Public procurement for innovation: lessons from the procurement of a navigable storm surge barrier ( Circle working paper No 2016/5)
Abstract: ‘The system of innovation approach’ has been around in innovation research for more than three decades. In this paper, we ask whether the time has come to try to develop a general theory of innovation. There is now a considerable literature addressing what happens in the innovation systems (and not only which elements and … Continue reading
Update: This is now published as a working paper at CIRCLE. Click here to go directly to the paper. The literature on the relations between public procurement and innovation has been growing rapidly during the latest couple of decades. However, there are still conceptual problems and unclarities with regard to key concepts. The purpose of … Continue reading
In November 2020 a CIRCLE discussion paper written with Lars Bengtsson was published. It was entitled “Towards a Holistic User Innovation Policy”. (User innovations are Innovations performed by individuals in households that expect to benefit from pursuing innovations via their own use of them.) This paper aims to synthesize previous user innovation policy proposals into … Continue reading
An updated version of the paper by Charles on the Swedish National Innovation Council has been published. It is entitled “Towards a Holistic Innovation Policy: Can the Swedish National Innovation Council Serve as a Role Model?” and can be downloaded here. Continue reading
Public Procurement for Innovation (PPI) is a powerful, underutilized demand-side innovation policy instrument that can be used to stimulate innovation, meet sectoral policy goals and mitigate grand challenges. Further research is required to analyze how PPI contributes to these goals and how it operates in practice; more case studies are needed to achieve this. We … Continue reading
In the paper innovation-related public procurement as an innovation policy instrument is discussed. Five types of public procurement are defined and discussed: Regular public procurement (PP) – from the shelf Public Procurement for Innovation (PPI) a) Direct b) Catalytic Innovation-friendly (regular) PP Pre-Commercial R&D procurement (PCP) (although this is actually a research policy instrument) It … Continue reading
Susana and Charles’ new article has now been published as a CIRCLE Working Paper. Abstract: Institutions (including regulations) are constitutive elements of innovation systems, and therefore cornerstones of innovation policy. Focusing on (soft and hard) regulation, the paper identifies the most salient regulatory areas from the perspective of the innovation system. When asking about the … Continue reading
Susana Borrás and Charles’ book chapter with the title “Innovation Policy for Knowledge Production and R&D: the Investment Portfolio Approach” is now available for preview as a CIRCLE Working Paper. Who produces scientific and technical knowledge these days? What type of knowledge is being produced and for what purposes? Why are firms and governments funding … Continue reading
Charles Edquist 