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NEW Japan’s S3FIRE (Service Science, Solutions and Foundation Integrated REsearch) Program

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Japan’s S3FIRE (Service Science, Solutions and Foundation Integrated REsearch) Program http://www.ristex.jp/servicescience/EN/index.html In fiscal 2010, Japan’s Science & Technology Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society (JST RISTEX) organization established the Service Science, Solutions and Foundation Integrated REsearch Program.  The aim of the Program is to identify the specific or latent needs of society and …

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Service Science, Progress and Directions

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Interest in Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Design (SSMED) continues to grow globally.  Related conferences and journals are continuing to appear on a regular basis (see “conferences” in this blog for some recent pointers).   Prof. Henry Chesbrough of UC Berkeley’s new book “Open Services Innovation” shows how companies in any industry can make the critical …

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The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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“The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship features books by leading scholars from a wide range of academic disciplines and perspectives on topics related to economic growth and the expansion of human welfare.” “The series is a collaborative effort between the Kauffman Foundation, Princeton University Press, and the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at …

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Beyond Products: Transforming Through Service

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New Emerging Knowledge – Beyond Products: Transforming Through Service The CSL is focused on designing and conducting cutting-edge service(s) research that delivers both significant business and academic value.  We are pleased to announce a new addition to our CSL website on the topic of “Service Infusion”.  This emerging knowledge is focused on how to get …

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Singapore update

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Singapore Update:  The SSME Council in Singapore has been in existence since 2007 with all the universities, IDA and 25 industry partners.  WDA and SNEF are two recent government bodies who had further participated last year to support linkage to 300 over CEOs (as employers) as well as inclusion of service science competencies into the …

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NEW Chesbrough BOOK combines service science and open innovation

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Prof. Henry Chesbrough, Executive Director, Center for Open Innovation, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, is well known for his work on both open innovation (http://www.openinnovation.net) and service science. On Jan. 18th 2011, his new book comes out combining the two “Open Services Innovation”.   Those interested in this topic may also enjoy the following: (1) …

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Press: Temasek Polytechnic and IBM Collaborate for Smarter Education with an IT Service Management Centre

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Temasek Polytechnic and IBM Collaborate for Smarter Education with an IT Service Management Centre The ITSM Centre will see 60 students, from the Diploma in Mobile & Network Services, groomed as techno-strategists graduate in 2012 Singapore, 5 January 2011 – Temasek Polytechnic (TP) and IBM Singapore today announced the launch of an IT Service Management …

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