This Policy Brief focuses on the different ways in which technological revolutions have been studied and understood historically. While some attempts have been made to outline definitive historical periods with categorical empirical evidence, they have not produced tight conclusions.
This Policy Brief is different. It summarises the study of economic cycles and the history of previous transformations and critically outlines the benefits and limitations of essentially conceptual frameworks. It proposes complementing Schwab's ‘4th Industrial Revolution’ approach with the neo-Schumpeterian scholarship, which highlights the crucial role that governments play in the successful deployment of new socio-technical systems. At the same time, it offers recommendations for policymakers on how to understand the past so that policy can be better designed to ensure that the new technologies deliver a socially and environmentally sustainable future.
Image: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-DIG-nclc-01581) |
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Always Under A Careful Scrutiny
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In December 2021, we received our Review Report from the European Commission. Based on their feedback, we can improve our deliverables and our Technical Report. Our Monitors see the project as delivering new results for the debate on technology and work.
Our innovation journey will continue. Our deliverables will eventually be available on our website.
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for Sixth International Conference Wellbeing at Work, 13 - 15 June 2022
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Prof. Steven Dhondt, as a keynote speaker, will present BEYOND4.0 project results at the upcoming conference. The conference will be held online.
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A Newly Beyond4.0 Article Will Be Published at Any Time
in New Technology, Work and Employment Magazine
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The paper Organisation, technological change and skills use over time: a longitudinal study on linked employee surveys by Steven Dhondt, Michiel Bal and K. O. Kraan will be with open access.
Stay tuned! Once it is on
we will announce it here and on our website.
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The Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Research Winter School 2022
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The 2022 Winter School, will provide a unique opportunity for early-career researchers to network, collaborate and share research ideas with fellow academics involved in research into the nature, development, and consequences of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. The event will be hosted by the Entrepreneurial Ecosystems team at Utrecht University School of Economics, led by Erik St.
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Regional entrepreneurial ecosystems: Technological transformation, digitalisation and the longer term—The automotive and ICT sectors in the UK and Bulgaria - Chiara N Focacci, Vassil Kirov
Socio-Economic Performance of European Welfare States in Technology-Induced Employment Scenarios - Ville-Veikko Pulkka, Miska Simanainen
Reimagining the Platform Economy - Mariana Mazzucato, Rainer Kattel, Tim O'Reilly, Josh Entsminger
Public Wealth Funds: Supporting Economic Recovery And Sustainable Growth
Dr. Josh Ryan-Collins
New book: New Ways of Organizing: Alternatives to Bureaucracy - Herman Kuipers, Pierre van Amelsvoort, Eric-Hans Kramer
New book: Data Justice and COVID-19: Global Perspectives - Linnet Taylor, Aaron Martin, Gargi Sharma, Shazade Jameson
How Digitalisation Must Be Harnessed To Save Jobs - Esther Lynch
AI Job Displacement Index
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| | | This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 8222296.
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