Description: The aim of the course is to refine the level of knowledge of the participating Ph.D. students on the economic and political structures and mechanisms affecting technology development in the information and communication technology (ICT) area. It also considers the impact of implementation and application of ICTs on the economy and broader social developments. It is a course in the political economy of technology development with a disciplinary point of departure in economics and social science. This theme is explored at a company (micro), sectoral (meso) and/or societal (macro) level. This will depend on the specific topics chosen in the course.
The course targets Ph.D. students with a technology background combined with an economics and/or social science approach and students with an economics and /or social science background focusing on technology development.
Information about the venue, registration, program, participation fee, etc. is available on the course’s WEB site on http://phdsummerschool.nordict.aau.dk/
Organizer: Associate Professor Reza Tadayoni, AAU, email: reza@cmi.aau.dk and Professor Anders Henten, AAU, email: henten@cmi.aau.dk
Lecturers:
ECTS: 5
Time: 19-24 August, 2014
Place: Skagen
Zip code: 9990
City: Skagen
Number of seats: 18
Deadline: 29 July, 2014
- Teacher: Anders Henten
- Teacher: Reza Tadayoni