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iKnow Community: Ivan Montenegro Perini
Ivan Montenegro Perini
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Mr Ivan Montenegro Perini

I have a BSc. in Business Administration from Javeriana University (Colombia, 2011). I am currentlu an Academic Visitor at the Manchester Institute of Innovtion Research (MIoIR) of the University of Manchester.
Language(s): Spanish, English

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I am also member of the iKnow project team at MIoIR and Social Anthroplogy student at the Social Science School of the University of Manchester.

Contact information
Email :
ivane28@gmail.com
Basic information
Nationality :
Italian
Most prominent role :
Researcher in higher educational institution
Education qualification :
Undergraduate
Languages :
Spanish, English
Primary Work information
Type of employer :
Higher education institution (HEI)
School/Faculty/Institute :
Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR)
Location :
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Main activities :
Research
Research information
Interest in Cooperative research related to :
• Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities
• Environment (including Climate Change)
Interest in Individual research related to :
• Interdisciplinary
• Social Sciences & Humanities
Type of research :
• Relevant for national/regional non-commercial external organisations (including the public sector)
• Relevant for intergovernmental non-commercial external organisations (e.g. European Union, United Nations, OECD)
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ACTIVITIES AND AREAS OF INTEREST

FP7 Themes

  • All goods and services produced or consumed by people can be realised on the basis of barter trade.

    All goods and services produced or consumed by people can be ...

    The growing use of technologies in production is a significant trend, along with the related structural unemployment of a considerable part of the workforce. This can result in a wild card which could be characterised as a turn...

     
     
  • A version of GM wheat starts producing a chemical which alters brain function, but is not detectable until it becomes widespread in the population.

    A version of GM wheat starts producing a chemical which alte ...

    This is possible, as common food products have important effects on health and wellbeing, so a major proportion of the population could be affected

     
     
  • Combine climate change with animal-borne diseases, and the long-term effects of changes in biodistribution and biodiversity

    Combine climate change with animal-borne diseases, and the l ...

    there are the makings of a perfect storm. Certain conditions could come together to cause a major health epidemic or something that affects a significant sector of the agricultural business, or agricultural dependency, e.g. a w...

     
     
  • A major dip in the supply of UK human resources in science and technology

    A major dip in the supply of UK human resources in science a ...

    That would have significant impact on industry, which would exacerbate the effects that are already being picked up

     
     
  • Certain areas in research are no longer funded

    Certain areas in research are no longer funded

    If something arises which is currently low key, not particularly sexy in the research sense, then you begin to have a backlog, as you lack the research to deal with the threat when it arises. It is a wildcard that has already c...

     
     
  • Destabilization of the innovation system

    Destabilization of the innovation system

    Go back to the destabilization of the economy and losing funding. Society and the economy destabilize the innovation system. In Greece, for example, I imagine many Greek researchers will no longer look for research jobs in Gr...

     
     

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  • R&D in synthetic biofuels from algae.

    R&D in synthetic biofuels from algae.

    There is currently much venture capital flowing into this research area, particularly the breeding and treatment of different algae types. Additionally, the famous biochemist Craig Venter is active in financing projects aimed a...

     
     
  • Whenever there is a major health outbreak, then people quickly switch direction.

    Whenever there is a major health outbreak, then people quick ...

    That increases the chance of more dietary shift. Methane emission by cows, and the fact that the meat industry is one of the biggest problems for climate change, could be an impetus. Meditation, as health costs are so high and ...

     
     
  • The technology progresses, that does not necessarily mean that the standards progress.

    The technology progresses, that does not necessarily mean th ...

    You could watch the natural miniaturization of electronic devices and track that to see how far that goes and how smart these things become. There is a lot of talk about web standards and the semantic web. The difficulty tracki...

     
     
  • Enabling more fluctuating sources of electricity.

    Enabling more fluctuating sources of electricity.

    On the material plenty side, you could be looking at energy trading, electricity trading. You could watch the fraction of renewable energy used in Europe, the transnational trading of these things and the consolidation of regio...

     
     
  • Euro became fiat money and not debt money.

    Euro became fiat money and not debt money.

    Talk about fiat money; and places that are strong, but so challenged economically that they need to make a fundamental change in their economic system or be totally owned by the hedge funds. We think that is far more likely. If...

     
     
  • Some people has insisted on cycling everywhere and using public transport.

    Some people has insisted on cycling everywhere and using pub ...

    It is almost an ideology for him. You can probably find scores of examples of people making small shifts because they think it is appropriate, rather than waiting for the big shift to happen.

     
     

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