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.

Promise and Perils of an Accelerated Economy: Bay Area Economic Profile

This report from The Bay Area Council Economic Institute provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic profile of the California Bay Area region.

The Bay Area Council Economic InstituteSun, 05/01/2016

Reinventing Manufacturing: How the Transformation of Manufacturing Is Creating New Opportunity for California

This report discusses how emerging technologies and production paradigms are transforming modern manufacturing and discusses the implications of these trends for California.

The Bay Area Council Economic InstituteFri, 04/01/2016

Innovative Global Cities—How Places Attact Knowledge-Intensive Industries

This study assesses what world-leading cities are doing in order to attract knowledge-intensive industries and innovation and thereby be able to draw lessons on how attractiveness can be promoted.

Swedish Agency for Growth Policy AnalysisFri, 04/01/2016

The Growth of the Swedish Life Sciences Industry 2012-2014—Continued Decline or Survival?

This report describes the growth of the life science industry in Sweden from 1998 to 2014, focusing particularly on developments from 2012 to 2014.

Swedish Agency for Growth Policy AnalysisWed, 03/23/2016

The Front Line of Strategic Research—An Analysis of International Financiers’ Focus and Support Instruments

Countries such as China and South Korea are making significant efforts to develop their research systems; this report describes the future of strategic research, focusing on: strategies and control, priority areas, and support instruments.

Swedish Agency for Growth Policy AnalysisTue, 01/12/2016

Profit Dynamics and Product Market Regulations in the OECD

This report examines how product market regulations influence profit persistence, which provide information about how competitive countries actually are.

Swedish Agency for Growth Policy AnalysisTue, 12/22/2015

Effects of Foreign Acquisitions on R&D and High-skill Activities

This report studies the impact of foreign acquisitions on both smaller and larger firms in Sweden, finding no evidence that foreign acquisitions lead to reductions in R&D expenditures and high-skilled activities in targeted domestic firms.

Swedish Agency for Growth Policy AnalysisFri, 11/27/2015

Do Selective Industrial Policies Cause Growth?—Experiences from Sweden

This report provides an analysis of how selective policies supporting innovation and entrepreneurship have been implemented in Sweden and documents their impact on firm performance, growth, and competitiveness.

Swedish Agency for Growth Policy AnalysisWed, 11/18/2015

Public Funding Measures—Comparing Denmark and Canada's Venture Capital and Credit Guarantee Schemes

This report provides a comparison of experiences from Denmark’s and Canada’s publicly supported venture capital and credit guarantee schemes.

Swedish Agency for Growth Policy AnalysisThu, 09/24/2015

Mushrooms and Yeast: The Implications of Technological Progress for Canada’s Economic Growth

Economic growth from technological innovation tends to spring up in unpredictable places, creating winners and losers.

C.D. Howe Institute Wed, 09/02/2015

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