The role of indicators in decisions of technology innovation

• Main Author: Boavida, Nuno F. F. G. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: KIT Scientific Publishing 2017
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; evidence; Technology innovation; indicators; Technologieinnovation; Indikatoren; Entscheidung fällen; decision-making; Technikfolgenabschätzung; technology assessment; Politikgestaltung; Beweis; policy-making
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

There are thousands of indicators produced to understand and govern our societies. Studies about the way indicators are used in technological innovation are significantly rare, despite the centrality of these decisions to promote growth in our technology-intensive civilization. This book presents wh...