The real issues of the Middle East and the Arab Spring addressing research, innovation and entrepreneurship /
The wave of protests and populist uprisings in the Middle East has heightened the focus on a volatile region. But the emphasis on political issues has obscured underlying issues concerning education, infrastructure, research, innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainable environmental and social deve...
| Other Authors: | Andersson, Thomas, 1959-, Djeflat, Abdelkader., SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer,
©2013.
New York, NY : [2013] |
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1 online resource. |
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Innovation, technology, and knowledge management.
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1.
- DEFINING THE NEED OF REFORM: SPECIAL CONTEXT, BENCHMARKING AND BEST PRACTICES
- The Changing Landscape of the Middle East /
- Thomas Andersson and Abdelkader Djeflat
- Capacity Building, Rationale and Learning from Best Practice /
- Thomas Andersson and Abdelkader Djeflat
- Basics on Benchmarking /
- Thomas Andersson and Abdelkader Djeflat
- Examining Performance /
- Thomas Andersson and Abdelkader Djeflat
- Measuring Performance in GCC and Selected MENA Countries: In-Depth Considerations of Implementation /
- Thomas Andersson and Abdelkader Djeflat
- Introduction /
- Thomas Andersson and Abdelkader Djeflat.
- Part 2.
- ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
- The Relevance of Science and Technology for the Arab Spring and the Key Role of the Knowledge Economy /
- Abdelkader Djeflat
- Research, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and the Rentier Culture in the Arab Countries /
- Omar Bizri
- S & T Innovation Systems: The Role of Manufacturing, Institutions and Leaders /
- Eoin O'Sullivan
- Innovation in the Public Sector: Experiences in E-Procurement and University Research /
- Andrea Prat and Erina Ytsma
- New Perspectives on Health Issues, Research and Innovation /
- Kazem Behbehani and Peter F. Beales
- A Research and Development Framework for Sustainable Development in the GCC Countries /
- Thomas Andersson and John D. Liu.
- Part 3.
- SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP: LEVERAGING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
- Research Priorities and Their Impact on the National Innovation System /
- Cristina Flesia
- ICT Convergence and Europe's Digital Agenda 2010-2020 /
- Sylviane Toporkoff
- Establishing a New Framework for Lifelong Learning /
- Mohammed Chaib
- University-Industry Cooperation and Conditions for Start-Ups /
- David Audretsch, Ahmed Alshumaimri and Taylor Aldridge
- Building Knowledge and Innovation-Driven Economies in Arab Countries: How to Do It /
- Jean-Eric Aubert, Mats Karlsson and Anuja Utz
- Special Considerations and Ways Forward /
- Thomas Andersson.