Promotion Of Technological Progress Research Articles

Special economic zones of Kazakhstan as a tool to stimulate economic growth

This article is devoted to the study of the role of special economic zones (SEZ) in Kazakhstan as an effective tool for stimulating economic growth. The article analyzes the experience of functioning of special economic zones in Kazakhstan, reveals their main characteristics and advantages. The main attention is paid to the economic and social effects achieved through the creation and development of such zones. The impact of SEZs on industrial development, innovation activity, unemployment reduction and promotion of technological progress in the country is considered.

Turkish Migration Policy from the 1960s Until Today: What National Development Plans Tell Us

This paper is on migration and migration policy transition of Turkey. The focus is on the Turkish National Development Plans from the 1960s until today and the socio-political and economic context. We identify three distinct periods. The first period of the 1960s is characterized by an explicit support of out-migration to reduce population pressure and on remittances to promote economic growth. The second period from the 1970s to 2000 is marked by diaspora policies of Turkey relative to Europe, thereby acknowledging the role of the Turkish diaspora in the promotion of Turkish economic development and international relations. Since the year of 2000, Turkish migration policy turned to the promotion of highly skilled immigration, aiming at the promotion of technological progress towards a knowledge society with the support of intellectual elites. The policy transition towards the promotion of highly skilled immigration goes hand in hand with institutional and legal changes, which we specify.

A new proposal for an offshore wind foundation for transitional waters

Offshore wind energy is a renewable source with strong prospects of development, allowing both the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the promotion of technological progress. Nowadays, the top technological solution used in offshore wind foundations is the monopile, with a market share of more than 80%, due to its low-cost when compared to other technologies. Still, its use is limited to shallow waters (depths up to 30 m). Therefore, and for higher depths, other types of foundations should be considered. The authors of this work present a foundation concept for transitional waters with self-floating capability and suction pile embedment. This foundation is formed by a tripod, a transition piece and a variable number of floaters and the respective suction pile. The structure is self-floating and is transported to the installation site aided by tugboats. Under these circumstances, buoyancy and stability of the entire structure must be ensured. The suction piles can also be filled with air during port logistics, through reduction of the necessary port draft. When the structure arrives at the installation site, it submerges by filling the floaters, and the suction piles guarantee the correct attachment to the seabed. Regarding the developed structure, a modal analysis was made to compute its natural frequencies and mode shapes. Moreover, the structure behavior during transportation is evaluated using AQWA tools. The developed foundation was then validated for a certain number of cases defined by the current DNV-GL standard.

Coordination of Legal Protection of Algorithms and Intellectual Property System

In the context of the intelligent revolution, the algorithm is increasingly becoming an important tool for assisting decision-making and regulating order. Because of the professionalism and opacity of the algorithm, a series of challenges of legal rules and legal order will occur if there is no market access mechanism and post-mortem supervision. Based on the analysis of the intellectual property protection of the algorithm and the essence of the intelligent society, this paper reveals that the algorithm is the endogenous power of the intelligent society. The intellectual property protection of the algorithm is in line with the value needs of the essence of the intelligent society, which is the necessary system for the rapid development of the intelligent society in the future. The existing algorithm protection methods include copyright, trade secrets, and patent rights. The current coverage is not wide enough, the protection effect is weak, and it is easy to trigger new social problems, which can hinder the protection of social benefits and the promotion of technological progress. The authors believe that the patent law “public change protection” mechanism can not only alleviate the contradiction between “algorithm power” and public interest but also stimulate the development of algorithm technology. An algorithm is a technical solution, and it is also a rule of thinking. The algorithm has the characteristics of technical solutions and thinking rules, which is different from pure thought rules and can produce “changes in the physical state”. Therefore, it should be protected as an object of the patent law. It is necessary to determine the patent-ability standard of the algorithm as soon as possible. The algorithm acts as a new type of object protected by the patent law directly, and at the same time, it sets the algorithm value evaluation mechanism. Finally, through the system construction of algorithm protection, the intellectual property law can be used to promote the innovation of algorithms, so that the algorithm can be developed in a more rational, ethical and legal direction to boost the rapid development of intelligent society.

Role of human capital in the promotion of technological progress, economic growth and development in Africa: A case study of Kenya

Background: This article evaluates the role of human capital in the promotion of technological progress, economic growth and development in Africa by focusing on the case of Kenya.Objectives: The overall objective of this article was to evaluate the effects of human capital on technological progress, economic growth and development in Kenya over the period between 1971 and 2014.Method: In this article, human capital was measured by human capital index defined as the ratio of current level of human capital in the national economy to the level of human capital 2 years ago. In particular, human capital in the broad sense was estimated by computing the ratio between 2 years of the hypotenuse of capital and labour vectors, and this measure outperformed all the other measures of human capital by yielding very good regression results by way of the generalised least squares technique.Results: Based on the econometric and statistical analyses, human capital in Kenya was found to have had a positive influence on economic growth in the long run. Human capital was also found to have had a positive influence on labour in the long run.Conclusion: Both human capital formation and technological progress should be given priority in the promotion of economic growth and development in Kenya rather than merely increasing the productivity of either capital or labour. Capital accumulation and labour generation should also be encouraged because increase in the two variables always under normal circumstances results in economic growth and development.