- Technology governance
Technology governance means the
governance , i.e. thesteering between the different sectors - state, business, and NGO's -, of the development oftechnology . The concept is based on the notion ofinnovation and oftechno-economic paradigm shift s according to the theories of Joseph A. Schumpeter,Christopher Freeman ,Carlota Perez , etc.The idea is that certain periods in
economic development are dominated by a paradigm-leading technology that influences throughfinance mechanisms, organizational change, greater returns, etc. Also, the economic and social sphere to such an extent that an entireparadigm is coined by them. Currently, that paradigm-leading technology is Information and Communication Technology (ICT). According to Innovation Theory (and empirical findings as well), states, regions, or other communities do not automatically promote, or even go into, these key technologies, but rather need to be guided there, by activeintervention , by the State sector, if it's in close cooperation and coordination with the other two, which is marked by the concept ofgovernance already. Technology governance, (as a field of scholarly inquiry and academic instruction) is therefore about how this is theoretically and practically done, whichinstitutions are optimal for such a venue, how theeducation of administrators have to look like if they are going to have the administrative capacity to deal with such matters, etc.Technology governance is a central focus and is part of the
Lisbon Strategy , the main economic and social development program of theEuropean Union .Technology governance is a
public policy concept; it is not to be confused with inner-corporate arrangements of organisation (corporate governance ) and IT arrangements, sometimes called "Information Technology Governance".External links
* [http://www.technologygovernance.com/ Technology Governance Research Center]
* [http://hum.ttu.ee/tg/ Technology Governance website at]Tallinn University of Technology
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