Search for dissertations about: "technological convergence"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words technological convergence.
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1. Technological Change in the Renewable Energy Sector : Essays on Knowledge Spillovers and Convergence
Abstract : The overall purpose of this thesis is to investigate the determinants of technological change in the renewable energy sector, with a special emphasis on the role of knowledge spillovers and convergence across countries. The thesis consists of a preface and five self-contained papers. READ MORE
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2. Evolution of Techno-Economic Systems - An Investigation of the History of Mobile Communications
Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of how techno-economic systems emerge and evolve and how such processes can be analyzed. To these ends, the history of mobile communications is investigated, seen as a complex techno-economic system with two rapidly evolving and interacting subsystems - mobile telephony and mobile data communications - which are described, dissected and compared in case studies. READ MORE
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3. Pretend that it is Real! Convergence Culture in Practice
Abstract : Mediekonvergens definieras och förklaras oftast som en teknisk och industriell företeelse, som den process där ny teknik anpassas till den befintliga medieindustrin och dess produktionskulturer. I dagens hybrida medielandskap kan mediekonvergens också beskrivas som den sociala process och de aktiviteter som medieanvändare deltar i när de rör sig mellan olika medier i jakt på underhållning och erfarenheter. READ MORE
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4. Regional and Industrial Growth Patterns in 20th Century Western Europe
Abstract : This thesis deals with various aspects of growth, convergence and technological change, all analysed from an empirical perspective. A common theme throughout the six chapters is the analysis of economic historical questions of productivity growth with the use of quantitative statistical techniques. READ MORE
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5. Emergence of Regional Actor Systems - Generic Technologies and the Search for Useful or Saleable Applications
Abstract : The purpose of this Ph.D. dissertation is to explore the development and economic exploitation of generic technologies in a regional setting. The rationale for the study is that an analysis of technology and technological development is lacking in studies of regional settings. READ MORE