NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR
MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT
Roy Green
Fellows
2003
Personal Information
Dean, Faculty of Commerce, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
Visiting Smartlink Fellow: 7-17 April 2003
Background
Professor Green took up his position at NUI, Galway in February 2000 after ten years at the University of Newcastle, Australia, where he was Director of the Employment Studies Centre. Previously, he was a Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge, and an adviser to the British Labour Party and Australian Government. He has served on public bodies and commissions, including the Australian Centre for Best Practice, NSW Manufacturing Industries Advisory Council, ACOSS Future of Work Commission, Trade Union Education Foundation and, most recently, the Expert Group for National Innovation Summit held by the Business Council of Australia and Federal Department of Industry, Science and Resources. More recently he has contributed to the OECD National Innovation Systems Programmes and a steering group for the Atlantic Corridor. Roy has published widely in the areas of industry, regional development policy and labour market analysis and is currently involved in a study of the ICT sector in Ireland and a 6-county project on structural reform and the knowledge-based economy in Europe.
Research Interests
- Workplace change and innovation
- Employment and wage determination
- Industry and regional development
- Training and skills formation
Topics for seminars and workshops
High tech clusters
Factors relevant to formation and sustainability of high tech clusters, with reference to experience in Ireland and EU (including role of inward investment).
Regional innovation systems
Significance of building innovation capacity and establishing drivers of innovation, again with reference to Ireland and EU (based our recent OECD work).
European social model
Importance of social dimension to integration of markets and building competitiveness. Background on the European Social Model.
Contact Details
email roy.green@nuigalway.ie