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ISSN 1995-459X print
E-ISSN 2312-9972 online
ISSN 2500-2597 online English

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Leonid Gokhberg

   



What competitive intelligence can offer today and tomorrow to accomplish unquestionable excellence?

2020-09-23
The new special issue of the Foresight and STI Governance journal (2020. vol. 14. No. 3) is devoted to various aspects of competitive intelligence – a major futures studies area, and its relationship with the Foresight methodology

For the first time a Russian academic publication presents a comprehensive discussion of a key strategic activities area.

The papers for this issue were written by the world’s prominent experts in the field: researchers and practitioners representing the private, public and academic sectors.

In the introductory paper “Competitive Intelligence through the Eyes of the Professionals” the special issue’s guest editor Jonathan Calof introduces the current context of competitive intelligence as seen by the experts from major professional associations. The focus is on this area’s prospects, its close relationship with Foresight, and possible development paths.

Bradford Ashton's paper “Intelligent Technology Scanning: Aims, Content, and Practice” describes the main aspects, components, and stages of technology intelligence, and tools for achieving competitive advantages including anticipation of emerging technologies. A case study illustrating practical application of the described tools is presented.

The study by Nisha Sewdass and Jonathan Calof “Contemporary Practices of Intelligence Support for Competitiveness” discusses competitive intelligence techniques and applications. The authors present a comparative analysis of such activities in various companies. It was established that the share of companies with their own competitive intelligence units and full-time professional teams was growing.

The role of technology competitive intelligence as a tool to help businesses create innovations is explored in Jay Paap's publication “Mapping the Technological Landscape to Accelerate Innovation”. The paper describes the critical aspects of creating successful innovations, and the requirements for collecting relevant, comprehensive information to assess their prospects.

The pharmaceutical industry is increasingly focused on additive manufacturing. Jessica Mancilla-de-la-Cruz, Marisela Rodriguez-Salvador, and Laura Ruiz-Cantu suggest an original technology competitive intelligence methodology to study the evolution of targeted drug delivery systems made using additive technologies. Their study “The Next Pharmaceutical Path: Determining Technology Evolution in Drug Delivery Products Fabricated with Additive Manufacturing” analyses research papers and patents indexed in the Scopus and PatSnap databases in 2004–2019. The results can be used as a basis for making decisions on developing new technologies.

Marie-Luce Kühn, Wilma Viviers, Nisha Sewdass, and Jonathan Calof introduce an original competitive intelligence business ecosystem concept. Their paper “The Business Anticipatory Ecosystem outside the “First World”: Competitive Intelligence in South Africa” presents the results of a study of the competitive intelligence business ecosystem in South Africa, which illustrate how this concept and related indicators can be applied in other countries too.

The publication by Henri Dou, Philippe Clerc, and Alain Juillet “Changing Priorities for Strategic Planning from National to Territorial Levels” presents new dimensions of competitive and strategic intelligence related to territorial development. Regional security, and approaches to accomplishing it are analysed. Application of strategic intelligence mechanisms at the territorial level contributes to the improvement of the existing administrative toolset.

Leonardo Guimarães Garcia in his study “Strategic Intelligence Teaching to Leverage Professional Success” analyses students’ learning of competitive intelligence knowledge and skills, and their plans to pursue a career in this area. This is one of the first studies on this topic in the world. The results show that such knowledge increases the chances of professional success, even for those who are not going to pursue a career in this field.

The electronic version of this issue is freely available at the journal’s website and through mobile applications available at AppStore and GooglePlay

 
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