A debate article entitled Rätt innovationspolitik kan försvara välfärden. (“The right innovation policy can defend welfare” – in Swedish.) by Charles was published in the newspaper Ny Teknik on January 16, 2019. The topic is the close relation between innovation performance and productivity growth and how an holistic innovation policy can improve both and thereby … Continue reading →

On November 21, 2018, Charles Edquist gave a seminar at The Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), OECD. The title was “To develop a Holistic Innovation Policy should be self-evident – for all countries and regions!” He had been asked to present an overview of the conclusions reached in four separate (but interrelated) research … Continue reading →

In late October 2018, an article about the Swedish Natonal Innovation Council by Charles Edquist was published in Research Policy. The title is: Towards a holistic innovation policy: Can the Swedish National Innovation Council (NIC) be a role model? A holistic innovation policy is defined in this article as a policy that integrates all public actions that influence … Continue reading →

This is the final report of the Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) on ‘Innovation Procurement’ which was carried out from January 2017 to May 2018 by 13 EU Member States and two associate countries. Through public procurement, the public sector is a dominant first-buyer of products and services. Several EU Member States thus use public procurement … Continue reading →

The Swedish National Innovation Council has now existed for 3 ½ years. A description of the activities of the Council can be found here – in Swedish. Continue reading →

In connection with his visit to Barcelona on September 17-18, 2018, Charles was interviewed by the daily newspaper LA VANGUARDIA. The interview is in Spanish and can be found here. Alternatively, a PDF version of the article can be downloaded here.     Continue reading →