Friday, March 18, 2011

"The emergence of new technologies is a complex, multi-dimensional process shaped by the strategies of different actors, a variety of institutional structures and developments in a broader context. Due to a high degree of interrelations, e.g. between political, societal and technological developments, socio-technical systems emerge in a non-linear fashion."

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Le chantier de la prochaine d�cennie selon le monde des affaires.

Le chantier de la prochaine d�cennie selon le monde des affaires.: "A ces conditions affectant fondamentalement l’environnement des affaires, il faut mentionner au niveau du d�veloppement r�gional une faiblesse manifeste en termes de la planification et la programmation des plans de d�veloppement. Cela se caract�rise par l’absence, �la fois d’une vision strat�gique sur le long terme que de l’inexistence d’�tudes sp�cifiques qui peuvent tenir compte des atouts et du positionnement g�ographique des r�gions."

Strengthening science–policy dialogue in developing countries: The opportunities for knowledge intermediaries - Resources - Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

Strengthening science–policy dialogue in developing countries: The opportunities for knowledge intermediaries - Resources - Overseas Development Institute (ODI): "There is, however, very little research that systematically examines the science–policy interface in developing countries, and little practical advice on how to strengthen linkages between scientific knowledge and the policy process."

Saturday, March 5, 2011

SOCIO-CYBERNETICS AND THE NEW ALIENATIONS

SOCIO-CYBERNETICS AND THE NEW ALIENATIONS: "In second-order cybernetics, the system - whether an individual or a group - is defined as having the ability to reflect on its own operations on the environment, and even on itself. These operations generate variety in the environment, or in itself, which can reflexively be recognized as being due to systemic variation, which makes them recursive: observations can be observed, communications can be communicated, etc."