Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Nanotechnology is a science that involves the manipulation of atoms and molecules to process perform, building of things and living beings. With the development of studies about this science, it began to explore its use in the medical treatments through of Nanomedicine, which is the application of nanotechnology in the treatment of medical diagnostics. Technology forecasting is a tool that maps scientific and technological advances that assist in the decision-making process. This research aims to map the technological studies on the use of nanotechnology in medical treatments, in order to check the growth of patent applications and gaps in this area in Brazil. Therefore, it performed a technological mapping through of patent databases of the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) and European Patent Office (EPO), as well were collected data on the application of nanotechnology studies in medical treatment through the National Institutes of Science and Technology (INCTs). The results showed that in Brazil has increased the number of patent deposits, and this growth has been increasing since 2000. In European basis, it was found that in the last five years analyzed had a leverage from 2013. As for the five INCTs focused on nanotechnology, which have lines of research related to the diagnosis and medical treatment, it was observed that the production of patents directed to nanotechnology directed to medical treatment began in 2009, emphasizing that patents related to treating cancer and other types of treatments appeared with more emphasis on search patents. Thus, through this study, it was found that the studies related to nanotechnology are in development, and through technological mapping was possible to see which technologies on the use of nanotechnology in medical treatments are being created, contributing to its application in the market. / A nanotecnologia é uma ciência que envolve a manipulação de átomos e moléculas para realização de processos, construção de coisas e seres vivos. Com o desenvolvimento dos estudos acerca dessa ciência, começou-se a explorar sua utilização nos tratamentos médicos por meio da nanomedicina, que é a aplicação de nanotecnologias no tratamento de diagnósticos médicos. A prospecção tecnológica é uma ferramenta que mapeia progressos científicos e tecnológicos que auxiliam no processo de tomada de decisão. Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo mapear os estudos tecnológicos sobre o uso da nanotecnologia nos tratamentos medicinais, com o intuito de verificar o crescimento dos depósitos de patentes e as lacunas existentes desta área no Brasil. Para tanto, foi realizado um mapeamento tecnológico por meio dos bancos de patentes do Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial (INPI) e European Patent Office (EPO), bem como foram coletados dados sobre estudos da aplicação da nanotecnologia em tratamentos médicos através dos Institutos Nacionais de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCTs). Os resultados mostraram que no Brasil vem crescendo o número de depósitos de patentes, e esse crescimento vem aumentando desde 2000. Na base europeia, verificou-se que nos cinco últimos anos analisados teve uma alavancagem a partir de 2013. Quanto aos cinco INCTs voltados à nanotecnologia, que possuem linhas de pesquisa relacionadas ao diagnóstico e ao tratamento médicos, percebeu-se que a produção de patentes voltadas à nanotecnologia direcionada a tratamentos médicos começou em 2009, ressaltando-se que patentes relacionadas ao tratamento de câncer, bem como outros tipos de tratamentos, apareceram com mais ênfase nas patentes pesquisadas. Assim, por meio do presente trabalho, constatou-se que os estudos relacionados à nanotecnologia estão em desenvolvimento, e que através do mapeamento tecnológico pôde-se verificar quais tecnologias sobre o uso da nanotecnologia nos tratamentos medicinais estão sendo criadas, contribuindo para sua aplicação no mercado.

Orientador: Gilberto de Martino Jannuzzi / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecanica. / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-05T06:38:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sant'Ana_PauloHenriquedeMello_M.pdf: 1298571 bytes, checksum: 88a415f0bef9274781c2b8bba1a637b4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 / Resumo: A confecção de uma agenda de C,T&I em energia é atualmente um tópico de grande relevância devido à ainda recente liberalização do mercado energético. Com o intuito de se mapear as tecnologias mais promissoras no desenvolvimento da matriz energética brasileira, o projeto de prospecção tecnológica em energia, realizado pelo Centro de Gestão e Estudos Estratégicos (CGEE), teve como finalidade à identificação de alguns conjuntos de tópicos tecnológicos considerados prioritários para investimentos em C,T&I no Brasil para os próximos 20 anos. Esta dissertação, baseada numa das etapas deste projeto, tem como objetivo analisar e validar a consulta Delphi em energia realizada com especialistas da academia, indústria e governo do Brasil. Após a validação desta técnica, um exercício de ranqueamento dos tópicos tecnológicos com as respostas da segunda rodada da consulta é montado para comparar com os resultados do ranqueamento efetuado pelo projeto do CGEE. De acordo com os resultados, a consulta Delphi em energia permite uma mudança de opinião em alguns tópicos tecnológicos, um aumento do consenso (medido através da variação do desvio padrão) e uma convergência dos respondentes menos especializados na direção das médias totais das respostas da primeira rodada; a comparação do ranqueamento com os resultados do CGEE não mostra diferenças significativas, sendo coerente também com os resultados de EuRenDel, 2004 / Abstract: Building a R&D agenda is nowadays an important issue due to the recent liberalization of Brazilian energy market. The chalenge now is to identify the most promising technologies in the development of a Brazilan energy matrix. The ¿Center of Management and Strategic Studies¿ (CGEE) has coordinated a project to identify some technological topics that are supposed to be the most promising to Brazil in the next 20 years. This thesis, based on the second part of this project, aims to validate and analyse the Delphi survey answered by specialists of academy, industry and government in Brazil. After the validation of the technique, a ranking of the technological topics in Delphi¿s second round was made to compare the results with the CGEE¿s ranking. Acording to the results, Delphy¿s technique allows a change of opinion in some topics, an increase of the consensus (measured by the standard deviation), and a convergence of answers from the first to the second round from the less specialized participant in the direction of the average of answers in the first round. The comparison with the CGEE¿s results didn¿t show any considerable differences, showing coherence with EuRenDel (2004) results / Mestrado / Planejamento de Sistemas Energeticos / Mestre em Engenharia Mecânica

Companies are pressured by dynamic markets and the increase of innovation speed, technology change and shortening of product life cycles. They need to attend to customer demands and ever-changing environmental conditions, policies and regulations set by governments and institutions in order to stay relevant on the market and be allowed to operate. Innovation has therefore become a must and the innovation processes are a central part of companies’ operations. Futures studies is presented as a systematic way of studying the future that can contribute to a better understanding of the needed direction of innovations. The aim of the study is to investigate how futures studies can be embodied in the innovation process of manufacturing companies in the industry of rail and road vehicles. The structure of an innovation process within the industry of rail and road vehicles is summarized to consist of three different phases: the fuzzy-front-end, the development and the maintenance. The innovation process is further divided by the components of the product and during the entire process there are decision points to evaluate the projects. The organizational aspects which are considered to have the most influence on the innovation process concern the company environment and internal knowledge sharing. Futures studies are moderately performed at different stages of the innovation process and levels of the organization, mainly at corporate level and in the fuzzy-front-end. The people involved in these activities are solely employees from the company in question and the main issue found regarding the activities of futures studies is that the results of the foresight are not communicated properly across the company. Two ways in which futures studies can be embodied in the innovation process are identified to create more high-quality ideas and to tune the product during the process according to the future market, with a third way ensuring alignment with corporate level.  A recommendation is presented consisting of a scenario workshop which enables for futures studies to be embodied in the innovation process of manufacturing companies. Activities and pointers for prior, during and after the workshop are presented. The results of the workshop will further be embodied in the innovation process in three different ways, in the beginning, alongside and as a basis for the corporate strategy.

Scientific studies on the advantages of environmental management and futures research integration have been increasingly published during the last years. WEMAG, a traditional German energy provider, aims to benefit from the energy market transition by offering innovative and sustainable energy solutions. However, the whole industry lacks experience with innovation management and beyond that also lacks knowledge on how to integrate eco-design and strategic foresight. Currently, theoretical contributions do not provide practice-relevant and interdisciplinary solutions due to a research gap on integrative perspectives of innovation, environmental and futures research streams and applied research approaches. This thesis is a first attempt to bridge the research gap and to provide a practice-relevant concept by introducing an integrative innovation process model, which benefits from eco-design and strategic foresight. Following an applied design theory methodology, requirements for the new process model-building are derived from literature review and qualitative insights from company material scanning, interviews and a workshop. The results show that integrating eco-design and strategic foresight into innovation management on a strategy and process level offers major advantages for managerial practice, especially in uncertain environments. It provides the opportunity to explore future developments while having normative guidance towards environmentally-friendly solutions, which also provide unique advantages for market positioning and succesful competition.

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Thesis (MPhil))--Stellenbosch University, 2010. / It is broadly accepted that our post-modern society is characterised by unprecedented levels of change, coupled with increasing complexity and uncertainty. In this context, the ability to successfully anticipate and adapt to changing circumstances is crucial for an organisation‟s survival and prosperity. Long-standing traditional models of organising, managing and knowing, as well as many contemporary formulations, are found to be inadequate in dealing with the challenges of high-velocity change. This study conducts a conceptual review of the diverse literatures on organisational adaptation and foresight to, first, synthesise the essential characteristics of adaptive organising; and secondly, to determine whether and how foresight can be applied to improve the effectiveness of organisational adaptation. A model of adaptive organising is developed that describes how, by adopting an emergent strategy approach via processes of exploration and experimentation and by balancing change and preservation, firms can derive new advantages from volatility. Recognising the limitations of anticipatory foresight in fast-paced environments, a socially embedded foresight practice that links macroscopic thinking and microscopic action is proposed as an enabling infrastructure for emergent strategy. It describes how foresight provides context for broad-based action, the outcome of which keeps foresight refreshed with how reality is unfolding. Finally three foresight methods, visioning, scenarios and peripheral vision, are reviewed drawing links to adaptive organising from which three propositions are put forward for future research. These foresight practices are shown to produce shared understanding and direction which stimulates collective exploratory action, and encourage alternative perspectives and interpretations of the organisation‟s situation allowing strategic variety to flourish and new advantages to emerge.

The aim of this study is to examine the situation of converging technologies - nano technology, biotechnology, information technologies, and cognitive science - in Turkish foresight study and to analyze situation of Turkey. The research on convergence in Turkish foresight is carried out in the first foresight study of Turkey, Vision2023 consisting of Delphi Report, Panel Reports and Strategy Reports. All of these reports are investigated thoroughly to find out the statements about the converging technologies to have an insight what Turkey is planning to do in the following years. Additionally, to compare the perspective of Turkey in terms of converging technologies, the findings of this study are compared with the findings of the USA NBIC Report. Moreover, as a base of comparison of findings, the foresight study (ManVis Study) whose participants was 22 European countries one of which is Turkey about manufacture vision is taken into consideration. The findings of the study indicate that in different reports, there are some visions that are not mentioned in Vision2023 Study. A detailed investigation of these, shows that most of these visions are related to cognitive science. Only a few are nano technology oriented visions. However, according to the findings of the study, in biotechnology related statements, the position of Turkey and expertise of Turkish scientists are considered as &quot / very good&quot / by Turkish experts. As far as information technology in Turkey is considered, Turkey is in an average position among other countries according to the findings of the study.

This paper presents the cooperative modelling methodology used in the Information Society foresight carried out within the research project SCETIST. The class of models here presented used the concept of group decision creativity that has been elaborated for the use in a Living Lab. The trends and scenarios are discussed and refined during cooperative activities, finally verified using the simulation of a hybrid system consisting of qualitative information processing, and a discretetime- control system with a discrete-event component.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-12T20:29:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 124165.pdf: 6277287 bytes, checksum: fa409c6c35f4552ae9bf5cb17da03a22 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-07-27 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Information is an intangible asset increasingly relevant to the context in which organizations operate, due to the large availability of data and information and the need to supply decision makers with actionable intelligence. This research promotes the adoption of Competitive Intelligence processes and Strategic Foresight in designing mechanisms and tools that provide strategic information to stakeholders. The objective was to model a Sectoral Intelligence System from the perspective of Strategic Foresight applied to the Agrifood industry in the state of Santa Catarina. The choice of the agri-food sector is justified by its relevance to the state, as it is considered one of the carriers sectors of the future in the framework of the Santa Catarina s Industrial Development Program - PDIC 2022 conducted by the Federation of Industries of the State of Santa Catarina - FIESC. The research was characterized as applied and descriptive, focused on a case study. Data were collected through non-participant observation in the experts panel Strategic Route of the Agrifood Sector and benchmarking research, which received qualitative treatment. One of the research results to be highlighted is the proposition of the Agrifood Sector Intelligence System (SIS) conceptual model which covered the steps of identifying information needs, collecting and analysing information, dissemination of intelligence products and the validation of the system and its impacts in the sector. Among the technologies suggested to support the development of the system is big data, which enables the visualization of large volumes of information at high speed. In short, this research is expected to promote sectoral mobilization in order to put into practice the modeling of the proposed SIS, thus contributing to the decision-making process and increase the industrial competitiveness of the state. / A informação é um ativo intangível cada vez mais relevante para o contexto em que a organização está inserida, devido a grande disponibilização de dados e informações e a necessidade de gerar inteligência acionável para os tomadores de decisão. É nesse cenário que esta pesquisa está pautada, por meio da inserção dos processos de Inteligência Competitiva e Prospectiva Estratégica na concepção de mecanismos e ferramentas que tornem a informação estratégica para todas as partes interessadas. O objetivo do trabalho foi modelar um Sistema de Inteligência Setorial do ponto de vista da Prospectiva Estratégica aplicado ao setor Agroalimentar do estado de Santa Catarina. A escolha do setor agroalimentar justificou-se por sua relevância para o estado, além de ser considerado um dos setores portadores de futuro no âmbito do Programa de Desenvolvimento Industrial Catarinense PDIC 2022 realizado pela Federação das Indústrias do Estado de Santa Catarina FIESC. Em termos metodológicos, a pesquisa caracterizou-se como aplicada e descritiva, privilegiando o estudo de caso. Os dados foram coletados por meio da observação não participante no painel de especialistas da Rota Estratégica do setor agroalimentar e pesquisa de benchmarking, os quais receberam tratamento qualitativo. Como resultados da pesquisa destacam-se a proposição do modelo conceitual do Sistema de Inteligência Setorial (SIS) agroalimentar que contemplou as etapas de identificação das necessidades de informações, a coleta e análise, a disseminação dos produtos de inteligência e a avaliação do sistema e seus impactos para o setor. Entre as tecnologias sugeridas para suportar o desenvolvimento do sistema menciona-se o big data, que possibilita a visualização de grandes volumes de informações em alta velocidade. Em síntese, espera-se que os resultados dessa pesquisa promova uma mobilização setorial, a fim de colocar em prática a modelagem do SIS proposto, contribuindo assim com o processo de tomada de decisão e aumento da competitividade industrial do estado.

La profession comptable libérale, caractérisée pendant longtemps par des évolutions relativement lentes, est confrontée à des défis stratégiques majeurs pour aligner durablement sa performance sur les réalités et les mutations de l'environnement. Dans ce contexte, la profession comptable se doit d'anticiper, de réfléchir aux futurs souhaitables pour ne plus subir les événements en adoptant une logique entrepreneuriale. Pour préparer les cabinets de demain, l'innovation est un facteur clé pour consolider, voire améliorer leur performance sur le long terme. La présente thèse étudie la contribution de l'innovation, menée dans le cadre d'une démarche prospective stratégique, à la performance durable de la profession comptable. Combinant une phase qualitative (notre expérience professionnelle en cabinets comptables de 1991 à 2009) et une phase quantitative basée sur un questionnaire de recherche (146 répondants), la thèse met en évidence l'existence de nombreuses innovations et leur impact sur quatre dimensions de la performance durable dans les cabinets comptables en France. / Accounting profession characterized for a long time by relatively slow changes is facing major strategic challenges to sustainably align its performance on the realities and changing environment. In this context, the accounting profession has to anticipate, think about the desirable future and not to suffer any more the events. Therefore, it must adopt an entrepreneurial logic. To prepare the firms of tomorrow, innovation is a key factor to consolidate or improve their performance on the long term. This thesis examines the contribution of innovation, conducted as part of a strategic prospective approach to sustainable performance of the liberal accounting profession. Combining qualitative phase (our experience in several accounting firms from 1991 to 2009) and a quantitative phase based on a research questionnaire (146 respondents), the thesis highlights the existence of numerous innovations and their influence on the sustainable performance in French accounting firms.