Charles participated in a seminar on “Innovation, Economic Development and Policy” at the TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture at the University of Oslo on September 20, 2018. Continue reading
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Charles in a seminar in Brighton
On September 13, 2018, Charles Participated in a workshop organised by CIRCLE, SPRU and CENTRIM in Birghton. Continue reading
New Information about our new book on theoretical foundations of innovation policy.
It is with great pleasure to announce that Susana Borrás and I have submitted the manuscript that will be published as a new book at Oxford University Press. This co-authored book is the fruit of several years of work. The title of the book is “Holistic Innovation Policy: Theoretical Foundations, Policy Problems and Instrument Choices”. Our … Continue reading
The EU Innovation ranking is flawed
On June 22, the 2018 edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) was published by the European Commission. The summary innovation index included in the EIS misleads politicians, policy-makers, researchers and the general public. Continue reading
Meeting in Lithuania
Last June 6, 2018 Charles visited Vilnius, Lithuania. He met with the team of the President of Lithuania. Among the issues discussed were “Holistic innovation policy”, The Swedish National Innovation Council” and “Functional public procurement to enhance innovation”. Continue reading
NIC Meeting in Harpsund, Sweden
The Swedish National Innovation Council has four (or more) meetings per year. The most recent one was held on May 28, 2018. The venue was in Harpsund, which is the country residence for the Prime Minister of Sweden. The meeting lasted for 5 hours and addressed the following issues: Working places for life-long learning, Renewal in healthcare, … Continue reading
STI Strategy Development and Anchor Program Workshop
During May 14-19, 2018, Charles visited Thailand. He contributed to the “STI Strategy Development and Anchor Program Workshop, at Thonburi University in Bangkok. He gave two lectures: Innovation Theory for Developing a Holistic Innovation Policy – Replacing Linearity! Make Strategic Public Procurement Drive Innovation: Specify Functions Instead of Products He also provided consultancy services to … Continue reading
