Call for Papers: Innovation in Complex Social Systems
For today¹s knowledge economies, innovation is crucially important and
innovation happens in complex social systems.
This conference invites interested participants to listen to the leading
international experts of innovation research and discuss issues of immediate
concern to innovation policy makers and innovation business managers.
Additionally, each session will provide opportunity for presenting one
contributed paper which is the subject of this Call.
The programme will review the state of the art in international Innovation
Research
* by presenting results from the empirical analysis of innovative actors
such as universities, SMEs, and MNEs while focussing on their respective
contributions to the innovation process,
* by illuminating the systemic context of innovation with emphasis on
regional and sectoral systems of innovation in an evolutionary framework,
* and by discussing the tools and methods with which innovation networks in
complex social systems can be successfully investigated to extend and apply
our knowledge of them most effectively.
Confirmed Speakers
Tom Allen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Björn Asheim, Lund University, Sweden
John Casti, Santa Fe Institute, USA
Philip Cooke, Cardiff University, UK
Henry Etzkowitz, Newcastle University, UK
Nigel Gilbert, University Surrey, UK
Martin Heidenreich, University of Oldenburg, Germany
David Lane, Santa Fe Institute, USA
Rajneesh Narula, University of Reading, UK
Andreas Pyka, University of Bremen, Germany
Pier Paolo Saviotti, GAEL Grenoble, France
Flaminio Squazzoni, University of Brescia, Italy
Sheila Slaughter, University of Georgia, USA
Requested Papers
On this conference all speakers will emphasise the systemic nature of
innovation, speak of networks, and talk about embeddedness. However, the
different sessions will concentrate on specific actors, aspects and
methodologies within this shared framework.
Therefore, we expect to receive contributions which present new research
results (empirical case studies and modelling) concerning innovation in
complex social systems from the following areas:
* Empirically-oriented studies focussing either on
- Regional innovation networks as a whole (session 3),
- Universities (session 4),
- SMEs (session 5),
- or MNEs (session 6)
* Methodologically-oriented studies focussing either on
- Complexity Science (session 1),
- Neo-Schumpeterian evolutionary aspects (session 2),
- Agent-based Simulation (session 7),
- or Network Analysis (session 8)
Preliminary Programme:
Wednesday 10 Dec 2008
09:00 Welcome
09:30-11.30 Understanding Innovation Systems SESSION 1
(UCD session chair: Anthony Brabazon)
Innovation is complex: The Complexity Science Approach
John Casti, Santa Fe Institute, USA
David Lane, Santa Fe Institute, USA
NN (CfP review)
11:30-13:30
Understanding Innovation Systems SESSION 2
(UCD session chair: Colin Scott tbc)
Innovation is evolutionary: Neo-Schumpeterian Systems Theory
Andreas Pyka, University of Bremen, D
Paolo Saviotti, GAEL Grenoble, France
NN (CfP review)
13:30-14:30 Lunch
14:30-17.00 Understanding Innovation Systems SESSION 3
(UCD session chair: Breffni Tomlin, tbc)
Innovation is regional: The Regional Innovation Systems Approach
Phil Cooke, Cardiff University, UK
Paul Humphreys, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, tbc
NN (CfP review)
Coffee break
Panel ³Science meets Practice² (members: tbc)
17:00-18:00 INTERIM PANEL
The Linear Model of Innovation and the New Paradigm Members: tbc
(UCD panel chair: Petra Ahrweiler)
20:00 Conference Reception (City Center)
Thursday 11 Dec 2008
10:00-12:30 The Actors of Innovation SESSION 4
(UCD session chair: Rory O´Shea)
Innovation is academic: Universities as Entrepreneurs
Henry Etzkowitz, Newcastle University, UK
Sheila Slaughter, University of Georgia, USA
NN (CfP review)
Coffee break
Panel ³Science meets Practice² (members: tbc)
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:30 The Actors of Innovation SESSION 5
(UCD session chair: Peter McNamara)
Innovation is small: SMEs as Knowledge Explorers
Tom Allen, MIT, USA
Björn Asheim, Lund University, Sweden
NN (CfP review)
Coffee break
Panel ³Science meets Practice² (members: tbc)
16:30-19:00 The Actors of Innovation SESSION 6
(UCD session chair: Brian Fynes)
Innovation is big: MNEs as Knowledge Translators
Rajneesh Narula, University of Reading, UK
Martin Heidenreich, University of Oldenburg, D
NN (CfP review)
Coffee break
Panel ³Science meets Practice² (members: tbc)
20:00 Conference Dinner (Blackrock)
Friday 12 Dec 2008
09:30-12:00 Governing Innovation Networks SESSION 7
(UCD session chair: Mark Keane)
Innovation is computable: Agent-based Simulation
Nigel Gilbert, University of Surrey, UK
Flaminio Squazzoni, University of Brescia, Italy
NN (CfP review)
Coffee break
Panel ³Science meets Practice² (members: tbc)
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-15:00 Governing Innovation Networks SESSION 8
(UCD session chair: Diane Payne)
Innovation Network Analysis
NN (NEMO)
NN (CfP review)
15:00-16:00 FINAL PANEL
Evidence-based computational Policies for Innovation Networks
in complex social Systems
Members: tbc, (UCD panel chair: Petra Ahrweiler)
16:00 End of Conference
Prospective contributors are invited to submit titles and abstracts of their
papers before July 31, 2008. All abstracts are required to be submitted
electronically as plain text to the conference email address while
indicating which session is targeted. Submitted abstracts should not be over
300 words in length. Abstracts should represent original manuscripts not
previously presented. The following information should also be provided
electronically at the time of submission: the authors' names, affiliations,
complete addresses, telephone and fax numbers; both the email addresses and
web sites (if any) of the submitters; and the paper title. All abstracts
will be reviewed by the programme committee of the conference.
Notification of acceptance will be given until September 30, 2008.
Registration
Registration fee: 100,00 Euro.
Registration includes coffee breaks, the reception on the first evening, and
conference materials. The registration form and the detailed description of
the registration and payment procedure can be found on the conference
website in due course. The conference dinner will need additional
registration.
Conference Chair:
Petra Ahrweiler, Innovation Policy Unit, NITM (UCD School of Business)
Innovation Policy Unit
National Institute of Technology Management
University College Dublin
Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Phone: +353 (0)1 716 8937
www.ucd.ie/nitm/conference08.html
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Professor Nigel Gilbert, ScD, FREng, AcSS, Professor of Sociology,
University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK. +44 (0)1483 689173
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