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Keeping Abreast of Science and Technology: Technical Intelligence for Business tells readers how to use their own Technical Intelligence (TI) activities to gain business advantage.
Technological surprises and lost opportunities are an inevitable part of business, but much can be done to foresee profit opportunities and minimize investment risks. Many firms have dedicated technical staff that are responsible for surveillance of science and technology (S&T) to quickly alert managers and researchers to new developments. Keeping Abreast of Science and Technology will show readers how many companies use TI to anticipate technology surprises, focus R&D programs, monitor competitors, and address technical threats.
Keeping Abreast of Science and Technology describes current TI practices and methods used by several leading-edge companies. Important hands-on information and examples from organizations and operations help readers understand how to establish and operate their own TI units. Valuable information on patents and technical literature illustrates how these key S&T information sources are used to track and evaluate S&T developments. Chapters on technology scouting and computerized data bases show how to find new technologies rapidly anywhere in the world. The book also contains an appendix of widely used on-line information sources for tracking S&T activities.
