Technology watch and competitive intelligence: a new challenge in Education for Information

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Dou, Henri | Hassanaly, Parina | Quoniam, Luc | La Tela, Albert

Affiliations: Centre de Recherches Retrospective, Centre Scientifique de St Jérôme, Université Aix Marseille III, 13397 Marseille Cedex 13, France

Abstract: Competition between nations and companies remains the key to success in the world. Since economic conflicts cannot be “solved” on a world-wide basis by international wars, the ground of competition is now mainly scientific, technical and economic. The recent fallout of the Soviet Union clearly supports this position. It is evident that Intelligence will follow the same trend, and that the objectives and the methods will change with this new orientation. Technology Watch and Competitive Intelligence is one of the key factors. This means that information in scientific and technical areas will be subjected to new treatments, validations and presentations to match this new trend. How to move from classical documentation, to this new field, and what will be the place of the teaching institutions? The present paper will try to emphasize several aspects of these problems in close relationship with several years' experience of research and education.

DOI: 10.3233/EFI-1993-11104

Journal: Education for Information, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 35-45, 1993