MIOIR blog
Posts on science, and innovation policy management from MIOIR.
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I, Doctor
27 May 2021
Developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) promise solutions to problems faced by the healthcare industry today. But, says Zuzanna Nagadowska, the UK needs a more tangible regulatory framework to address uncertainties and risks for both patients and AI healthcare innovators.
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Evidence: a policy signpost to disaster?
26 May 2021
Evidence is ubiquitous: the term masks the influence (impact?) its context and the associated content, has on all life. In this short note the concern is for the massive influence evidence creates through human policy making. Policy is formulated through... Continue Reading →
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Alumni Insights: Yoanita Simanjuntak, MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship
21 May 2021
We recently caught up with Yoanita Simanjuntak, who completed the MSc Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship degree course in 2017, to find out about her experience at Alliance MBS and what she’s been doing since graduation.
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Using green product innovation to let your customers behave more sustainably
13 May 2021
What makes customers use green products in a truly sustainable way? Green product innovation aims to design products that deliver environmental benefits to customers, such as CO2 emission reductions, improved recyclability of products, and energy savings. However, would higher adoption of green products automatically lead to the realization of a product’s environmental benefits? This depends on how customers use the product.
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E-commerce platform: Making poverty alleviation more feasible
11 March 2021
In many countries, agricultural products sales are shifting from brick to click sales modes, a development accelerated by the sudden onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. MSc IME student Boya An reflects on the resistance to the development of e-commerce platforms in poor communities; explores the role of COVID-19 in promoting e-commerce for poverty alleviation in China; and how e-commerce for poverty alleviation can achieve sustainable development after the pandemic.
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A Gigafactory Makes Germany’s Public Bodies Face Unprecedented Challenges
4 March 2021
In November 2019, the CEO of the US electric automobile manufacturer Tesla, Elon Musk, announced plans of building a “Gigafactory” on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany – more precisely in Grunheide, Brandenburg. Since then, the construction project is being executed with incomparable speed, despite the current pandemic. But are the Brandenburg region and Tesla even a perfect fit? And who pulls the strings in the ongoing approval processes?
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Foresight Methods Course (Winter 2021)
3 March 2021
Tim Schatz reflects on attending the recent 'Foresight Methods' Executive Education Course hosted by Manchester Institute of Innovation Research in partnership with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd on 23-25 February 2021.
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5G and conspiracy theories
25 February 2021
MSc student Keshav Daby writes that conspiracy theories, on potentially beneficial innovations, can have a detrimental impact on society. Looking at the case of 5G he highlights key recommendations to tackle such conspiracy theories.
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Is High Speed 2 (HS2) benefitting the Globe, the Country, and the People?
22 February 2021
In 2019, the UK passed laws to end its contribution to global warming and committed to becoming one of the first major net Zero-Carbon economies by 2050. As transport is the largest carbon contributor in the UK, the government has proposed constructing HS2 to make travel greener, cleaner and sustainable. With advanced technology, HS2 adopts highly energy-efficient designs, powers trains with renewable energy (e.g. solar and wind generation), innovates in its supply chain to reduce carbon footprint and uses environmentally friendly materials during construction.
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AI and society, how can we steer AI towards public good?
15 February 2021
The 21st Century feels like it is defined by the pace of change, and discourses about technology and its impact on society are more important than ever. We are watching the shaping of AI technologies at breakneck pace, and its socio-political impacts are evident.
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