Pt. 1. Innovation. Honda's predisposition towards radical and disruptive innovations / W. David Holford and Mehran Ebrahimi. Innovation capability reconfiguration in business transition : a case study on Taiwanese PC firm / Ting-Kuei Kuo and Tim Minshall. The emergence of wireless networks / Wenshin Chen and David Bennett -- pt. 2. R&D. Technology strategy of R&D internationalization : an empirical study from a developing country / Louis Y. Y. Lu and T. M. Chen. Russian R&D organisations : cases of international technology collaboration / Anna Trifilova -- pt. 3. Services. Building a global electronic manufacturing service provider : vendor's process in outsourcing / Zoran Perunović and Mads Christoffersen. Support services in developing technology b-to-b relationships / Juha-Pekka Koistinen and Pekka Eskola. Designing rapid services for competitive manufacturing / Deepak A. Sachdev and Darius P. K. Singh -- pt. 4. Industry. Productivity assessment of implementing wireless technologies in steel construction using simulation technology / Amine Ghanem. Next generation PLM - an integrated approach for the development and management of the product service systems in the telecommunications industry / Julius Golovatchev and Oliver Budde. Ranking management of technology conferences / Harm-Jan Steenhuis and Eerik J. de Bruijn -- pt. 5. Management. An empirical study of information system for disruption management / R. Abdi and S. Sharma. Technology management : best practises of the South African automotive supplier industry / Marthinus P. Fick and André J. Buys. Assessing and improving project management information system in a multi national company / Omar Khalifa Gneiber and Gebril Mohamed Zletni. Management of technology support center for enhancing competitiveness of small and medium enterprises in Egypt / Yasser Tawfik and Tarek Khalil -- pt. 6. Community. Authorities, hubs, and brokers in communities of practices / Marianne Hörlesberger and Petra Wagner-Luptacik. Does a favorable environment have a positive effect on university technology transfer activities? : a case study on two Texas state universities / Michi Fukushima.

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World-renowned economist Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, explains that we have an opportunity to shape the fourth industrial revolu­tion, which will fundamentally alter how we live and work. Schwab argues that this revolution is different in scale, scope and complexity from any that have come before. Characterized by a range of new technologies that are fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, the developments are affecting all disciplines, economies, industries and governments, and even challenging ideas about what it means to be human. Artificial intelligence is already all around us, from supercomputers, drones and virtual assistants to 3D printing, DNA sequencing, smart thermostats, wear­able sensors and microchips smaller than a grain of sand. But this is just the beginning: nanomaterials 200 times stronger than steel and a million times thinner than a strand of hair and the first transplant of a 3D printed liver are already in development. Imagine “smart factories” in which global systems of manu­facturing are coordinated virtually, or implantable mobile phones made of biosynthetic materials. The fourth industrial revolution, says Schwab, is more significant, and its ramifications more profound, than in any prior period of human history. He outlines the key technologies driving this revolution and discusses the major impacts expected on government, business, civil society and individu­als. Schwab also offers bold ideas on how to harness these changes and shape a better future—one in which technology empowers people rather than replaces them; progress serves society rather than disrupts it; and in which innovators respect moral and ethical boundaries rather than cross them. We all have the opportunity to contribute to developing new frame­works that advance progress.