The Vice-Chancellor of Uppsala University has decided to pursue an evaluation of the university’s research during 2024-5. The purpose is to strengthen the ability to conduct research and education of highest quality and relevance. The evaluation will involve international review panels, identifying strengths, weaknesses and opportunities of the research environments at Uppsala University. The evaluation … Continue reading
Charles participated in the 2023 Eu-SPRI Conference on “Research with Impact” hosted by the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex Business School on June 14 – 16, 2023. He made a full paper presentation of the following paper: “Product procurement and functional procurement for innovation – clarifications needed for empirical research”. … Continue reading
Charles will be a main speaker at “The international Conference on Public Procurement and Innovation in Africa” to be held in Pretoria, South Africa during November 13 – 15, 2023. It includes a smaller Workshop and a Formal Conference with 200 participants. The conference will aim to: • Raise awareness of the linkage between public … Continue reading
Charles will participate in the 20th Anniversary Conference of Globelics in Trivandrum, Kerala, India during 12-14 October 2023. He will also stay on to give lectures at other innovation research centres, in Kerala and elsewhere in India. The details of this arrangement will be worked out in more detail in due course. Continue reading
With co-editors, Charles will be responsible for editing two volumes with innovation-related content. The preliminary volume titles and editors are: For both volumes, contracts have been signed between Edward Elgar Publishing and the editors. The focus of both books is on central issues in the fields of innovation policy and innovation studies. The editors will … Continue reading
During the winter 2022-23 and spring 2023, Charles has contributed as a consultant in the field of “Public Functional Procurement and Innovation” to the City of Gothenberg (Stadsmiljöförvaltningen). On March 9, 2023, he also gave a three-hour lecture on this topic Continue reading
Charles was the discussant at a mid-term PhD seminar at the Division of History, Technology and Environment, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) on April 3, 2023. The PhD student was Domingos Langa and he is working on a thesis on innovation policy in African countries. Continue reading
Charles gave a presentation entitled “La Innovación, Motor de un Pais” to the Spanish Parliament on January 27, 2023. Continue reading
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