This paper examines the university-industry-government relationship as a mechanism for enhancing the efficiency and competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The case of a community enterprise producing dried banana products in the north of Thailand is used to demonstrate the significance of the Triple Helix model for business…

The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is the U.S. Government's crosscutting program that coordinates Federal research and development (R&D) activities in nanoscale science, engineering, technology, and related efforts among various participating agencies. The Federal Government launched the NNI in FY 2001 with an initial $500 million…

The 25 projects described were concerned primarily with educational applications of communications satellites, although some projects in additional public services--health, community development, and administration--were included in the Hermes satellite program. Solicited by the Department of Communications (DOC) from agencies and organizations…

Increasingly, academic institutions are asked to redress perceived national and regional economic shortcomings directly through technology transfer, formation of new companies, and product development; but the effectiveness of these mechanisms is unproven. Academic administrators must assess the match between capability and goals and preserve the…

Notes that much research in telecommunication and development continues to treat technology as neutral and neglects its impact on the powerless. Argues that the view of development as desirable often goes uncontested. Calls for a paradigm which places power in the center of the analysis. (SG)

Traces the growth and movement of Japanese research and technology efforts and achievements. Explains policies related to science and technology and examines resultant actions. Provides perspectives on the future direction and role of creativity in Japanese research. (ML)

Challenges of collecting and using photographic evidence and photo-interviewing to evaluate technology infusion programs in higher education are discussed. A five-phase study for using photo-interviewing is presented, using evaluation of a hypermedia workshop attended by 1 instructor, 1 graduate assistant, 26 graduate students, and 1 art…

Without a deliberate emphasis on designing and using technology to improve the organization of schooling, even the best learning technologies will have limited long-term impact on our educational system. Research has identified two key conditions of good schooling: students can learn well when they are actively engaged with multiple resources and…

Intended to help public broadcasters make informed decisions on the use of the new technologies to enhance their services and programming, this report outlines the relative strengths and weaknesses of new applications, describes selected options that may be available to public broadcasting, and provides cost and market projections to enable…

Key issues and problems that Canadians may face during the transition to the information society are highlighted in this report, which is based on a larger study by the Science Council of Canada's Committee on Computers and Communication: Information and Canadian Society to identify areas of prime concern, to stimulate public debate, and to place…

Problems and issues related to the financing and use of educational technologies in Arizona schools are addressed from both short- and long-term considerations. A brief review of the spread of computers in schools includes projections for future use of computers in education and a discussion of factors affecting the market, the convergence of…

New Jersey is strengthening its high-technology economy by encouraging technology transfer through supporting advanced technology centers, funding academic researchers for technical problems of immediate industry interest and application, and forming other, less-structured alliances. Better interaction between the state's research community and…

This analysis of how the federal government might best promote excellence in education via instructional technology identifies strengths and weaknesses of instructional technology during the 1980's, indicates how technology might aid the teaching and learning process, and suggests how the federal goverment might best assist states and localities…

This study assesses problems and possibilities associated with production and use of radio, television, computers, and various other technological delivery systems for instruction, and evaluates those already in place. Sources for data included commissioned papers; structured interviews with users, producers, and shapers of instructional…

This study assesses the application of both minicomputers and microcomputers to information-handling procedures and makes recommendations for automating such procedures, particularly in developing nations. The report is based on a survey of existing uses of small computing equipment in libraries, archives, and information centers which was…