Public procurement for innovation: lessons from the procurement of a navigable storm surge barrier ( Circle working paper No 2016/5)
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
Based on the series of meetings with the European Research and Innovation Area Committee (ERAC), Charles has produced a final report in the form of a working paper entitled: “Efficiency of Research and Innovation Systems for Economic Growth and Employment”. He also presented this report at the Eu-SPRI (European Forum for Studies of Policies for … Continue reading
The paper of Charles and Susana entitled: “Competence Building: A Systemic Approach to Innovation Policy” which was presented and merited the Best Paper Award at the Atlanta Conference on Science & Innovation Policy is now available as a CIRCLE Electronic Working Paper. Continue reading
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