Innovation, IP, and Human Capital
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The Role of Intellectual Property for the Single Market and SMEs
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Trade and IP ProjectBy: Fredrik ErixonThere is an intimate relation between the single market and intellectual property (IP) in that they both rely fundamentally on economies of...
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The EU’s Industrial Strategy: Blessing or Curse for Knowledge-intensive Industries?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Trade and IP ProjectBy: Matthias BauerIn March 2020, the European Commission published a White Paper outlining the cornerstones of a new European Industrial Strategy for a “globally...
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Introducing Our New Trade and IP Project
Research Areas: Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Trade and IP Project Trade, Globalisation and SecurityTags: intellectual propertyBy: Fredrik ErixonIntellectual Property (IP) is all around us. But in a fast evolving world, European businesses are faced with new questions regarding innovation....
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Innovation, International Competitiveness and the Future of European Union Institutions
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalBy: Matthias BauerRecently, I attended a scenario workshop on “The Future of the EU”. The workshop was organised by one of Germany’s largest political...
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The Chinese Innovation Conundrum
By: Iacopo MonterosaHuawei’s prominent role in 5G infrastructure could suggest that China is now ready to be a driving force on digital innovation. In addition, the...
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Regulating Artificial Intelligence: Should There Be Innovation Without Permission?
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalBy: Guest AuthorBrian Williamson, a Partner at consultancy Communications Chambers. The views in this blog are his own. The European Commission, along with...
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Compulsory Licensing of IP-protected Drugs: Colombia’s Panacea for Access to Better Healthcare Services?
Research Areas: Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Latin AmericaBy: Matthias BauerOn 30 May 2018, Colombia joined the OECD as the group’s 37th member. Prior to the country’s accession, the Colombian government implemented a...
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The European Commission’s Pharmaceutical Innovation Incentives Review Is at Risk of Serious Overreach
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalBy: Guest AuthorPhilip Stevens is executive director of Geneva Network, a UK-based research organisation working on international innovation and trade...
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Posted Workers in the EU: Social Dumping vs Competitive Advantage
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalTags: EUThere are concerns that posted workers in the EU dump working conditions and have a depressing effect on salaries. These individuals are temporarily...
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Q&A with Fredrik Erixon and Björn Weigel, authors of The Innovation Illusion – How so Little is Created by so Many Working so Hard (Yale University Press)
Tags: innovationBy: Guest AuthorQuestion: Why is there an innovation illusion? Answer: People are almost daily fed with horror stories about how robots, artificial intelligence, or...
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Science, the State and the City – An interview with Geoffrey Owen and Michael Hopkins about biotech sector in Europe
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalSir Geoffrey Owen is a business historian, former Editor of the Financial Times, and Senior Fellow at the London School Economics, Michael Hopkins...
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Who Did not See the Migration Crisis Coming?
By: Roderick AbbottThis infographic documents the European migration crisis during 2015. In 2014 the migrant flow had been mainly from Africa through Libya across the...