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The Industry and Policy Context for Digital Games for Empowerment and Inclusion: Market Analysis, Future Prospects and Key Challenges in Videogames, Serious Games and Gamification.
Stewart, James; Misuraca, Gianluca - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2012
of sectors. These actors are trying to develop knowledge, products, services and a market for the use of digital games … them to support innovation and uptake of effective digital game-based approaches to empowerment and social inclusion. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011169843
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The Potential of Digital Games for Empowerment and Social Inclusion of Groups at Risk of Social and Economic Exclusion: Evidence and Opportunity for Policy
Stewart, James; Bleumers, Lizzy; Centeno - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2013
service improvement, and employment and growth, but significant activity is still required in research, innovation, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011169907
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Earning Profiles for Italian Male Workers: Is There Evidence of a Premium for Education?
Biagi, Federico - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2012
Are younger generations better off than older ones? Can younger cohorts starting with lower real wages catch up with previous generations? Are young or old generations becoming more unequal? In this study we concentrate on the study of inter-generational and intra-generational patterns of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011169931
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Knowledge and development : a cross-section approach
Chen, Derek Hung Chiat - 2004
"Chen and Dahlman assess the effects of knowledge on economic growth. By using an array of indicators, each of which … represents an aspect of knowledge, as independent variables in cross-section regressions that span 92 countries for the period … 1960 to 2000, they show that knowledge is a significant determinant of long-term economic growth. In particular, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522968
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Knowledge, productivity, and innovation in Nigeria : creating a new economy
Radwan, Ismail - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012245410
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Transforming Arab Economies : Traveling Knowledge and Innovation Road, Overview
World Bank - 2014
innovation-driven economy. Part 2 describes the policies to be implemented in key areas of the knowledge economy: governance … improved their global competitiveness by taking the first steps in the direction of the knowledge economy. The World Bank Group … entrepreneurial economies, preparing a better-educated and skilled population, improving capabilities for innovation and research, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012560674
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Survey on eInclusion Actors in EU27
Rissola, Gabriel; Garrido, Maria - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2013
This report presents the results of an online survey that collect relevant data from almost 3,000 organisations working on eInclusion in 27 European countries, which is the first attempt in Europe to collect primary data from those actors. This research constitutes a building block of a larger...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011169777
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Employment of ICT Specialists in the EU 2000-2012
Sabadash, Anna - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2014
This study examines the evolution of the number of ICT-skilled workers employed in industry sectors in the EU28 over the period 2000-2012. Data are taken from the Eurostat Labour Force Statistics. It introduces a novel definition of ICT specialists that combines occupations and skills...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011163108
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Absorptive capacity, innovation cooperation and human-capital. Evidence from 3 European countries
Franco, Chiara; Marzucchi, Alberto; Montresor, Sandro - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2012
. Innovation cooperation is recognised as one of its antecedents, along with R&D, but with different possible outcomes, depending … on innovation. The empirical application, carried out on about 10,500 firms located in 3 EU countries (i.e. Germany … firm’s AC providing it occurs within the national boundaries. The transformation of AC into actual innovation is favoured …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011169826
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The Potential of Time Banks to support Social Inclusion and Employability: An investigation of the use of reciprocal volunteering and complementary currencies for social impact
Boyle, David - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2014
Time banks are systems which measure and reward the effort people make in their neighbourhoods, supporting other people – often in very informal ways – and which allows people also to draw down informal support when they need it. In different ways, they use time as a kind of ‘money’ to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011169936