Resource efficiency as a key-driver for technology and innovation management: dealing with an emerging trend in technology intelligence Online publication date: Thu, 09-Sep-2010
by Claus Lang-Koetz, Nico Pastewski, Sven Schimpf, Daniel Heubach
International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning (IJTIP), Vol. 6, No. 2, 2010
Abstract: Scarcity of resources, rising material and energy prices and global warming have lead to an increasing demand for resource efficient solutions or 'eco-innovations'. Technological trends can serve as an enabler here: New technologies can be the basis for resource efficient products, processes and services. With the concept ''Resource Efficiency Technology Radar'', technological options with resource efficiency potential can be identified and assessed. It facilitates a systematic technology intelligence process and includes an assessment of the future technological lifecycle based on the method Material Intensity per Service Unit (MIPS). The results can be integrated into technology and innovation management and planning.
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