Do you want to contribute a chapter to a book on innovation policy or on innovation-enhancing public procurement?
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Do you want to contribute a chapter to a book on innovation policy or on innovation-enhancing public procurement?

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

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Charles presenting at the Norwegian Business School

At the Oslo Campus of the Norwegian Business School – BI, Charles made a presentation entitled “Functional Procurement for Innovation, Welfare and the Environment” on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The presentation was based on the following report: http://www.konkurrensverket.se/contentassets/916ecd96293549589d7ae5ee2e2c0eae/forsk-rapport_2019_2-.pdf Continue reading

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Holistic Innovation Policy Book Presented in Stockholm

The book by Susana Borrás and Charles Edquist entitled “Holistic Innovation Policy: Theoretical Foundations, Policy Problems and Instrument Choices” was presented by Charles on May 13, 2019 at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (Institutet för Näringspolitiska Studier – IFN), Stockholm. More information about the book is available at Oxford University Press. The Table of … Continue reading

Book launch for Susanna and Charles’ new book
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Book launch for Susanna and Charles’ new book

Last February 26, 2018, a book launch was held at CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy) in Lund, Sweden for Susanna Borrás and Charles’ new book, Holistic Innovation Policy – Theoretical Foundations, Policy Problems, and Instrument Choices. Unfortunately, Susanna could not attend the said event but Charles was present to talk … Continue reading

Public Procurement for Innovation
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Public Procurement for Innovation

Charles’ new book, “Public Procurement for Innovation” will be available in January 2015. Edited by: Charles Edquist, Lund University, Sweden; Nicholas S. Vonortas, The George Washington University, US; Jon Mikel Zabala-Iturriagagoitia, Lund University, Sweden, and; Jakob Edler, University of Manchester, UK. This book focuses on the study of a specific demand side innovation policy instrument, … Continue reading

Book Chapter: A holistic innovation policy – why, what and how?
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Book Chapter: A holistic innovation policy – why, what and how?

A chapter by Charles entitled “A holistic innovation policy – why, what and how?” (in Swedish “En helhetlig innovationspolitik – varför, vad och hur?”) was published in an edited volume last July 1st in Almedalen. The book is entitled “Position Sweden – on innovation, sustainability and labor market – a debate anthology” (In Swedish “Position … Continue reading

Small Country Innovation Systems Now Published in Chinese
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Small Country Innovation Systems Now Published in Chinese

To see the published version in Chinese, go to http://www.sciencep.com. You can also click here for more information. This major new book presents case studies of ten small country national systems of innovation (NSIs) in Europe and Asia, namely, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden and Taiwan. These cases … Continue reading