The Fragility of Experiential Knowledge

Foray, Dominique

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“…We can measure the effectiveness of the exchange between the scientific community's knowledge and the experiential knowledge of the general public according to increasingly precise indicators that range from no-awareness to professionalization-stage after stage-through denial, vague awareness, preplanning, preparation, initiation, stabilization, confirmation, and expansion (Edwards et al, 2000, 298-300). Today, the COVID-19 pandemic makes it urgent to revisit this dimension of the knowledge economy (Foray, 2006), highlighting the institutional mechanisms that make it efficient in producing cumulative and reliable knowledge as public goods.…”

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“…Experiential knowledge—Dominique Foray has stated—is local, since it arises from particular experiences and applies to very particular contexts. It is fragile, since not only are few people who possess it, but as it does not have a comprehensive codification, it is not easy to transmit it, and it disappears when the people who activated it disappear ( Foray, 2012 : 272–273).…”

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“…The pandemic is not the first, and it will not be the last of the twenty-first century, but already today, we can consider it as the most significant science communication experience in the history of the world. In the media, we are witnessing an explosion of initiatives of citizen science, the “science of ordinary citizens” or the “science without scientists” ( Irwin, 1995 ); and we can say that the pandemic invites us to rethink the indicators of Responsible Research and Innovation ( Archibugi, 2014 ) for a re-determination of the effectiveness in the exchange between the knowledge of scientists and the experiential knowledge of communities ( Foray, 2012 ). At this juncture, one of the tasks that researchers in the social sciences and humanities can take upon themselves is verifying the Societal Readiness Levels, i.e., the levels of integration into society of new technologies, products, and services ( IFD-Innovation Fund Denmark, 2019 ).…”

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The experience of COVID-19 has highlighted the strategic role of local administrations, in all areas of service, in directing and coordinating actions to contain the pandemic. In this brief research report, we have interpreted the theme of the issue Open when, why, to whom? Changing challenges, perspectives, and practices in a new research culture by transferring it into a local context, namely in Italy’s inner areas, whose communities had already endured the 2016–2017 seismic swarm. We will look into the issue pragmatically, because we think that in front of a COVID-19 induced fast-changing institutional environment, science and technology studies researchers have some ideas to offer. These days, we are learning important lessons in citizen science. Today, local administrators must equip themselves with the management of infrastructures (unimaginable before COVID-19) for enforcing social distance and tracking positive cases. One of the tasks that we wish to take up is determining the levels of societal readiness and the levels of integration in society of new technologies, products, and services. The pandemic requires social and cultural innovation policies that make communities ready to respond to catastrophic events on their territory—our case-study is Italy’s inner areas—through access to data, communities of practice, co-creation, reflection, and inclusion. Finally, COVID-19 ought not to undermine the work done so far to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 1 (Poverty), 3 (Health), 4 (Education), 5 (Gender), 6 (Water), 8 (Work), 10 (Inequalities) and 16 (Peace). Pope Francis has made it clear: “This is the moment to see the poor.”

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“…Most SMEs, particularly in less developed regions, are microenterprises with few resources to devote to research and innovation and highly dependent on their regional innovation ecosystem. RIS3 aims to engage SMEs in this ecosystem, increasing their innovation potential, providing better access to financial resources and human capital [69].…”

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The Influence of Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialization (RIS3) on University-Industry Collaboration

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Marques

Ferreira

et al. 2021

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

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This study aims to understand better research and innovation strategies for smart specialization (RIS3) and assess how they influence university-industry (U-I) collaboration empirically. Primary data were collected from a focus group consisting of representatives of universities and government entities from Portugal and Spain. Secondary European Union (EU) data on the application of smart specialization measures and the innovation in these two countries were also included. The results reveal difficulties in implementing RIS3, resulting in decreased investment in research and innovation in all production sectors. Evidence also pointed to the negative impact of smart specialization measures on U-I collaboration and, consequently, on the respective knowledge transfer.

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“…En primera instancia, se basa en la consolidación de una economía basada en el conocimiento, donde existen sectores productivos intensivos en conocimiento (biotecnología, nanotecnología, tecnologías de la información y comunicaciones, etc. ); donde dichos sectores son una parte esencial en el incremento del producto nacional y mantienen una proporción importante del empleo (preferentemente calificado) y la inversión en un país, además de que sirven como motor para elevar la productividad y la reconversión tecnológica en otros sectores tradicionales (Foray, 2004). Pero además, una economía basada en el conocimiento se caracteriza porque mantiene una importante proporción de capital intangible (inversión en capacitación, educación, investigación y Perfiles Latinoamericanos 40 desarrollo, información, etc.)…”

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Indicadores y asimetrías sobre la Sociedad Basada en el Conocimiento en América Latina

Villavicencio,

Morales,

Amaro

2012

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La llamada sociedad basada en el conocimiento hace referencia a la propensión a generar, asimilar y difundir conocimiento para impulsar la innovación y el desarrollo socioeconómico de los países. Para diseñar políticas públicas en dicho sentido, es necesario contar con indicadores que permitan identificar las mejores pautas, medir los esfuerzos y el alcance de los resultados. En este artículo analizamos las carencias y asimetrías de algunos países latinoamericanos en relación con los indicadores usados en el ámbito internacional para determinar su grado de avance en materia de innovación, acceso al conocimiento, uso social de las tecnologías y desarrollo socioeconómico entre otros aspectos.AbstractKnowledge–Based society is characterized by the generation, assimilation and diffusion of knowledge to promote innovation and development. This article reviews the indicators brought forth in the international arena and discusses in particular, those monitoring innovation, access to knowledge, social use of technology and economic development. Based on these indicators the present situation of the knowledge–based society in Latin America is assessed. The results point to gaps and asymmetries between countries.

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The Fragility of Experiential Knowledge

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Community Readiness for Local COVID-19 Management

Community Readiness for Local COVID-19 Management

The Influence of Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialization (RIS3) on University-Industry Collaboration

Indicadores y asimetrías sobre la Sociedad Basada en el Conocimiento en América Latina

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