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Science - Other / science / legal | | French term or phrase: veille scientifique | | E.g. "responsable de la veille scientifique" |
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| | English translation:competitive scientific intelligence; scientific watch/monitoring | Explanation:
You'll find quite a variety of terms for this, and the most appropriate will depend on the exact nature of your veille.
Kiwipedia has noted:
veille technologique et scientifique (VTS) Scientific and technological monitoring (STM or TSM); competitive intelligence; technology watch [Web] ; "Some authors make a distinction between Technology Watch and Competitive Intelligence. In theory, the very activity of Watch is passive and informative, while activities included in Competitive Intelligence are more active and should directly aid the taking of strategic decisions within the company or institution. However, it is hard to see Watch not producing definite plans which, in turn, have a repercussion on the company's policy and corporate strategy; therefore, on a general level, the activities of Technological Watching and Competitive Intelligence are closely linked." [Web]
veille technologique et stratégique (VTS) Strategic and technological monitoring (STM), strategic applications and technologies sentry [Web (Canadian Govt)].
veille active sur les expériences menées à l'extérieur de l'entreprise Benchmarking
Veilleur (de VTS) Technology watchdog [Web]
While generally it refers to tracking what competitors are up to by monitoring press releases, their presentations at conferences, etc., it can also involve or border on or be a euphemism for industrial espionnage.
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Note added at 15 mins (2011-06-12 13:41:29 GMT)
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Plus, of course, the activity not of watching what competitors are up to, but of monitoring scientific/engineering progress in the abstract, the absolute, or other fields and transposing those achievements to one's own field to find applications that will give you the jump on competitors. |
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7 mins confidence:  responsible for the scientific monitoring
Explanation:
Effects of Three High-Flow Experiments on the Colorado River ...
- [ Μετάφραση αυτής της σελίδας ]
8 Feb 2011 ... The U.S. Geological Survey's Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) is responsible for the scientific monitoring and research ...
pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1366/ - Προσωρινά αποθηκευμένη
Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center: Monitoring and ...
23 Jul 2010 ... The Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) is responsible for the scientific monitoring and research efforts of the program. ...
www.gcmrc.gov/.../adaptive_management_default.aspx
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13 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +3 competitive scientific intelligence; scientific watch/monitoring
Explanation:
You'll find quite a variety of terms for this, and the most appropriate will depend on the exact nature of your veille.
Kiwipedia has noted:
veille technologique et scientifique (VTS) Scientific and technological monitoring (STM or TSM); competitive intelligence; technology watch [Web] ; "Some authors make a distinction between Technology Watch and Competitive Intelligence. In theory, the very activity of Watch is passive and informative, while activities included in Competitive Intelligence are more active and should directly aid the taking of strategic decisions within the company or institution. However, it is hard to see Watch not producing definite plans which, in turn, have a repercussion on the company's policy and corporate strategy; therefore, on a general level, the activities of Technological Watching and Competitive Intelligence are closely linked." [Web]
veille technologique et stratégique (VTS) Strategic and technological monitoring (STM), strategic applications and technologies sentry [Web (Canadian Govt)].
veille active sur les expériences menées à l'extérieur de l'entreprise Benchmarking
Veilleur (de VTS) Technology watchdog [Web]
While generally it refers to tracking what competitors are up to by monitoring press releases, their presentations at conferences, etc., it can also involve or border on or be a euphemism for industrial espionnage.
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Note added at 15 mins (2011-06-12 13:41:29 GMT)
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Plus, of course, the activity not of watching what competitors are up to, but of monitoring scientific/engineering progress in the abstract, the absolute, or other fields and transposing those achievements to one's own field to find applications that will give you the jump on competitors.
| xxxBourth
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Asker: Thanks, Bourth! This goes with my own feelings about the term... What I need this time is the most general term I can coin, I might go for listing synonyms or leaving a descriptive "margin"... Thanks again!
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