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
Now available: Holistic Innovation Policy – Theoretical Foundations, Policy Problems, and Instrument Choices
We are happy to announce that Susanna Borrás and Charles’ new book, Holistic Innovation Policy – Theoretical Foundations, Policy Problems, and Instrument Choices, is now available through the Oxford University Press website Continue reading
Debate article in Ny Teknik
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
Charles gave a seminar at the OECD in Paris
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
Article about the Swedish National Innovation Council published by Charles
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
MLE on Innovation-related Public Procurement: Final Report
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
