Policy Document for the EU ASIS Project, Conference "Towards a Sustainable Information Society for the 21st Century: Strategies, Research and Policy Actions", Brussels (BE), 22 February 2000
Scenarios for a Sustainable Information Society Strategy for the Mediterranean Region
1. Scenarios for a Sustainable Information Society Strategy for the Mediterranean Region Jesse Marsh Atelier Studio Associato [email_address] www.atelier.it
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3. Technology Definitions from The American Heritage Dictionary, Microsoft Bookshelf 1. a. The application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives. B. The scientific method and material used to achieve a commercial or industrial objective. 2. Anthropology. The body of knowledge available to a civilization that is of use in fashioning implements, practicing manual arts and skills, and extracting or collecting materials. A humourous invention for a fork-pen that allows employees to work during lunch. A material object produced for an industrial objective (shipping wine), transformed by social practice.
4. Creativity of milieu From Charles Landry/Comedia, “Helsinki: Towards a Creative City, Seizing the Opportunity and Maximising Potential”
11. Knowledge Economies KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION KNOWLEDGE “ MINING” CENTRUM PERIPHERIA MEDITERRANEA Metaphor: patents per year of T. A. Edison Metaphor: mining gold in the Mekong river Raw Material: Capital Resources Raw Material: Cultural Resources Transforming “embedded knowledge” into global niche market products Creating “new knowledge” for global mass market products