EDITORIAL: WRC 40-Year Celebration Conference keynote address – The role of research and a knowledge-driven economy in development

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5 WRC 40-Year Celebration Special Edition 2011606 of the new knowledge to practical or social needs. Because it is a cutting-edge activity, it normally gener ates new research as well. The old model of research to application as a straight line between laboratory and factory does not fit. The innovation model is conceived as a dynamic one in which there may be feedback loops at any stage of the process, setting up new research agendas to expedite improvement. The innovation research agenda is also regularly recalibrated in relation to social input.

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