Globalisation, New and Emerging Technologies, and Sustainable Development

Jesper Lindgaard Christensen is Associate Professor of Industrial Dynamics at Aalborg University Business School, Denmark. His research focuses on SME development and entrepreneurial finance, economic geography, innovation systems, the dynamics of specific industries, entrepreneurship and innovation policy. Birgitte Gregersen is Senior Associate Professor of Economics at Aalborg University Business School, Denmark. Her research focuses on studies of national systems of innovation, university–industry linkages, role of public sector for innovation, innovation policy and sustainable development. Jacob Rubæk Holm is Associate Professor of Industrial Dynamics and Quantitative Methods at Aalborg University Business School, Denmark. His research focuses on regional, industrial and structural change over time, ranging from studies of specific industries or specific regions, to theoretical and methodological contributions with an evolutionary angle. Edward Lorenz is Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Cote d’Azur, France and a part-time professor at Aalborg University, Denmark. He is a visiting professor at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. His research focuses on the internationally comparative analysis of business organisation, employment relations and innovation systems.

Introduction: Globalisation, new and emerging technologies and sustainable development – the Danish innovation system in transition; PART I The systems approach and policy agenda 1 The emergence of innovation policy as a field: The international context and the Danish experience; 2 The performance, challenges and related policies of the Danish research and innovation system; 3 Entrepreneurship, experimentation and innovation: Future policy for innovative and growth-oriented entrepreneurs in Denmark; 4 The Danish regional innovation system in transition; PART II Value chains, innovation and inter-organisational relations 5 Supplier firms in transition – the case of Denmark; 6 Collaborative business models in innovation systems – the case of physical infrastructure; 7 Collaboration as a cornerstone in public sector innovation – the case of Denmark; PART III Technology, employee learning and the labour market 8 The impact of robots and AI/ML on skills and work organisation; 9 Work organisation, innovation and the quality of working life in Denmark; 10 Work policy and automation in the fourth industrial revolution11 Firm innovation and tertiary continuing education; PART IV Green transition and sustainability 12 Firms’ contribution to the green transition of the Danish national system of innovation – changes in technological specialisation, skills and innovation; 13 The measurement and performance of the Danish innovation system in relation to sustainable development