Year
2011
Country
Qatar
Language
English
Abstract
| Governments traditionally rely on innovation indicators to measure, evaluate, and assess the efficiency and the effectiveness of innovation policies. Innovation indicators are interpreted and used in policy design. The emergence of innovation systems and the -associated literature have largely focused on economic activities and hence the designs of economic policies. The predominant trend has therefore been to develop for economic purposes. As innovation is known for enhancing economic growth and competitiveness, nations rely on indices to measure their performance in comparison to other nations. An analysis of these indices however points to their limitations in measuring science and technology and economic performance within a more inclusive and comprehensive view of human needs and activities. Limiting innovation indices to economic factors, and in turn the effect of science and technology based education, have an impact on the identification of other problems in the society. As the needs of human beings are not limited to merely higher financial resources and access to goods, but includes psychological, spiritual, social, and other needs. The need to introduce a methodology that could be applied in developing innovation indicators is required. The Islamic system of objectives is a system that considers different dimensions of human needs. To respond to the limitations of the innovation indices, this study provides a preliminary attempt at considering different dimensions in measuring innovation. |
English
No. of Pages
99p.
Degree
M.A.
Select type of work
Institution
CIS Program Old
CIS publications
No
CIS Thesis
Yes
Status
Pending
CIS Library Call Number
Thesis QFIS PP 2011/2