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The management of educational policies is a complex issue. There are complexities related to the country’s organizational system (competencies delegated by different areas in some cases), and to the limited resources in the educational system. In addition, there are many variables that need to be managed: ICT resources, special educational needs, human resources available, the socioeconomic characteristics of each district, etc. These types of issues are similar to those dealt with by strategic intelligence management. In this field, commonly included within innovation management, methodological frameworks are established that enable collection and consolidation of data from various sources and their subsequent exploitation to enhance decision-making based on previously identified needs. This article presents the details of a pilot plan aimed at implementing a framework for strategic intelligence management in the educational management system of the Community of Madrid (Spain). These intelligence systems are difficult to deploy in educational organizations that have highly fragmented management as in the case described in our pilot plan, although their implementation leads to more correct and agile decision-makings. This paper describes the steps carried out to define the new management platform requirements, its technical implementation issues, and the validation results that demonstrate its functional validity and acceptance by end-users participating in the described pilot project.
Aurelio Berges; Pablo Ramirez; Ivan Pau; Alberto Tejero; Angel Garcia Crespo. A Framework for Strategic Intelligence Systems Applied to Education Management: A Pilot Study in the Community of Madrid. IEEE Access 2021, 9, 75313 -75323.
AMA StyleAurelio Berges, Pablo Ramirez, Ivan Pau, Alberto Tejero, Angel Garcia Crespo. A Framework for Strategic Intelligence Systems Applied to Education Management: A Pilot Study in the Community of Madrid. IEEE Access. 2021; 9 ():75313-75323.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAurelio Berges; Pablo Ramirez; Ivan Pau; Alberto Tejero; Angel Garcia Crespo. 2021. "A Framework for Strategic Intelligence Systems Applied to Education Management: A Pilot Study in the Community of Madrid." IEEE Access 9, no. : 75313-75323.
Algorithmic pricing may lead to more efficient and contestable markets, but high-impact, low-probability events such as terror attacks or heavy storms may lead to price gouging, which may trigger injunctions or get sellers banned from platforms such as Amazon or eBay. This work addresses how such events may impact prices when set by an algorithm and how different markets may be affected. We analyze how to mitigate these high-impact events by paying attention to external (market conditions) and internal (algorithm design) features surrounding the algorithms. We find that both forces may help in partially mitigating price gouging, but it remains unknown which forces or features may lead to complete mitigation.
Juan Sánchez-Cartas; Alberto Tejero; Gonzalo León. Algorithmic Pricing and Price Gouging. Consequences of High-Impact, Low Probability Events. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2542 .
AMA StyleJuan Sánchez-Cartas, Alberto Tejero, Gonzalo León. Algorithmic Pricing and Price Gouging. Consequences of High-Impact, Low Probability Events. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (5):2542.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJuan Sánchez-Cartas; Alberto Tejero; Gonzalo León. 2021. "Algorithmic Pricing and Price Gouging. Consequences of High-Impact, Low Probability Events." Sustainability 13, no. 5: 2542.
The present article analyzes the rationale, types, experience, and potentiality of applying open innovation models in organizations to conduct their research and development (R&D) activities. In order to carry out R&D activities and to demonstrate the utility and applicability of innovation models, a new methodology is developed for the creation of profiles of open innovation models. The comparison of thirty different companies analyzed and later classified in competitiveness matrices, allows a given organization to know what its margins of improvement are. Therefore, along eight dimensions of identified innovation activities, the outcomes demonstrate the high value of the use of this methodology by organizations to increase their levels of R&D and innovation.
Gonzalo Leon; Alberto Tejero; Jose N. Franco-Riquelme. New Methodology for Profiling and Comparison of Open Innovation Models to Conduct R&D Activities. IEEE Access 2020, 8, 48491 -48502.
AMA StyleGonzalo Leon, Alberto Tejero, Jose N. Franco-Riquelme. New Methodology for Profiling and Comparison of Open Innovation Models to Conduct R&D Activities. IEEE Access. 2020; 8 (99):48491-48502.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGonzalo Leon; Alberto Tejero; Jose N. Franco-Riquelme. 2020. "New Methodology for Profiling and Comparison of Open Innovation Models to Conduct R&D Activities." IEEE Access 8, no. 99: 48491-48502.
This article, as a main contribution, shows a new agile way to manage and monitor R&I projects, by monitoring product development. In addition, a new way of calculating the rigor of this type of projects is presented using the “3D rigor method”, based on obtaining the rigor measures of the product, process and reputation of the project researchers. Thanks to this new method, it is possible to know the rigor of an R&I project at any time during its development, which enables its monitoring and management to adapt it to the interests and needs of each situation. On the one hand, this method is presented as a tool of great utility for new researchers, since it will allow them to guide the development of their R&I project in an agile way, adjusted to the speed of the current times, while maintaining minimum levels of rigor and scientific quality. On the other hand, the method is highly recommended for all those organizations that promote and support the development of new R&I projects, enabling them to mentor and guide the projects towards the achievement of specific objectives and viable projects.
Alberto Tejero; Gonzalo León. Applying Rigor to Agile Research and Innovation Projects Guided by Product Development. 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleAlberto Tejero, Gonzalo León. Applying Rigor to Agile Research and Innovation Projects Guided by Product Development. . 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlberto Tejero; Gonzalo León. 2020. "Applying Rigor to Agile Research and Innovation Projects Guided by Product Development." , no. : 1.
Universities are very stable institutions where their basic role in society is still alive after centuries; nevertheless, the way to provide it has deeply changed due to the generation of knowledge, evolution of technology, and evolution in internal and external governance and funding schemes. Even if those changes were successfully surfed and universities are still recognised in society as key actors for education and knowledge generation, new challenges are on the way and the smooth adaptation approach used in the past could be not valid anymore in front of disruptive societal changes. In fact, traditional higher-education value-chain is being challenged with the introduction of new actors in the higher education process and the emergence of IT-based disruptive learning models, which impact on university performance and governance. The main goal of this paper is to analyse how public universities’ structures should efficiently evolve in that context while preserving their role in society. We are aware that many of the findings could be also applied to private universities although regulatory contexts are different.The article offers a global view on public university governance challenges motivated by the digitisation of society and how Western universities should address them in order to keep a prominent role in the future knowledge society, where more complex educational ecosystems will be in place. The objective is to analyse the relative importance and interaction of a set of drivers for transforming universities’ structures in the context of a digital economy and how the (fragmented) answers provided today by universities over the world should evolve in the future towards a consistent policy and organisational mix by using concepts borrowed from digital platforms and collaborative economy. The article is mainly focused on the situation in the European Union (EU) linked to policy actions launched by the European Commission and EU Member States, although some action lines could be shared in broader geographical contexts.The analysis presented in the paper is focused on the applicability of the concept of (digital) higher educational platforms and how they can modify the provision of higher education services within an open education ecosystem in close cooperation with other actors. The impact in the higher-education value chain implies that several public and private actors will occupy positions formerly exclusively linked to universities; this evolution and their consequence are presented in the article through a number of potential trajectories. Finally, the article discusses a much more disruptive perspective by considering the future role of universities as “specialised learning platforms” for providing higher educational services over the world with weaker links to territory, and its derived consequences for new or pre-existent universities.
Gonzalo León; Alberto Tejero; Natalia Dévora; Iván Pau. University as a platform: an evolutionary process towards an open educational ecosystem in Europe. 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleGonzalo León, Alberto Tejero, Natalia Dévora, Iván Pau. University as a platform: an evolutionary process towards an open educational ecosystem in Europe. . 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGonzalo León; Alberto Tejero; Natalia Dévora; Iván Pau. 2020. "University as a platform: an evolutionary process towards an open educational ecosystem in Europe." , no. : 1.
The article provides a new way of representing the actors and relationships of a university-type innovation ecosystem based on knowledge. Thanks to this new representation, an analysis and management of knowledge flows is enabled not only qualitatively, but also quantitatively, being possible to use well-known tools such as the Social Network Analysis (SNA). Through this contribution, it is possible to analyze both the behavior of the actors individually and of the ecosystem as a whole in university-type innovation ecosystems, which contributes to add new knowledge of great relevance for decision-making. Using this new analysis framework, in the present paper is analyzed the dynamism of innovation ecosystems through the assessment of entrepreneurship role, which is tested within the Universidad Politicnica de Madrid (UPM) case. In addition, to show the potential of this new framework, a series of new concepts is introduced, such as connectors and events, which act as activators for the improvement of the structure and dynamism of the innovation ecosystem.
Alberto Tejero; Ivan Pau; Gonzalo Leon. Analysis of the Dynamism in University-Driven Innovation Ecosystems Through the Assessment of Entrepreneurship Role. IEEE Access 2019, 7, 89869 -89885.
AMA StyleAlberto Tejero, Ivan Pau, Gonzalo Leon. Analysis of the Dynamism in University-Driven Innovation Ecosystems Through the Assessment of Entrepreneurship Role. IEEE Access. 2019; 7 (99):89869-89885.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlberto Tejero; Ivan Pau; Gonzalo Leon. 2019. "Analysis of the Dynamism in University-Driven Innovation Ecosystems Through the Assessment of Entrepreneurship Role." IEEE Access 7, no. 99: 89869-89885.
The implementation of open innovation models for R&D activities has been extensively tested by many public and private institutions by using several models; however, both lessons learned and rationale for internal decision-making have not been systematically analyzed to serve as a basis for future institutional process management improvements, which increase the success rate. The large diversity of cases, firms, sectors and open activities, and the multiple factors affecting success has made it difficult to elaborate a general framework where to extract from some policy design rules adapted to specific contexts; thus, involved firms do not have a consolidated framework to measure the effectiveness of the open innovation practices in use. Open innovation for R&D activities conducted by multinational firms is usually carried out at the international level looking for specific knowledge and complementarity of partners. One of the critical factors for success in open innovation activities is the “right selection of adequate partners”. This article postulates that the multi-variable selection based on the previous characterization of the relationship between the firm and one potential international partner constitutes a key factor for success. In addition, the article presents a semi-quantitative approach to measure the “differences” (a metrics based on “proximity” is defined) to analyze and compare between different partners from several dimensions. The key goal is to select external partners with the “minimum distance” to the firm. The proposed selection metrics were applied to various open research projects launched with university partners in three Latin American countries (Mexico, Chile, and Peru).
Gonzalo Leon; Alberto Tejero; Jose N. Franco-Riquelme; John J. Kline; Raquel E. Campos-Macha. Proximity Metrics for Selecting R&D Partners in International Open Innovation Processes. IEEE Access 2019, 7, 79737 -79757.
AMA StyleGonzalo Leon, Alberto Tejero, Jose N. Franco-Riquelme, John J. Kline, Raquel E. Campos-Macha. Proximity Metrics for Selecting R&D Partners in International Open Innovation Processes. IEEE Access. 2019; 7 (99):79737-79757.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGonzalo Leon; Alberto Tejero; Jose N. Franco-Riquelme; John J. Kline; Raquel E. Campos-Macha. 2019. "Proximity Metrics for Selecting R&D Partners in International Open Innovation Processes." IEEE Access 7, no. 99: 79737-79757.
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Galena Pisoni; Gert Guri; Guillaume Dion; Jean-Michel Dalle; Frèdèric Renouard; Maurizio Marchese; Alberto Tejero; Gonzalo Leon; Yulia Guseva; Olli-Pekka Mutanen. TOWARDS BLENDED LEARNING IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (I&E) EDUCATION WITHIN EIT DIGITAL: THE MODELS AND LESSONS LEARNT. EDULEARN18 Proceedings 2018, 10496 -10502.
AMA StyleGalena Pisoni, Gert Guri, Guillaume Dion, Jean-Michel Dalle, Frèdèric Renouard, Maurizio Marchese, Alberto Tejero, Gonzalo Leon, Yulia Guseva, Olli-Pekka Mutanen. TOWARDS BLENDED LEARNING IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (I&E) EDUCATION WITHIN EIT DIGITAL: THE MODELS AND LESSONS LEARNT. EDULEARN18 Proceedings. 2018; ():10496-10502.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGalena Pisoni; Gert Guri; Guillaume Dion; Jean-Michel Dalle; Frèdèric Renouard; Maurizio Marchese; Alberto Tejero; Gonzalo Leon; Yulia Guseva; Olli-Pekka Mutanen. 2018. "TOWARDS BLENDED LEARNING IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (I&E) EDUCATION WITHIN EIT DIGITAL: THE MODELS AND LESSONS LEARNT." EDULEARN18 Proceedings , no. : 10496-10502.
Purpose This paper aims to present an impact analysis in the educational dimension of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and specifically on its “knowledge and innovation community” (KIC), focused on the information and communications technology sector named “EIT Digital” in the university field. Design/methodology/approach After reviewing the current situation on education in ICT-related engineering and the need to address new professional profiles and/or complement the current ones to increase the value of the new professionals in a globalised society, the principles behind the EIT model are analysed, taking the experience accumulated in EIT Digital as a basis for discussion at master level. Findings The conceptual framework on “what” and “how” of the EIT described from the educational perspective constituted sound bases for ensuring the value of the EIT KICs as drivers for institutional innovation and structural reform. As the practical experience of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) shows, the policy experimentation space provided by EIT Digital has acted as an internal transformation driver for European universities. It has played a key role to accelerate structural reforms once partner universities assumed the need of modifying or reinterpreting “any internal regulation to participate better in the EIT”. Originality/value This analysis is used as a basis for the design of an institutional agenda of education transformation in the rest of the UPM where the innovation and entrepreneurship vision is inserted into the technical education to give future professionals the tools and capacities to serve as catalyser agents of the innovation system.
Gonzalo León; José Manuel Leceta; Alberto Tejero. Impact of the EIT in the creation of an open educational ecosystem: UPM experience. International Journal of Innovation Science 2018, 10, 178 -206.
AMA StyleGonzalo León, José Manuel Leceta, Alberto Tejero. Impact of the EIT in the creation of an open educational ecosystem: UPM experience. International Journal of Innovation Science. 2018; 10 (2):178-206.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGonzalo León; José Manuel Leceta; Alberto Tejero. 2018. "Impact of the EIT in the creation of an open educational ecosystem: UPM experience." International Journal of Innovation Science 10, no. 2: 178-206.