...Ângela Denise Lemos; Antonio Carlos Porto This paper aims at discussing some concepts regarding technological forecasting techniques (TFTs) and competitive intelligence (CI) and presents some links between them in a strategic approach based in a theoretical review. These techniques are considered...

... unique challenges to the technological forecaster. However, the scoring model does seem to be a useful approach (at least for portable microcomputer technology) if used with due caution. 1. 1identify the pertinent technological factors, 2. 2weight the factors, and 3. 3construct...