Innovation Policy

Innovation is the product of intentional human endeavor. Countries seeking world-leading innovative enterprises and industries need to implement thoughtful and effective national innovation systems, and supporting policy instruments, to maximize their innovation potential. Reports here review the innovation systems/policies of GTIPA-member nations.

Less Certain Than Death: Using Tax Incentives to Drive Clean Energy Innovation

Tax incentives can play an important role in accelerating the innovations needed for a low-carbon future, but only if the incentives reward innovators rather than support well-entrenched incumbents.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationMon, 12/02/2019

Standards and Innovations

Using the eCl@ss Standard as an example, innovations are increasingly generated through networked research and cooperation that transcends company, industry and national boundaries.

German Economic InstituteTue, 11/26/2019

Assessment of the Indian Biotechnology Landscape

The study analyses the Indian Biotechnology landscape and provides a roadmap for its future, starting with the rate of growth that is required to make it a $100 billion industry by 2025.

Institute for CompetitivenessSat, 11/23/2019

How Data Can Help in the Fight Against the Opioid Epidemic in the United States

The maxim “you can’t manage what you can’t measure” has never been so relevant. The failure to effectively leverage data has undoubtedly cost many lives and caused severe social and economic damage to communities ravaged by opioid addiction.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationMon, 11/18/2019

Liberalizing Satellite Communications in India: Opportunities for Enhanced Economic Growth

India’s growing capacity of satellite communication can be harnessed to meet the country’s communications demand in the future. However, it lacks a comprehensive policy that addresses the need for a dynamic commercial satellite communication system which can be achieved using satellite technology.

ICRIERFri, 11/15/2019

Large knowledge-intensive investments – drivers, effects and the role of public policy

This report presents a definition of large knowledge-intensive investments (LKI). It then surveys research on the drivers as well as effects of LKI, and provides conclusions with regards to the conditions for, and role of, public policy in promoting such investments. The purpose is to provide the Swedish government with evidence and knowledge to support and develop the government’s work on supporting innovation and structural change of businesses in Sweden. What are large knowledge-intensive investments and why are they important?

Swedish Agency for Growth Policy AnalysisThu, 11/07/2019

Supporting Financial Innovation Through Flexible Regulation

Policymakers should encourage financial innovation by using regulatory processes and approaches that promote flexible oversight, including stakeholder engagement, coordination, experimentation, alternative supervision, and regtech.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationMon, 11/04/2019

Productivity and the Financial Services Sector – How to Achieve New Heights

Restrictive rules holding back innovation in the financial sector should be updated to bolster Canada’s productivity. The authors examine the contribution of the financial services sector to Canada’s productivity growth and find it has been underwhelming, considering its potential.

C.D. Howe Institute Thu, 10/17/2019

India Innovation Index 2019

The India Innovation Index examines the innovation ecosystem of Indian states and union territories. The objective of the Index is to help policymakers design policies aimed at driving innovation across regions. For a country as large as India, the state of innovation needs to be understood at the regional level for effective policy formulation.

Institute for CompetitivenessThu, 10/17/2019

Robotics and the Future of Production and Work

The use of robotics will increase productivity and has the potential to bring more manufacturing production work back to developed countries.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationTue, 10/15/2019

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