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On innovation diffusion, how do firms find out about, adopt, and embed new techniques, and technologies?

Background

BEIS plans to boost productivity and improve lives by tackling society’s Grand Challenges in life sciences, artificial intelligence, automation and space. By investing in R&D and innovation, we will unleash potential and work towards making the UK a science superpower. To do this, BEIS needs research to better understand:

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Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Beis areas research interest interim update 2020

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    Why might this be relevant?

    The project discusses the diffusion of technology and innovation, but does not specifically address how firms find out about, adopt, and embed new techniques and technologies.

  • Mapping the production, diffusion and drivers of future technologies

    We propose to map and track the state of technological change in the UK, understand its drivers, impacts and help to improve the UK's productivity record via our collaboration and engagement with industry and policymaker...

    Funded by: UKRI

    Lead research organisation: University of Warwick

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    The project aims to map and track the state of technological change in the UK, understand its drivers, impacts and help to improve the UK's productivity record, which directly addresses the question.

  • EPSRC / QinetiQ Chair in Technology Transfer

    Businesses and communities develop through successful implementation of new technology. It is widely held that technology transfer is beneficial and should be encouraged, yet there is little theory, and less evidence, pa...

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    To create impact from excellent science requires not only technical solutions but also mechanisms to bring products and processes to market. In this FLexible Interchange Programme (FLIP) project Professor Iain Donnison s...

    Funded by: BBSRC

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  • The Diffusion of Innovation in Low Income Countries

    Technological innovation is a key element of industrialisation and catch-up in developing countries. Since innovation is costly, risky and path-dependent, groundbreaking innovation is highly concentrated in a few rich co...

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