Project Report
European Management Review (2007) 4, 73–76. doi:10.1057/palgrave.emr.1500080
Science of complex systems for tackling challenges of the 21st century: a brief overview
Ralph Dum1
1European Commission, Information Society and Media, Future and Emerging Technologies
Correspondence: Ralph Dum, BU25 5/146, 25 avenue de Beaulieu, 1160 Brussels, Belgium. E-mail: Ralph.Dum@ec.europa.eu
Abstract
The article provides a brief overview of the emerging 'Science of Complex Systems' and of some of the programmes sponsored by the European Commission and the DG for Information Society and Media. I explain what are the drivers for this emerging research area, what are its new concepts and what is its potential impact on science, society and business. The research landscape in Europe is described by focussing on programmes in the European Commission.
Keywords:
information technologies, innovation, research, complex system
