General Report of Congress Question 62: What role can information and communication technology play in travelling the last mile (i.e., the greater adoption of research outputs)?

Abstract

AbstractThis congress question presented opportunity for focussing on ways in which information and communications technologies (ICT) might facilitate the evaluation, adaptation and uptake of research outputs rather than simply demonstrating such potential or speculating on how/when/where such potential might be realized. A broad array of technical and software‐based approaches were presented, while relatively few authors addressed the challenges associated with the socio‐economic and infrastructure challenges related to effective adoption of innovative ICT. Recommendations are made regarding potential future approaches to address these critical issues.