Università Roma Tre

1.Technological Innovation: recall of basic concepts and theories; technological innovation from invention to production and market.
2. Technological Cluster
3. Technologies and Environment
4. Technological innovation and quality
5. New opportunities in terms of technological innovation and implementation in the industrial reality, in particular dematerialization.
7. recall of basic concepts on development and sustainability at national, European and international levels
8. Contribution and the role of technologies to improve the efficient use of natural resources and the sustainable production
9.Clean technologies for sustainable production of goods,services, energy
10. recall of basic knoledge on sustainability, sustainable development and sustainable production
11. Life cycle thinking
12. Main instruments to evaluate total environmental, economic and social impacts ( LCA,ELCA,SLCA,LCC, footprinting...)
13. main Environmental management systems;
14..Clean technologies for sustainable production of goods,services, energy

David Rainey, Sustainable business development: Inventing the future strategy, innovation and leadership, Cambridge University Press, 2008 (part of the test book: Chapter 1,2)
Mark Dodgson, David Gann, Ammon Salter, The management of technological innovation, Oxford University Press, 2008 (part of the test book Chapter 3,5,6,7).

Introductory part:
The strategic role of technological innovation in economic development
General part:
Technical progress: economic aspects, environmental aspects, ethical aspects.
Inventions and innovations.
Long-term effects: the long cycles of the economy.
The role of technology.
Life cycle of a technology.
Technological innovation: definition, types.
Penetration of a technology.
Technology transfer.
Innovation and knowledge; knowledge management.
The role of research.
The research (in Italy, in the EU, in the world): the situation and the main related problems.
Science and technology parks.
Managing innovation.
The technologies of the 21st century: outline of the most significant technologies (ITC, Nanotechnologies, Biotechnologies …….)
Specific part: business environmental management and innovation

David Rainey, Sustainable business development: Inventing the future strategy, innovation and leadership, Cambridge University Press, 2008 (part of the test book: Chapter 1,2)
Mark Dodgson, David Gann, Ammon Salter, The management of technological innovation, Oxford University Press, 2008 (part of the test book Chapter 3,5,6,7).