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
Download article for free: The final version of Charles’ article Towards a holistic innovation policy: Can the Swedish National Innovation Council (NIC) be a role model? published in Research Policy is now available online.Anyone clicking the following link before April 04, 2019 will be taken to the final version of the article on ScienceDirect for … Continue reading
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
