9th International Conference on Technology Policy and Innovation
Greece 2006
“SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY”
Santorini, Greece, 18-21 June 2006
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
(REVISED DRAFT)
ATHENS, May 26, 2006
DELPHI-21
PLENARY SESSIONS
Session PL0: CONFERENCE OPENING
Session PL1: SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY – INTRODUCTION TO
THE CONFERENCE THEME
Session PL2: GOVERNANCE OF SCIENCE – IN SEARCH OF SUSTAINABLE
SOLUTIONS
Session PL3: The knowledge base for "Science-in-Society"
policies
Session PL4: SCIENCE – SOCIETY – SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES
IN EUROPE AND BEYOND
Session PL5: SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY – CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE CONFERENCE THEME
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Session N1: NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS – CRITICAL PARAMETERS
Session N2: NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS – STRUCTURES AND ACTORS
Session G1: GOVERNANCE – NEW DIMENSIONS
Session G2: GOVERNANCE – TOOLS AND METHODS
Session S1: SUSTAINABILITY – ASPECTS AND ISSUES
Session S2: SUSTAINABILITY – TOOLS AND METHODS
Session I1: INNOVATION DYNAMICS – CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES
Session I2: INNOVATION DYNAMICS – CATALYZING GROWTH
Session R1: REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS – OPPORTUNITIES FOR
DEVELOPMENT
Session R2: REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS - KEY ACTORS FOR
GROWTH
Session F1: FROM FORESIGHT TO POLICIES – LEARNING EXPERIENCES
Session F2: FROM FORESIGHT TO POLICIES – STRATEGIC ELEMENTS
Session H: THE HUMAN FACTOR IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
Session C1: SOCIO-CULTURAL DIMENSIONS – IMPACT OF INNOVATION
Session C2: SOCIO-CULTURAL DIMENSIONS – SHAPING OF INNOVATION
Session B: POLICIES FOR THE SUSTAINABLE BIOECONOMY
Session D: POLICIES FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL ECONOMY
Poster Sessions (PO)
PLENARY SESSIONS (PL) – KEYNOTE PAPERS BY INVITED SPEAKERS
Session PL0: CONFERENCE OPENING
Chair: Emmanuel G. Koukios, Chair, National Organising Committee – Conference
Co-ordinator, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Co-chair: David Gibson, Chair, International Organising Committee - IC2 Institute,
University of Texas, Austin, USA
Introduction to the Conference by the Chairpersons
(Names to be confirmed)
Senior representatives of Conference Co-organisers and Major Sponsors
Brief Addresses to the Conference Participants
Christos Doumas
Professor of Archaeology – In charge of the Santorini excavations
Invited Presentation on Santorini’s Archaeology and History
Discussion
Session PL1: SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY – INTRODUCTION TO
THE CONFERENCE THEME
Chair: Jean – Michel Baer, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
Co-chair: Demosthenes Agrafiotis, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece - National Organising Committee – Rapporteur PL1, PL2
Brief Introduction to the Session by the Chairpersons
Jean – Michel Baer
Director, Science and Society Directorate, DG Research, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
Towards an ambitious Science-in-Society policy at European level
Nicholas Ashford
Center for Technology, Policy & Industrial Development, MIT, USA
Science, Society and Sustainability: A 21st century view (title to be confirmed)
Ezio Manzini
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Amplifying weak signals in society towards sustainability. A bottom-up perspective in socio-technical innovation
Discussion
Session PL2: GOVERNANCE OF SCIENCE – IN SEARCH OF SUSTAINABLE
SOLUTIONS
Chair: Joerg Mayer-Ries, IFOK GmbH, Institute for Organisational Communication, Germany
Co-chair: Name to be confirmed, Genereral Secretariat of Research & Technology,
Greece
Brief Introduction to the Session by the Chairpersons
Patrick Legros
ECARES, Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium
Tensions on the global markets for scientific publications
Hub Zwart
University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
The institutionalization of ethics in research policy
Nicholas Ashford
Center for Technology, Policy & Industrial Development, MIT, USA
Community-based and stakeholders processess – the US experience (titled to be confirmed)
Karel Mulder
Department of Technology Dynamics & Sustainable Development, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Innovation for Sustainable Development: From environmental design to the management of transitions
Discussion
Session PL3: The knowledge base for "Science-in-Society"
policies
Chair: Paraskevas Caracostas, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
Co-chair: Nassos Alevizopoulos, Head of Business Development, GENESIS Pharma
S.A., Athens, Greece
Brief Introduction to the Session by the Chairpersons
Paraskevas Caracostas
Advisor, Science and Society Directorate, DG Research, European Commission
The state of science studies in Europe: results from a recent mapping exercise
Andrew Jamison
Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University, Denmark
Historical perspectives on the science-society interactions
Luc Soete
MERIT, United Nations University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
The political economy of the knowledge society: recent perspectives
Discussion
Session PL4: “SCIENCE – SOCIETY – SUSTAINABILITY” POLICIES
IN EUROPE AND BEYOND
Chair: Jennifer C. Harper, Malta Council on Science & Technology, Malta
Co-chair: Vasileios Laopodis, President, Innopolis: Centre for Innovation and Culture,
Athens, Greece – National Organising Committee – Rapporteur PL3, PL4
Brief Introduction to the Session by the Chairpersons
Mari Hjelt
GAIA Group Oy, Finland
Recent trends in research policies of industrial countries: the societal dimension
Luke Georghiou
Manchester Business School, UK
Foresight as a Science-in-Society policy
Victor Van Rij
COS, Consultative Committee of Sector Councils for research and development, The Netherlands
Horizon scanning as a new tool for a Science-in-Society policy: lessons from the FOR-SOCIETY ERAnet
Jurgen Schmandt
University of Texas, Austin and Houston Advanced Research Center, USA
Sustainability Science
Discussion
Session PL5: SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY – CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE CONFERENCE THEME
Chair: Emmanuel G. Koukios, Chair, National Organising Committee – Conference
Co-ordinator, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Co-chair: David Gibson, Chair, International Organising Committee - IC2 Institute,
University of Texas, Austin, USA
Brief Introduction to the Session by the Chairpersons
Key Points of the Conference presented by Session Chairs and Rapporteurs
Plenary Sessions
National Innovation Systems
Governance
Sustainability
Innovation Dynamics
Regional Innovation Systems
From Foresight to Policies
Human Factor
Socio-cultural Dimensions
Bioeconomy
Digital Economy
Final Discussion
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Session N1: NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS – CRITICAL PARAMETERS
Chair: Marina van Geenhuizen, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management,
Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Co-chair: Nikos Koukoumas, Consultant, Athens, Greece – Rapporteur N1, N2
Brief Introduction to the Session by the Chairpersons
Panos Mourdoukoutas
University of New York, USA
Creativity and Innovation: The Greek Paradox
Alejandro Ibarra-Yunez
Instituto Tecnologico, EGADE, Monterrey, Mexico
Is There a Technology-Competitiveness Link between Capital Goods Imports and Exports? Further Evidence for Mexico
Karoly Fazekas*, Eva Ozsvald
Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Science, Hungary
Spatial distribution of high technology industries and knowledge intensive services of foreign and domestic firms – the case of Hungary*
Pedro Faria*, Francisco Lima, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal
Rui Santos, UNL
Cooperation in Innovation: Empirical evidence from the third community innovation survey results for Portugal
M. Tzika, E. Perperi, A. Manglis*
Atlantis Consulting S.A., Thessaloniki, Greece
Gate2Start, a ground-breaking model for the successful exploitation of research-based innovation; Bringing entrepreneurship and market expertise at the start of applied research
Discussion
Session N2: NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS – STRUCTURES AND ACTORS
Chair: Alejandro Ibarra-Yunez, Instituto Tecnologico, EGADE, Monterrey, Mexico
Co-chair: Angelos Manglis, President, ATLANTIS S.A., Thessaloniki, Greece
Brief Introduction to the Session by the Chairpersons
Akira Ishikawa
IC2 Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, USA & Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan
The Industry-Government-Academia Collaborations for Technological Development in Japan
Visalakshi Srinivasan
National Institute of Science Technology & Development Studies, New Delhi, India
Role of Critical Infrastructure and incentives in the Commercialisation of Biotechnology in India: An Analysis
Miguel Torres Preto*, Pedro Conceicao
Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST), Portugal
Diffusion of technology across OECD countries: how inequality influences the adoption of ICTs?
Despina Tomadaki
National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Topology and structure of an R&D network: The case of Greece
Agnieszka Olechnicka
EUROREG, Warsaw University, Poland
The Information Society’s development in Europe (the regional perspective)
Discussion
Session G1: GOVERNANCE – NEW DIMENSIONS
Chair: Giorgio Sirilli, Institute of Studies on Scientific Research (ISRDS), NRC,
Rome, Italy – Rapporteur G1, G2
Co-chair: Pericles Vassilopoulos, Vice-President, Citizens Union “Paremvassi”,
Athens, Greece
Brief Introduction to the Session by the Chairpersons
William N. Hulsey III
Hulsey Intellectual Property Lawyers, Austin, Texas, USA
The relationship between the US and EU laws protecting and promoting the advancement of technology by entrepreneurial enterprises, including related IP harmonization efforts between the two markets (title to be confirmed)
Tiago Ratinho*, European Investment Bank
Elsa Henriques, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal
The Role of Quality Management in Innovation: Preliminary Research and an Agenda for Future Research
Jennifer Cassingena Harper*, Malta Council for Science and Technology, Malta
Luke Georghiou, PREST, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK
European Policy for International Cooperation in Research
Emilia Liaska
Greek Ombudsman Office, Athens, Greece
The Greek Ombudsman and Quality of Life
Ayoob Mohamadian
ITRC, IT Department, Iran
E-policy making: A system approach based on evaluation and monitoring ICT’s impacts on society dimensions
Discussion
Session G2: GOVERNANCE – TOOLS AND METHODS
Chair: William N. Hulsey III, Hulsey Intellectual Property Lawyers, Austin, Texas,
USA
Co-chair: Stefanos Tsolakidis, President, CLEOS S.A., Athens, Greece – National
Organising Committee
Brief Introduction to the Session by the Chairpersons
Tinne Vandensande
“Meeting of Minds” EU Project, King Baudouin Foundation, Brussels, Belgium
European Citizens Deliberation: A breakthrough in participatory governance at EU level?
Alexandre Bredimas
University of Cambridge, UK
Nuclear Power Plant Siting
Anastasia Venianaki*, Filimon Skittides, Petros Kostagiolas, Georgios Vokas
Technological Institute of Piraeus, Greece
Integrating Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Process Mapping, for better quality dairy products
Sgouris P. Sgouridis*, Joseph M. Sussman, Christopher Glazner
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Characterizing three engineering systems methods for supporting regional strategic transportation planning applied to freight systems
Vasileios G. Tzemos*, Athens U. of Technology – Attorney in Law LL.M. (Freiburg) - Greek Ombudsman, Athens
Harilaos Sandalidis, Paris Zormbas, Greek Ombudsman, Athens, Greece
Mediation based on legal control and technological support. An innovative institution
Discussion
Session S1: SUSTAINABILITY – ASPECTS AND ISSUES
Chair: Evangelos Baltas, President, National Center for the Environment and
Sustainable Development (NCESD), Athens, Greece
Co-chair: Cleanthes Israilides, Head of the Biotechnology Laboratory, National
Agricultural Research Foundation, Athens, Greece
Introduction by the Chairpersons
Evangelos Baltas et al.
National Center for the Environment and Sustainable Development (NCESD), Athens, Greece
Presentation of NCESD and its activities
Miguel Briceno
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Complexity and Sustainable Development
Sunil Varkey
University of Cambridge, UK
Lean Transformation: The key to Sustainability in a Knowledge-based economy
JohnPaul Kusz, Nassos George
Center for Sustainable Enterprise, Stuart School of Business, IIT, Chicago, USA
Small Business, Big Changes - Focusing on Sustainability, a Small Business Drives Innovation Internally and Policy in Its Sector
W. J. Nuttall*, F. A. Roques and D. Hamilton
Judge Business School, Cambridge University, UK
Agent Based Simulation of Technology Adoption – an example: Distributed Electricity Generation
Discussion
Session S2: SUSTAINABILITY – TOOLS AND METHODS
Chair: Marton Gyula, Cooperative Research Centre of Environmental & Information Technologies, University of Veszprem, Hungary – Rapporteur S1, S2
Co-chair: Apostolos Vlyssidis, Head, Environmental Technologies Unit, National
Technical University of Athens, Greece
Brief Introduction to the Session by the Chairpersons
Christine Ng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Shaping Environmental Regulation through Technology Demonstration: Evidence from the Diesel Vehicle Industry
Carlos Atoche-kong*, Elisa Cobas-Flores, EGADE-ITESM, Mexico
William Nuttall, David Reiner, University of Cambridge, UK
Embracing the Opportunities for a Carbon Constrained World. A CEMEX- Lafarge Environmental Strategies Comparison and Strategic Options for Global Cement Companies
Ruy Portela
Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil
The analysis of the process of environmental internalization concern in medium and big industries on the Northeast of Brazil: the Paraiba case
Paulo Ribeiro
In+, Centre for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, IST, Lisbon, Portugal
Sustainable waste management policies: use of a material flow analysis based model to forecast waste generation as tool for decision making process
Apostolos Vlyssidis et al., National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Cleanthes Israilides et al., National Agricultural Research Foundation, Athens, Greece
Technological strategies for sustainable agro-industrial development – An overview of recent research activities
(Summary of Poster Papers No: 149, 150, 151 and 152)
Discussion
Session I1: INNOVATION DYNAMICS – CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES
Chair: Bob Hodgson, Zernicke UK Ltd., Cambridge, United Kingdom
– Rapporteur I1, I2
Co-chair: George Strogylopoulos, President, Logotech S.A. Innovation & Development,
Athens, Greece
Brief Introduction to the Session by the Chairpersons
Marina Geenhuizen*, Danny Soetanto
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
University Spin-offs Time-Patterns of Obstacles to Growth
Francis Wu*, IC2 Institute, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Angel Chun-Chi Chuang , IC2 Institute, University of Texas at Austin, USA & National Applied Research Laboratories, Taiwan
Human Communication Infrastructure for Promoting Industrial R&D and Innovation: A Cross-Country Investigation
Constantine Thiopoulos
INI-CUBATOR S.A., Athens, Greece
Networked Incubation Services: The Case of Greece
Franziska Steyer
Joanneum Research, Institute of Technology and Regional Policy, Austria
Infrastructure for the Science-Industry-Linkage: Evaluation Insights from the Austrian K plus Competence Centre Programme
Dariusz Trzmielak
Innovation Center, University of Lodz, Poland
Infrastructure and New Technology Development Policy – Lessons from Polish Market
Joao Paulo Marques
ISCAC, Portugal
Business Incubators and University - Industry cooperation: a survey of the Portuguese reality
Discussion
Session I2: INNOVATION DYNAMICS – CATALYZING GROWTH
Chair: Nicholas Ashford, Center for Technology, Policy & Industrial Development,
MIT, USA
Co-chair: Constantine Thiopoulos, Managing Director, INI-CUBATOR S.A., Athens,
Greece
Brief Introduction to the Session by the Chairpersons
David Gibson, James E. Jarrett and The Economic Development Team
IC2 Institute, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Accelerating knowledge-based growth in emerging and developed regions
Elin Merethe Oftedal
Greater Stavanger Economic Development, Norway
Legitimacy for Creative Destruction
Lukasz Jonak, Warsaw University, Poland
Facilitating innovativeness through structural change. Social networks, complexity and emergence of novelty
Minerva Arzola
UNEXPO, Management R&D Center, Venezuela
How can innovation be measured in services sector? Empirical evidence in the finance sector Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
Ilias A. Makris
University of Patras, Greece & Technological Institute of Kalamata, Greece
The role of financial sector to the spur of innovative activity: Infrastructure, incentives and Macroeconomic environment. A survey in Greek financial institutions
Discussion
Session R1: REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS – OPPORTUNITIES FOR
DEVELOPMENT
Chair: Douglas J. Robertson, City Councillor and Chair, Economic Affairs
Committee, Moncton, Canada
Co-chair: Pantoleon Skayannis, Chair, Department of Planning and Regional
Development, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece – Rapporteur R1, R2
Brief Introduction to the Session by the Chairpersons
Fred Phillips
Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands
The Godfathers: Characteristics and Roles of Central Individuals in the Transformation of Techno-Regions
Pantoleon D. Skayannis, Maria-Erato Markatou
Infrastructure, Technology Policy and Development Unit, University of Thessaly, Greece
The Geographical Pattern of Patent Activity in Greece
Thais Falqueto
Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK
An Assessment of Logistics System Opportunities for Lodz: Lessons Learned from the Zaragoza Experience
Elpida Samara
Management of Energy Resources, University of West Macedonia, Greece
The development of Regional Innovation Systems in Greece. Their interaction with National Innovation Systems
Luis Claudio Silva Frade*, Alfredo Luiz de Souza, Neusa Maria Lobato Rodrigues Arouck, Marilan Mota Jadao, Alvaro Raineri de Lima, Thiago Pereira Soares
Eletronorte S/A, Brazil
Research, Technological Development and Innovation Management System in the Amazon Region: The Eletronorte Case
Discussion
Session R2: REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS - KEY ACTORS FOR
GROWTH
Chair: Chandler Stolp, LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at
Austin, USA
Co-chair: Pantoleon Skayannis, Chair, Department of Planning and Regional
Development, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece – Rapporteur R1, R2
Brief Introduction to the Session by the Chairpersons
Douglas J. Robertson
City Councillor and Chair, Economic Affairs Committee, Moncton, Canada
Regional Community Technology-Based Business Growth – Atlantic Canada
Eduardo Rodriguez-Orregia
Research Institute for Sustainable Development and Social Equality, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
Institutions, Geography and the Development of Regional Returns to Schooling in Mexico
Petros Rodakinias*, Pantoleon Skayannis, Anna Zygoura
Infrastructure, Technology Policy and Development Unit, DPRD, University of Thessaly, Greece
Greek SMEs in the Information Society: ICT Use and Integration in the Region of Dytiki Makedonia