Portfolio

Projects, articles, papers, and presentations completed since 2011:

  • FC Lochner "Technological literacy: Problems and solutions from a boardroom perspective" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "The Functionality Grid: Activating our Technology Sense for Integrated Development Planning (IDP)" - presentation to City of Cape Town Integrated Development Planning forum, February 2011.
  • FC Lochner "Sustainability Imperatives: How to think about innovation" - presentation to City of Cape Town innovation forum, September 2011.
  • FC Lochner "Sustainable technologies: A boardroom perspective"- paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "Sustainable technologies: A boardroom perspective" - article published in the Institute of Directors quarterly journal Directorship, April/May/June 2012.
  • FC Lochner "Sustainable technologies: a Council Chamber perspective" - article published in the Institute of Municipal Finance Officers journal Quarterly, Autumn, 2012.
  • FC Lochner "Foundations for ATM technologies: A peek at the technological horizon" - presentation to the annual ATM Industry Association African conference, 10‐12 September, 2012.
  • FC Lochner "What Does the Future Hold for CIOs in Africa? - presentation at the annual Africa.com conference, 2012, Cape Town.
  • FC Lochner Africa.com interview at the annual Africa.com conference, 2012, Cape Town. Available at https://comworldseries.blogspot.com/search?q=lochner
  • FC Lochner "Advances in materials: Changing the foundations of technology" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "Technological Literacy for Sustainable Technologies: Definitions, concepts and practical recommendations", presentation to the International Association of MBA's, Cape Town, July 2013.
  • FC Lochner "The Square Kilometre Array (SKA): Cosmic overtures for innovative businesses" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "The nature of technology intelligence and its role in the corporate environment" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "Software, embedded software and related technologies: An overview of the latest trends" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "Keep on renewing" Interview with the University Stellenbosch Business School magazine Agenda, October 2013. Available at https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/96531
  • FC Lochner "Technological inventions and innovations: The step dance towards economic progress" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "The aerospace industry and its spin-off technologies" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "Big data, mobile technologies and the innovation imperative" - presentation at the annual Africa.com conference, 2013, Cape Town.
  • FC Lochner "The Concept of the Functionality Grid and Technological Literacy" - article published in the International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, November 2013, Vol 10, Issue 4.
  • FC Lochner "Biomimicry: Mimicking nature towards sustainable technologies" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "African Information and Communication Technologies: New beginnings" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "Energy technologies: Certainty and security amidst transitions" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "A community cloud for the public sector: Definition, rationale and application" - presentation at the annual Cloud World Forum Africa conference, Johannesburg, June 2014.
  • FC Lochner "Assessment of Progress and Review of the Proposal for Li-ion Battery Innovation: An independent review of progress to date and of the application for extension" - Submission to the national Department of Science & Technology on behalf of the University Western Cape, July 2014.
  • FC Lochner "Broadband strategies that are improving business connectivity" - Panelist at IT Infrastructure and Broadband Summit, Cape Town, August 2014.
  • FC Lochner "Robotics: A progress report" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "The hydrogen economy: A popular misnomer, or a realistic description of a future energy scenario?" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "3D Printing: A useful tool, or a portent towards a next techno-economic revolution?" -paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "Review of the proposal to continue and accelerate the Lithium Ion Battery and Supercapacitor program: An independent PEST analysis" - submission to the national Department of Science & Technology on behalf of the University Western Cape, July 2015.
  • FC Lochner "Integrated Reporting: How to report technology investments" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "Mega-experiments, common technological characteristics and their value to society" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "The circular economy and technology cycles"- paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "Genomic technologies: personalizing medicine" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "The Chief Technology Officer position and its tasks" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "Measuring corporate technological acumen: Foundations towards an assessment of technological acuity" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "Cognitive technologies: Extending the human mind" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "A return to basics: pursuing appropriate technologies for emerging economies" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "Infonomics: The data foundation for the new economy" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "Artificial intelligence - the final frontier" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.
  • FC Lochner "Birds as eco-indicators of climate change" - paper published by the Institute for Futures Research.