A meeting with the Swedish National Innovation Council was held at the Prime Minister’s office in Stockholm on November 13, 2017. Continue reading →

Charles gave the initial presentation at a seminar on “Functionally Based Procurement in the Public Sector” on October 30, 2017 in Kista outside Stockholm. The seminar was organized by Swerea/KIMAB was devoted to develop a functionally based demands for anti-corrosive treatment of bridges. Charles’ presentation dealt with purposes and objectives of functional specifications in public … Continue reading →

Last October 25, 2017, the Swedish National Innovation Council (NIC) organized their first regional meeting. It was held in the city of Trollhättan in the Region of Västra Götaland. Three members of NIR participated: Charles Edquist, Sigbritt Karlsson and Carola Öberg. The following ministers represented the government: Stefan Löfven (Prime Minister), Helene Hellmark Knutsson (Minister … Continue reading →

I am chairing a European Union project (A Mutual Learning Exercise, MLE) on innovation related public procurement. The first report in this initiative has been published by the European Commission. It focusses on functional specifications for achieving innovations by means of public procurement, is written by me, and has the title “Developing Strategic Frameworks for … Continue reading →

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is organizing an innovation competition entitled “Transformative Industry – radical innovations for zero emissions”. The first “Inspiration meeting” (out of five meetings) took place in Malmö last October 10, 2017. Charles has been asked to initiate this competition by talking about functional procurement as a tool for innovation. The title … Continue reading →

The recently concluded meeting within the EU Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) on Innovation Related Procurement, chaired by Charles, was held at the Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie in Vienna last September 20-21, 2017. The specific topic was on “Monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment of innovation-related procurement”. The agenda can be found here. Continue reading →

The Swedish National Innovation Council organized a number of presentations in Almedalen in Visby on the Island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. Charles was speaking about how to develop a “Holistic Innovation Policy” on July 6, 2017. Other speakers were Jane Walerud, Helen Hellmark Knutsson and Mikael Damberg. The Swedish National Innovation Council had … Continue reading →

Charles participated in the EU-SPRI conference in Vienna on June 7 – 9, 2017. He presented a draft of the final chapter of his forthcoming book with Susana Borrás entitled “Holistic Innovation Policy: Theoretical Foundations, Policy Problems and Instrument Choices”, as can be seen in the picture. He also participated in a panel debate on … Continue reading →