Application of Structural Analysis to Classification of Technology Development Drivers

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to present the structural analysis as an instrument of identification and classification of factors influencing the development of a particular technology. The paper discusses the theoretical basis of the method and presents its practical implications in the form of a case study of a project entitled “Technological Foresight «NT FOR Podlaskie 2020». Regional Strategy of Nanotechnology Development”. The aim of the described project was to find answers to the following questions: What are the key drivers of anotechnology development in Podlaskie region (Poland) in the perspective of year 2020? What are the interrelations between these drivers? For the research purposes of the article structural analysis was used.