(Systems Innovation Book Series) 1st Edition
by Adedeji B. Badiru (Editor), Cassie Barlow (Editor)
Innovation is the lifeline of
national development. This handbook is a collection of chapters that
provide techniques and methodologies for achieving the transfer of
defense-targeted science and technology development for general
industrial applications. The handbook shows how to translate theory and
ideas into practical applications. Experts from national defense
institutions, government laboratories, business, and industry
contributed chapters to this handbook.
The handbook also serves
as an archival guide for nations, communities, and businesses expecting
to embark upon science and technology transfer to industry. Included are
several domestic and international case examples of practical
innovation. Since the dawn of history, nations have engrossed themselves
in developing new tools, techniques, and methodologies to protect their
geographical boundaries. From the crude implements used by
prehistorical people to very modern technologies, the end game has been
the same. That is, to protect the homeland. Even in times of peace,
efforts must be made to develop new machinery, equipment, processes, and
devices targeted for the protection of the nation. The emergence of
organized nations and structured communities facilitated even more
innovative techniques of national defense. Evolution, revolution, and
innovation have defined human existence for millennia. From the Ice Age
to the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, and to the modern age,
innovation, rudimentary as it may be in many cases, has determined how
humans move from one stage to the next.
This comprehensive
handbook provides a clear guide on the nuances of initiating and
actualizing innovation. Both the qualitative and quantitative aspects of
innovation are covered in the handbook.
Features:
- Uses a systems framework to zero in on science and technology transfer
- Focuses on leveraging technical developments in defense organizations for general societal applications
- Coalesces the transfer strategies collated from various sources and practical applications
- Represents a world-class diverse collection of science and technology development, utilization, and transfer
- Highlights a strategy for government, academia, and industry partnerships
