Lars Bengtsson’s and Charles’ article “Towards a Holistic User Innovation Policy” has now been published in the International Journal of Innovation Studies last February 7th, 2022. The abstract reads: This paper aims to synthesize previous user innovation policy proposals into an adapted systems of innovation framework, on which a future holistic user innovation policy for the household sector can be based. We do this in three … Continue reading
Charles was a keynote speaker at the 19th Latin/Ibero/American for Technological and Innovation Management Congress (ALTEC) held in Lima, Peru from the 27th to the 29th of October 2021. The central theme for the congress was “Innovation and transformative technologies: Dilemmas, challenges and actions to build a sustainable future”. The topic for his presentation was … Continue reading
Charles took part in the Globelics-Indialics Webinar that happened between the 12th and the 14th of October, 2021. The webinar took place via Zoom, and the theme was “Reimagining Innovation Systems for COVID-19 and Post COVID-19”. There he delivered the keynote address on the last day of the event. Continue reading
Charles was a speaker at the UNECE “Innovation Policy Outlook” on “Policy Dialogue on Innovation Policy Coordination and Innovation Councils” on September 30, 2021. The title of Charles’ speech was ”Coordination mechanisms for innovation policy”, and it included the role of innovation councils. It was based on the following publications: S. Borrás and C. Edquist: … Continue reading
Charles was a speaker at the 2021 KOPPEX International Public Procurement Workshop: “Innovation and inclusion in Public Procurement” on September 29, 2021. The title of his speech was “Functional Public Procurement and Innovation”. The workshop was organized by the Public Procurement Service (PPS), Korean Government, and Korea Institute of Procurement. The presentation was recorded in … Continue reading
Mart Laatsit and Charles presented a draft paper at the EU-SPRI Conference in Oslo on June 9 – 11, 2021. The title of the paper was “Do Activities and Functions Reflect what Happens in Innovation Systems: Towards a General Theory of Innovation”. The paper is still under development. The following is an excerpt from the … Continue reading
Charles was interviewed as a guest at “Coffee Break with Researchers”. The theme for the discussion (10 minutes) was “Holistic Innovation Policy”. The interview was partly based upon the recent book by Susana Borrás and Charles Edquist entitled “Holistic Innovation Policy: theoretical Foundations, Policy Problems and Instrument Choices”, Oxford University Press, 2019 – The book … Continue reading
As readers of my homepage know, I have a keen interest in functional public procurement. Therefore, I have sent out an invitation to collaborate on functional public procurement – see below. From: Charles Edquist <charles.edquist@circle.lu.se>Sent: den 26 april 2021 09:16To: Charles Edquist <charles.edquist@circle.lu.se>Subject: RE: Invitation to Collaborate on Functional Public Procurement – Practice and Research … Continue reading
Charles Edquist 