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.
Exploring the development-technology nexus via a digital transformation paradigm shift in development strategy in the digital age.
China's Dual Circulation Strategy (DCS) does not necessarily mean the country is lurching to autarky. Instead, China is likely to move towards import substitution wherever possible in the pursuit of economic resilience. Such a move will come at a cost, and its ramifications for the global economy, the domestic private sector, and foreign companies in China could prove very far-reaching.
As the Biden administration works with its EU counterparts through the new U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC), it should hold firm in defending the superior U.S. innovation system. To that end, U.S. negotiators must first clarify their positions on at least four strategic questions.
How trade secrets and other IPRs underpin innovation and manufacturing of Covid-19 vaccines.
Taiwan – producer of the world's most advanced microchips – is a "choke point" in US-China competition that threatens to upend complex semiconductor supply chains. To avoid further damage to an industry critical to post-Covid-19 economic recovery, the United States' approach to export restrictions must manage disruptions and minimize policy shocks.
Global attitudes toward China are hardening, but diverging interests prevent effective allied action to counter its rise. That’s why America should focus on getting its own house in order. The key is better aligning U.S. multinational corporations’ interests with national interests.
Previously, we examined how the Competition Act may deter or penalize collaboration on environmental issues, restricting industry-wide approaches and other agreements among competitors to pursue sustainability and reduce climate change impacts. Legislative changes should be considered to address this policy conflict and turn Canadian competition law into an enabler of collaborations that promote sustainability.
Competition laws may stifle sustainability efforts unless changes are made to support competitor collaboration on environmental initiatives.
China's shares of EU countries' goods imports rose very significantly between 2000 and 2019, with a focus on the first decade. Germany’s shares, on the other hand, have been falling since 2005.
The transformation of the Chinese planned economy since opening in 1978 has led to considerable prosperity, extensive modernization and a globally competitive, in some cases leading economy.