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).

Parte introduttiva:
Il ruolo strategico dell’innovazione tecnologica nello sviluppo economico
Parte generale:
Il progresso tecnico: aspetti economici, aspetti ambientali, aspetti etici.
Invenzioni e innovazioni.
Effetti a lungo termine: i cicli lunghi dell’economia.
Il ruolo della tecnologia.
Ciclo di vita di una tecnologia.
L’innovazione tecnologica: definizione, tipologie.
Penetrazione di una tecnologia.
Trasferimento di tecnologia.
Innovazione e conoscenza; knowledge management.
Il ruolo della ricerca.
La ricerca (in Italia, nell’UE, nel mondo): la situazione e le principali problematiche connesse.
I parchi scientifici e tecnologici.
Gestire l’innovazione.
Le tecnologie del XXI secolo: cenni sulle tecnologie più significative (ITC, Nanotecnologie, Biotecnologie…….)
Parte specifica: la gestione ambientale d'impresa e l'innovazione

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).