Technological Innovation and Social Change

Chimera - the Institute for Social and Technical Research
Publications from CHIMERA.

Chimera is an Institute of the University of Essex that combines the social and technological sciences to generate insights into the personal and social use of information and communication technologies. Our objective is to understand what people do, how they do it, how this changes over time and what difference it makes. We then apply this understanding to the design of new technologies, commercial strategies or public policy interventions.

many papers and powerpoints here: the 2006 selection includes

Anderson, B. and Gaved, M. (2006) Local ICT initiatives: Social capital engineering? Presentation at an ESRC/NCVO Seminar on ICT, Social Capital and Voluntary Action, October 5th, NCVO, London, UK. See also the glossy brochure and the press release produced by the ESRC for the event.

Brady, M. (2006) Motivating factors for writing and reading blogs. Paper presented at the Information Communication and Society Conference, 12-14 September 2006, University of York, York, UK.

Anderson, B. (2006) Social capital, quality of life and ICTs: A microsimulation approach to 'impact' analysis for the 'young' and the 'old' . Paper presented at the Information Communication and Society Conference, 12-14 September 2006, University of York, York, UK.

Anderson, B., Partridge, C., and Stoneman, P. (2006) E-Society Past, Present and Future: Looking back to look forwards, Paper presented at the ESRC e-Society Programme Conference, York, 19th September 2006

Anderson, B. (2006) 'Non-response and attrition in a multi-method longitudinal household panel survey'. Paper presented at the Methodology of Longitudinal Surveys International Conference, 12-14 July 2006, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.

Stoneman, P. (2006) Exploring time use - "web-use and net-nerds". Paper presented at the IATUR 2006 International Association of Time Use Researchers Conference, Copenhagen, 16-18 August, 2006.

Anderson, B., Carlson, S. and Nafus, D. (2006) 'e-Enabling Data: Potential impacts on methods and expertise'. Paper presented at the Second International Conference on e-Social Science, 28-30 June 2006, Manchester, UK.

Anderson, B., Carlson, S. and Nafus, D. (2006) eNabling Data: Some observations. NCeSS 2006 Conference Workshop on 'Social Science Perspectives on e-Science', Manchester, June 27th, 2006.

Ellis, R. M. and Haywood, A. (2006) "Full Report of Research Activities and Results for the ESRC - 'Virtually second-hand: Internet auction sites as spaces of knowledge performance'. " Award no: RES=000-23-0433.

Ellis, R. M. and Haywood, A. (2006, in press) 'Virtual_radiophile (163*): eBay and the changing collecting practices and geographies of the UK vintage radio community', in Hillis, K.; Epley, N. and Petit, M. Everyday eBay: Culture, Collecting and Desire (Routledge: New York)

Anderson, B., Brynin, M., and Raban, Y. [Eds.] (2006, in press) Information and Communications Technologies in Society. London: Routledge.

Anderson, B., and Raban, Y. (2006, in press) The social impact of broadband internet in the home. In Anderson, B., Brynin, M., and Raban, Y. [Eds.] (2006) Information and Communications Technologies in Society. London: Routledge.

Anderson, B., and Yttri, B., (2006, in press) Telework Transitions and the Quality of Life. In Anderson, B., Brynin, M., and Raban, Y. [Eds.] (2006) Information and Communications Technologies in Society. London: Routledge.

Anderson, B., (2006, in press) Social Capital, Quality of Life and Information and Communication Technologies. In Anderson, B., Brynin, M., and Raban, Y. [Eds.] (2006) Information and Communications Technologies in Society. London: Routledge.

Anderson, B.,(2006) 'Passing by and Passing Through'. In Kraut, R., Brynin, M. and Kiesler, S [Eds] Domesticating Information Technologies. London: Routledge.

Chimera Working Papers - 2006

Brady, M (October 2006) ''Blogs: Motivations Behind the Phenomenon', Chimera Working Paper 2006-17, Ipswich: University of Essex.

Ellis R M (August 2006) ''Key Issues in Broadband Uptake Amongst SMEs in Suffolk and Norfolk', Chimera Working Paper 2006-16, Ipswich: University of Essex.

Anderson, B., and Carlson, S. (August 2006) ''Entangled Data: Knowledge & Community making in E (Social) Science - Research Report to the ESRC', Chimera Working Paper 2006-15. Ipswich: University of Essex.

Zong, P and Anderson, B. (August 2006) ''Modelling and forecasting UK telecommunications expenditure using household microdata', Chimera Working Paper 2006-14. Ipswich: University of Essex.

Anderson, B., and Carlson, S., (July 2006) ''Entangled Data: Knowledge & Community making in E (Social) Science Final Data Report', Chimera Working Paper 2006-13. Ipswich: University of Essex.

Anderson, B., and Carlson, S., (July 2006) ''e-Enabling Data: Potential impacts on methods and expertise', Chimera Working Paper 2006-12. Ipswich: University of Essex.

Stoneman, P. (June 2006) 'Exploring time use: a methodological response to "web-use and net-nerds", Chimera Working Paper 2006-11. Ipswich: University of Essex.

Haywood, A J. (April 2006) 'Online Auctions: User Experience Insights from eBay.', Chimera Working Paper 2006-10. Ipswich: University of Essex.

Ellis, R M and Haywood, A J. (January 2006) 'The implications of eBay for the policy community: eBay as a source of self employment, consumer issues and online community as a policy tool.', Chimera Working Paper 2006-09. Ipswich: University of Essex.

Ellis, R M and Haywood, A H. (January 2006) 'eBay and changing collecting practices and rituals: the vintage radio and stamp/cover collecting communities', Chimera Working Paper 2006-07. Ipswich: University of Essex.

Gaved, M and Anderson, B. (2006) 'The impact of local ICT initiatives on social capital and quality of life ', Chimera Working Paper 2006-06. Ipswich: University of Essex.

Hicks, M. (2006) 'The 24/7 society: Implications for the East of England.', Chimera Working Paper 2006-05. Ipswich: University of Essex.

Stoneman, P and Anderson, B. (2006) 'Social Capital, Quality of Life, Employment and ICTs', Chimera Working Paper 2006-04. Ipswich: University of Essex.

Anderson, B., Yttri, B., (2006) 'Telework Transitions and the Quality of Life', Chimera Working Paper 2006-03. Ipswich: University of Essex.

Anderson, B. (2006) 'The effect of ICT uptake on social capital and quality of life: a microsimulation approach', Chimera Working Paper 2006-02. Ipswich: University of Essex.

if:book
Rich blog on Future of the Book and much else

Vernon Ruttan Research
a lot of other papers from this author, including much of interest in terms of environmental technologies and the role of the state in innovation.

Vernon Ruttan Book:
Interesting set of essays, displaying wide-ranging knowledge, gathered as...

SOCIAL SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
by Vernon W. Ruttan

Part I
Chapter 1 Induced Institutional Innovation

Part II
Chapter 2 Cultural Endowments and Economic Development

Chapter 3 The Sociology of Development and Underdevelopment

Chapter 4 What Happened to Political Development?

Chapter 5 Growth Economics and Development Economics

Part III
Chapter 6 Technology Adoption, Diffusion and Transfer

Chapter 7 Social Capital and Institutional Renovation

Chapter 8 Religion, Culture and Nation

Chapter 9 Why Foreign Economic Assistance?

Part IV

Chapter 10 Postscript"

ICT in Agriculture:
Perspectives of Technological Innovation ed by E. Gelb, A. Offer

downloadable book: Table of Contents is ~

Introduction - Computers and Farming: Vision and Reality? - A. Offer (PDF)

Is ICT Adoption for Agriculture Still an Important Issue? - E. Gelb, C. Parker (PDF)
IT Applications in Agriculture: Some Developments and Perspectives – F. Kuhlmann (PDF)

ICT Adoption as an Agricultural Information Dissemination tool – an historical perspective - M. Harkin (PDF)

Management Information Systems - S. Harsh (PDF)

ICT in Precision Agriculture – Diffusion of technology - S. Fountas, S. Blackmore. S. M. Pedersen (PDF)

ICT in Water Supply and Irrigation Management - M. Sne (PDF)

ICT in the Dairy Farming System - - A. Berman (PDF)

Measuring the Benefit from a Computer in the Milking Parlor – E. Gelb, Y. Kislev, H. Voet (PDF)

Fruit Tree Models: Scope and Limitations - E. Goldschmidt, A. Lakso (PDF)

Tell Me, Crop, How Are You? – J. R. Lambert (PDF)

AGRIS 1968-1994: Insights and Lessons - A personal memoir – A. I. Lebowitz (PDF)

How Can Agricultural Extension Best Harness ICTs to Improve Rural Livelihood in
Developing Countries - D. Richardson (PDF)

Evaluating Internet for Extension in Agriculture – G. Bonati, E. Gelb (PDF)

What Influences Farmers' Computer Use - R.K. Iddings, J. Apps. (PDF)

ICT Adoption in Horticulture: A comparison to the EFITA Base line – N. Taragola, E. Gelb (PDF)

FARMSOFT – A 1997 Agricultural Software Review Perspective – E. Gelb, G. Bonati, J.L. Carel, J.J. Claustriaux, P. Jurgens, S. Lehnert,
P. Pasher, J. Kamp, A.M. Murao, V.Wahl, J. Nicol, J.A. Nunez, Butragueno, F. Costa, G. Spoiden, M. Raschas (PDF)

ICT Adoption From Bonn to Debrecen– A summary of the EFITA Questionnaires - E. Gelb, P. Wagner, K. Rosskopf, C. Parker, G. Schiefer (PDF)

ICT Spillovers in Rural Areas (An ICT Adoption review) – E. Gelb, D. Getz, G. Obermann (PDF)

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Adoption as a Tool for Agricultural Research Coordination and
Information Dissemination - A. Maoz (PDF)

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Contribution to Broiler Breeding - Y. Eitan (PDF)

Management of Publicly Funded Agricultural Research - E. Gelb, D. Levanon (PDF)

NOA - A Management Information System for the National Dairy and Beef Herds - E. Ezra (PDF)

MilkenInstitute.Org > Publications > Mind to Market: A Global Analysis of University Biotechnology Transfer and Commercialization

Mind to Market: A Global Analysis of University Biotechnology Transfer and Commercialization
Ross DeVol and Armen Bedroussian, with Anna Babayan, Meggy Frye, Daniela Murphy, Tomas J. Philipson, Lorna Wallace, Perry Wong and Benjamin Yeo
September 20, 2006
Quote: "Three decades have passed since researchers from Stanford and the University of California, San Francisco began to develop the commercial applications for their work on recombinant DNA and launched the birth of the biotech industry. The result is a flourishing global landscape of spin-offs, startups and collaborations between biotechnology firms, financiers and academia.

Those linkages were fortified in the United States with the 1980 passage of the Bayh-Dole Act, granting to universities the right to own, license and market the fruits of their faculty research. Nations worldwide quickly followed suit.

Research and innovation are increasingly shifting away from the corporate lab and back to where they began: the university campus. And as the global economy grows increasingly dependent on the generation and dissemination of knowledge, universities are seen as natural partners for both business and government.

For this reason, it is crucial to examine the process of university technology transfer for its strengths and vulnerabilities in order to facilitate the commercialization process and ensure the greatest possible returns on public investment.

In this study, Milken Institute researchers examine the biotechnology transfer process taking place at universities, from knowledge creation to technology transfer and early-stage commercialization. A key focus of the investigation is the role played by technology transfer professionals. Research is essential for commercial outcome, but the technology transfer professional is crucial in the successful conversion of knowledge to the private sector.

Key Findings:

* Harvard University ranks first in terms of biotech research, as measured by papers and citations, followed by the University of Tokyo and University of London. U.S. universities hold eight of the top 10, and 28 of the top 40 positions. California universities hold five of the top 25 rankings; the UK and Japan hold three each.
* The University of Texas system scores first on our Biotech Patent Composite Index, followed by U.C. San Francisco — which is likely first among individual campuses since the University of Texas doesn’t report data on individual campuses — and Johns Hopkins. Nine of the top 10 patent holders are U.S. universities. The University of London ranks first among foreign universities (10th overall).
* Our University Technology Transfer and Commercialization Index shows MIT first on outcome measures, which include such factors as licensing income and startups. The University of California system ranks second (led by U.C. San Francisco), with Caltech third, Stanford fourth and Florida fifth. The University of British Columbia was the highest-ranked Canadian institution, coming in eighth overall.
* Among U.S., Canadian and European universities, the United States leads in invention disclosures, patents filed and granted, licenses executed and licensing income. However, European universities surpass their U.S. counterparts in startups established.
* Research activity has a high rate of return. Each 10-point increase in our research papers score contributes an additional $1.7 million in annual licensing income.
* Investments into offices of technology transfer (OTT) also offer high returns. For every $1 invested in OTT staff, the university receives a little more than $6 of licensing income.
* In terms of job creation, the Amgens and Genentechs most differentiate the economic impact of U.S. university-based biotech commercialization that originates from universities in other nations.

The report includes rankings of the top universities based on the quality of their biotech research (Publication Ranking), the number and quality of their patents (Patent Ranking) and their ability to transfer this IP into commercial uses (Technology Transfer and Commercialization Index)......."