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KNOWLEDGE AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE: NEW CHALLENGES TO INNOVATION STUDIES

Organised by 'Advances in the Economic and Social Analysis of Technology' (ASEAT)
and the 'Institute of Innovation Research' (I of IR)

April 7-9, 2003

Location: Manchester School of Management Building, Oxford Road, Manchester

ASEAT and the new I of IR invite you to a conference and to the Grand Opening of a new centre for innovation research; we are calling for Papers and Poster Presentations.

Innovation Studies has made great progress in the last 30 years, and has been a major contributor to revealing the powerful role of knowledge creation and exploitation in driving economic and social change. Furthermore, much of this progress has been achieved by cross-disciplinary work involving economists, sociologists, historians and political scientists. But the current developments in the global economy, in technologies and in political systems are continuing to pose new challenges to analysis. The purpose of this conference is to bring together the innovation studies community to take on these challenges.

The role of knowledge in the operation of the global economy is increasing in importance and complexity. There is a qualitative change in the conditions under which knowledge is exploited to create wealth, to improve the quality of life, and to move towards a sustainable ecosystem, economy and society. As the nature of the knowledge economy changes and is better understood, a distinctive new research agenda has emerged to study the management of innovation and to develop new innovation policies. These themes, and the research questions they pose, are the subject of this conference.

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