SCOT in Action

The Department of Social Sciences is one of the largest at Roskilde University with 43 permanent scientific personnel together with several Ph.Ds, and other teaching staff. Most of the academic personnel have a background in economics, political science or sociology. It is a general goal of our department and the rest of Roskilde University to foster interdisciplinary teaching and research. The later can be seen from the four main research lines of the department, namely:-Changes in the welfare state in a national and international perspective.-Public organisation and policy analysis.-Innovation and technology development with special attention to service firms and information technologies. Please note that: The papers are on a 'work in progress' form, which means that comments and criticisms in the form of feedback are welcomed. For this purpose, the address(es) of the author(s) is specified on the title page. Readers must also be aware that the material of the working papers might be printed later in journals or other means of scientific publication in a revised version. or utilised in any from or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author(s). Abstract This paper presents the results from a study called: " The Technological Development of Bornholm " 1. It was an action-oriented study where the objectives were to find new ways to utilize information and communication technology as a tool for regional development. Based on the empirical findings in the study this paper presents some theoretical reflections. These reflections are primary based on constructivistic theories of technology, but other theoretical approaches are included as well. E.g. in the discussion about the relations between actors and structures we found it necessary to include new institutional theories.