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SUMMARY:Improving Knowledge Transfer and Sustainable Business Success by C
 ompetency Development - Judith Shawcross - IfM
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CONTACT:Maggie McLaughlin
DESCRIPTION:Technologies are being developed in the fields of Photonics an
 d Electronics in Departments of the University of Cambridge\, (Centre for 
 Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) and Cavendish Lab) working with 
 partner organisations involved in the Cambridge Integrated Knowledge Centr
 e (CIKC). The challenge is to enable these to emerge into the market by de
 veloping value adding products and processes\, and then establish a signif
 icant and sustainable position in the market. A key ingredient in this cha
 llenging\, uncertain environment is people. So the rationale behind this p
 roject is that if we can improve the capability of people to develop new p
 roducts and processes from emerging technologies and to get them into the 
 market place\, then there is a greater chance that some of these technolog
 ies will emerge and make significant economic contributions. A person’s 
 capability is improved through training and development\, so by identifyin
 g training and development needs and ways of how these needs can be met\, 
 we can propose appropriate opportunities to develop this capability. \n\n 
 \nIn this session of the seminar\, Judith Shawcross will present the key f
 indings of this project\, including the competencies seen as most critical
  in taking an emerging technology to market and the training and developme
 nt opportunities needed to fill the gaps.\n\n \n\n\n\n
LOCATION:FW26 William Gates Building
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