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.

A Better Innovation Policy: Protect Ideas, Don't Subsidize Businesses

A reframed innovation agenda centred on the themes of strong IP provisions, a competitive tax environment and direct funding for research would make serious and tangible differences for Canada’s innovation economy.

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Mon, 03/02/2020

Innovative Europe: The Way Forward. Taking Stock and Thinking Ahead.

This blueprint aims to inform European institutions on the state of innovation in three sectors (Digital, Healthcare, and Energy & Mobility).

I-Com Tue, 02/18/2020

Strategies for Innovation: India

India holds the distinction of being the most innovative country in central and southern Asia and lies among the global leaders in some of the key parameters like graduates in science and engineering, the quality of universities, ICT exports, and gross capital formation. India has also made improvements in the overall intellectual property environment.

Institute for CompetitivenessThu, 02/13/2020

Talk Is Cheaper: Canadian Wireless Prices On A Swift Decline

In the recent 

C.D. Howe Institute Wed, 02/05/2020

“Evergreening," medical innovation and patents: separating fact from fiction

The extent to which follow-on pharmaceutical innovations should be protectable by patents is hotly debated amongst the public health and IP community in Geneva. But are fears that follow-on patents simply extend indefinitely, or “evergreening,” medicine patents justified?

Geneva NetworkTue, 02/04/2020

Delinkage Debunked: Why Replacing Patents With Prizes for Drug Development Won't Work

Separating the cost of biopharmaceutical research and development from the final market price of medicines would misalign incentives, raise bureaucratic costs, and limit innovation.

Geneva NetworkMon, 02/03/2020

Examining the Implementation of Performance-Based Bonus Scheme in the Public Sector

In 2012, the government adopted a Performance-Based Incentive System, compose

The Philippine Institute for Development StudiesTue, 01/28/2020

Monetary Policy, Income Inequality, and Inflation – What’s the Link?

The Bank of Canada should weigh how income inequality affects monetary policy

C.D. Howe Institute Tue, 01/28/2020

The Task Ahead: Transforming the Global Economy with Connectivity, Automation, and Intelligence

Countries can welcome the new wave of digital innovation and let it take them to new heights of prosperity and innovation, or they can ignore the change and get left behind. (Disponible en español)

TicTacWed, 01/15/2020

The Significance of Human Capital to Large Knowledge Intensive Investments

This report is one of the studies in Growth Analysis’ framework project: What role does the public sector have in large knowledge-intensive investments (LKI)? The overall aim of the framework project is to create learning regarding how the public sector can promote efficient processes for LKI.

Swedish Agency for Growth Policy AnalysisTue, 01/07/2020

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