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Creating the Technopolis: High-Technology Development in Austin, Texas
New institutional alliances, driven by the rapid increase in and diversity of new technologies, are altering the strategy and tactics of economic development. As a result, communities across the world are seeking to create modern technopoleis or city-states that interactively link technology commercialization with public and private sectors to spur economic growth and diversification through high-technology company development. This paper develops the conceptual framework of a technopolis wheel from studying the dynamics of high-technology development and economic growth in Austin, Texas. It describes seven segments within the technopolis: the university, large technology companies, small technology companies, federal government, state government, local government and support groups. (Author's preprint.)IC2 Institut
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Transforming Texas and the Nation: Productivity Through Entrepreneurship and Risk-taking
The authors call for the state of Texas to meet 25% of its need for new job creation through technology venturing, which they estimate to be 42,500 jobs per year or 820,000 new jobs over twenty years. In order to achieve this goal, they propose a number of measures: the expansion of Federal defense R&D in Texas, which they view as an investment and not simply as expenditure; the development of the Texas entrepreneurial infrastructure; expansion of the capital venture base; and establishment of a state seed-funding program for early-stage tech ventures.IC2 Institut
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Greater Austin Software Industry Report 1993
Report benchmarking the demographics, infrastructure, business and technology characteristics of Austin area software development firms in 1993. Includes a timeline of Austin's development as a technology center and a directory of 359 software firms in the region.IC2 Institut
Gestión y política industrial en sectores de alta tecnología: el caso de los semiconductores
This case analyzes what elements could entail in the United Stated industrial policy, giving a special emphasis on permanent changing modern high-tech industries environment. At the same time, it is sought to demonstrate that the correct orientation should be aimed to the intensive research and closely related to technological developments. It is argued that change and a flexible response are the necessary ingredients of an industrial policy aimed to meet the requirements of this industry. It specifically focuses on semiconductor companies to illustrate what sector like this could entail for public policy. This sector faces in complex ways a situation of continuous change and interaction through all the stages and processes from products. The behavior of this industry leads to misinterpretations and can lead to apply wrong policies.Este caso analiza qué elementos podrían implicar en la política industrial de Estados Unidos, haciendo especial énfasis en el cambio permanente del entorno de las industrias modernas de alta tecnología. Al mismo tiempo, se busca demostrar que la orientación correcta debe estar dirigida a la investigación intensiva y estrechamente relacionada con los desarrollos tecnológicos. Se sostiene que el cambio y una respuesta flexible son los ingredientes necesarios de una política industrial destinada a satisfacer las necesidades de esta industria. Se centra específicamente en las empresas de semiconductores para ilustrar lo que un sector como este podría implicar para las políticas públicas. Este sector enfrenta de manera compleja una situación de continuo cambio e interacción a través de todas las etapas y procesos de los productos. El comportamiento de esta industria da lugar a malas interpretaciones y puede llevar a aplicar políticas equivocadas
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Perspectives on Business and Emerging Trends For the 21st Century
In a presentation at the Fall 1997 CBA Advisory Dinner, discusses three mega business trends: (1) the transformation of high technology business from U.S. dominance to a global commodity-based industry, (2) the need for transfer of leadership from the public sector to the business sector, and (3) the emergence of the need for digital/knowledge management and to develop tomorrows talent.IC2 Institut
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Synergy for the 21st Century: Between Unstructured Problems and Management Planning Controls
In the plenary address to the INFORMS Dallas Fall 2007 conference for Operations Research and Management Sciences (OR/MS), discusses the synergy between OR/MS
and digital technology. Describes historically and prospectively the synergy between
OR/MS and new disciplines as well as other emerging societies, synergy between OR/MS and the technology chain and the issues and initiatives that are key to developing leadership for the 21st century, including the need for digital/knowledge management and the need to develop tomorrow’s required talent.IC2 Institut
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Newer Concepts of Management, Profits, and Profitability: Summaries and New Directions
Forecast of the impact of new information technologies on management in the period 1971-1990. Summarizes and extends three studies commissioned by the Conference Board in 1970.IC2 Institut
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Generational Road Maps: Political, Economic, Scientific?
In a commencement address to the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, describes the current lack of clear-cut generally acceptable road maps, formal or informal, for dealing with societal challenges and opportunities. Argues that audience members should, at an appropriate time, prepare themselves to accept the leadership for change and embrace the responsibility to develop their generational road map. Discusses the need for stronger linkages between academia, business and government and argues that efforts, newer institutions and mechanisms must be put in place that mitigate and solve urban, suburban and regional problems in parallel with each other. Describes five unprecedented opportunities for the scientific literates in the audience to reshape and restructure R&D and the economic infrastructure. Argues that these changes require audience members to develop and understanding of how public policy will be set in the future, acquire skills, become more multidisciplinary and understand how to commercialize science and technology.IC2 Institut
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Opening Address to The Second World Conference on Integrated Design & Process Technology of the Society for Design & Process Science (SDPS)
Discusses generational road maps and commercialization of science and technology. Describes the current lack of clear-cut generally acceptable road maps, formal or informal, and the changes facing all five basic dimensions of society – economic, political, social, cultural and scientific/technological. Argues for the development of stronger linkages between academia, business and government as well as the placement of new institutions and mechanisms that mitigate and solve urban, suburban
and regional problems in parallel with each other. Explains the need for SDPS to, at an appropriate time, accept the leadership for change and to embrace the responsibility to develop its generational road map that sets forth opportunities to commercialize our scientific and technological breakthroughs as well as their timing. Describes five unprecedented opportunities for SDPS members to reshape and restructure R&D and its subsequent commercialization.IC2 Institut
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Building and Creating the Future of the South: Breakthrough Partnerships for the 21st Century
In a presentation to the Southern Growth Policy Board’s 1997 Conference on the Future of the South, argues that partnership, including Public Private Partnerships, for the 21st century needs to be about winning combinations. Describes the change in resources that generate, prosperity, jobs and meaningful futures from natural endowments and geographic location to advanced technologies based on knowledge-based investments, highly skilled personnel and abundant financial assets. Describes breakthrough partnering between the public and private sector as the key to developing technology that will generate wealth, prosperity and newer, higher paying jobs in the future. Describes four freedoms necessary to achieve breakthrough partnering: exchange of ideas, access, trade and enterprise. Argues that bold, innovative leadership is required to reshape and restructure institutions to fit the new economy.IC2 Institut