 June 2012

Más información con instrucciones para autores click aquí

Instrucciones para autores

Please include one paragraph on the importance of Triple Helix interactions and innovation for growth and economic success particularly for developing countries, and also the objective of the conference.

Abstracts will be uploaded directly to the conference online system that can be accessed at here.

Temas clave

The above main theme is derived into several sub-themes. All the submitted papers are expected to follow their sub-themes, they are:

1.    Triple Helix in Art , design and culture
1.1 Role of creative arts, design and culture for country competitiveness
1.2 Challenge of art and design collaboration between government, academician andbusiness practitioners
1.3 Creative and innovative media arts concepts and projects collaboration
1.4 Triple helix collaboration to preserve cultural heritage
1.5 Digital art, digital culture, net art and digital design
1.6 Technologies for teaching art and design
1.7 International perspectives in Art and Design
1.8 Emerging techniques and pedagogy to teach art, design and culture at highereducation

2.    Triple Helix Collaboration for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME)
2.1 Opportunities for SME in Developing Countries
2.2 Strategies to boost the business environment for SME
2.3 Investments and financing SME growth
2.4 Banking and financial service innovations for SME
2.5 Patterns and Pathways of internationalizing SMEs
2.6 Performance Management in SMEs
2.7 Government Policy and Performance Measurement of SMEs
2.8 Role of Incubators, Science Park, Associations, Institutions and Universities for SMEgrowth
2.9 Encouraging youths to see entrepreneurships as future career

3.    Implementation of Triple Helix model in Entrepreneurship
3.1 Entrepreneurship education
3.2 Corporate entrepreneurship/ intrapreneurship
3.3 Creative entrepreneurship
3.4 Cultural entrepreneurship
3.5 Entrepreneurial corporate culture
3.6 Business Incubator
3.7 Business model for Start-up companies
3.8 Women Entrepreneur

4.    Higher Education Role in Triple Helix
4.1 R%amp;D in developing countries universities and research institutions
4.2 Social Media in Higher Education
4.3 Cultivation of the relationship with external constituencies of university
4.4 Securing competitive advantages of university/college
4.5 Collaboration strategies to increase faculty research productivity
4.6 Innovative pedagogies to improve faculty teaching performance
4.7 Strategic alliances and partnership in higher education
4.8 Resource acquisition strategies for university
4.9 The role of universities in expanding supply chain within rural societies

5.    Triple Helix model for Developing Countries
5.1 Technology Diffusion in developing countries
5.2 Collaboration between developed agencies and developing agencies
5.3 Government support in Triple Helix Collaboration
5.4 Lesson learned from government-funded programs
5.5 Globalization and developing countries: implications for income distribution,institution and welfare
5.6 Infrastructure project collaboration in developing countries
5.7 Outsourcing Trend for Developing Countries
5.8 Foreign direct investment in Developing Countries
5.9 Minimizing the digital gap, methodologies and models of action research for international information technology transfer in developing countries
5.10 Learning things right: Contextualizing pitfalls of the developing countries in studying of the experiences of the developed countries
5.11 Combating piracy, the mobilization of IPR strategy for software developer industries
5.12 ASEAN opportunities industry

6.    Triple Helix model for Innovation and Commercialization
6.1 Grassroots of Innovation Management
6.2 Cultural & diversity based Innovation policy for competitiveness growth
6.3 Innovation in Creative Industries
6.4 To build and implement Technology and Innovation Policy
6.5 Reverse innovation
6.6 Generating New Knowledge, Innovation and Economic Development
6.7 Social innovation
6.8 Inter-organizational Relationships Innovation Models for Developing Countries
6.9 Strengthening National Innovation Policies in Developing Countries
6.10 Communication of Innovation
6.11 Incentives strategy, value for money: Best case scenarios of innovation policies
6.12 Societal involvement for innovation fostering in services sectors (e.g. tourism)

7.    Advancing Theories in Triple Helix Model
7.1 Trust Building in Triple Helix Models
7.2 Socio-economic Development and Triple Helix
7.3 Analytical Models for Triple Helix
7.4 Critical review on Existing Triple Helix Model
8.    Triple Helix Model for Government Institution
8.1 Value for money: Evaluating “the fear of competitions” (working overlaps) among government research institutions
8.2 Government role for nationalizing products and services
8.3 The expected role of governments to promote for more demands for R&D results in the existing industries

A. Strengthening National Innovation Policies in Developing Countries

1. Grouped Sectors: Universities and R&D Institutions
Building entrepreneurship and social transforming leadership in universities and R&D institutions: Emerging and new approaches for the management of R&D institutions in developing countries.

2.    Grouped Sectors: Business
Introducing R&D activities as the gauging factor for the management of innovativeness in businesses.

3.    Grouped Sectors: Government
Reconstructing the holistic profile of governments in deploying innovation

4.    Grouped Sectors: Communities
Strengthening the communities, combating poverty in the developing countries, expanding the civilisation achievement

5.    Grouped Sectors: Developing Countries Issues
The Triple Helix concept as innovation strategy for transforming developing countries: cases learned from developing countries and in the context within ASEAN.

B.    Building Infrastructure

Papers under this theme to relate to the development of innovation infrastructure in the following sectors:

ICT
Automotive/Transportation Innovations
Defence
Energy
Food
Health and medicine
Advanced materials
Science parks/centres.

C.    Success Stories in Enhancing the Relevance of the Triple Helix Model

Here papers are invited on creating live policy issues that address specific aspects of how the Triple Helix concept and academia/business/government interactions can spur the innovative capacities and capabilities of developing countries.  The objective is to stimulate discussion/dialogues and policy development that will bring to the fore the role of innovation can play in the economic growth and success in developing countries.

Well-articulated statements here will offer an important framework for dialogue/ discussion/presentation and for the dissemination of knowledge and experience that will enhance the relevance of the Triple Helix Model in the developing countries, particularly among ASEAN Countries. Therefore, the subject areas are expected to cover:

Background
Scope
Detailed description, including any related or associated problems and inadequacies.

Formato

Abstract:

Written in English, the abstract should consist of minimum 200 words and maximum 1,000 words (excluding references). The brief summary must include:

Sub Theme;
Title;
Keywords, maximum 5;
Brief presentation of the state-of-the-art, methodology, findings and interpretation, conclusions, policy implications, and directions for further research.
To assist on blind peer reviewing, the abstracts must not contain any text about the authors. Detailed instructions for full papers will be sent on acceptance of abstracts.

Document format:

The text must be as .doc or .pdf file, with Arial 10 or Times New Roman 12 font.

Fechas importantes

Closing date for Abstract submission: 10 January 2012
Notification of Abstract Acceptance: 10 February 2012
Submission of Full Paper: 10 April 2012
Notification of Full Paper Acceptance: 10 May 2012
Submission of Camera Ready Paper: 10 June 2012

Contacto

Please contact the organising committee through the addresses of:
Amir Faisal Manurung (amir@ristek.go.id)
Eko Agus Prasetio (eko.prasetio@sbm-itb.ac.id)