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.

Computer Chips vs. Potato Chips: The Case for a U.S. Strategic-Industry Policy

With the rise of China, the United States needs more than a competitiveness strategy; it needs a policy specifically tailored to boost production and innovation capacity in strategically important industries—especially technologically sophisticated ones with dual-use capabilities.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationMon, 01/03/2022

Modern Biotechnology Application and Regulation in the Philippines: Issues and Prospects

Modern crop biotechnology is being considered as a novel solution to the long-standing problems of food insecurity, low crop productivity, pest and disease prevalence, and micronutrient deficiency, particularly in developing and climate-vulnerable economies.

The Philippine Institute for Development StudiesFri, 12/31/2021

Behavioral Economics and Climate Protection: Better regulation and green nudges for more sustainability

Protecting the climate is one of the greatest challenges our society is currently facing. In view of the heated political and social discussions surrounding this topic, the question naturally arises as to whether behavioral-economic insights can be used to sensitize German society to the dangers of climate change and to motivate it towards more sustainability.

German Economic InstituteThu, 12/30/2021

EU’S PATH TO COMPETITIVENESS

How digital, energy and health can lead the way forward.

I-Com Thu, 12/30/2021

Steel value chain: Effects of the planned border adjustment mechanism on the downstream industries

With its Green Deal, the European Commission has given top priority to climate policy. In July 2021, it backed this up with a “Fit-for-55” political package of measures, because greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced by 55 percent by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.

German Economic InstituteTue, 12/28/2021

Vaccine inequality persists as world enters third year of the Covid-19 pandemic

In 2022, the world enters the third year since Covid-19 appeared in late 2019, with different variants emerging. Pfizer estimates that the pandemic could extend to 2024, even when large swathes of the global population have been vaccinated.

The Institute for Policy, Advocacy, and Governance (Asia Pacific)Mon, 12/27/2021

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and the State: An Interview with Alberto Mingardi

Simon Sarevski talked with Alberto Mingardi about entrepreneurship and innovation, the state, the system, and of course, Mariana Mazzucato.

Austrian Economics CenterWed, 12/22/2021

Letter: Abandon Localisation Policies

Recent comments by Transnet board chair Popo Molefe serve to highlight the negative effects of the government's localisation policies, and should add weight to the argument that these protectionist ideas should be abandoned as quickly as possible ("Localisation will push up prices and hamper recovery, warns Transnet”, December 9).

The Free Market Foundation Thu, 12/16/2021

Innovation for a Successful Future

James Sproule argues that free markets are the way to increase human prosperity and benefiting huge numbers of people in the long term.

Austrian Economics CenterWed, 12/15/2021

Counting carbon: The implications of border carbon adjustments on developing countries

Border carbon adjustment (BCA), once an obscure policy understood by few, is now front and center in the ongoing global conversation on carbon pricing, trade, and climate policy. Despite its newfound currency, however, BCA remains poorly understood. What is BCA and what is its potential impact for developing countries?

Hinrich FoundationWed, 12/15/2021

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