Trade and Innovation

Trade plays key roles in fostering innovation, both as a conduit for the diffusion of global technology and knowhow that facilitates innovation in developing nations and by giving innovative companies access to large global markets through which they can recoup their upfront investments in R&D and generate revenues to finance future generations of innovation. GTIPA-member reports here examine trade-innovation linkages.

Trade Secrecy and Covid-19

How trade secrets and other IPRs underpin innovation and manufacturing of Covid-19 vaccines.

Fri, 09/10/2021

India: leading or thwarting data governance and digital trade?

The paradoxical characterization of India's data governance framework is hard to miss. As the country aspires to become a leading global tech hub, its inward-looking approach for regulating data could be counterproductive from a geopolitical perspective and weaken India's booming digital services industry.

Hinrich FoundationTue, 08/10/2021

Attracting Foreign Direct Investments Through Augmented and Virtual Reality

Attracting foreign investment is a key component of many countries’ economic development strategies. AR/VR solutions can help the process by providing engaging storytelling tools, helping to visualize potential investments, and reducing the need for in-person meetings and site visits.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationMon, 08/09/2021

The Policy Prism - August 2021

In this edition of The Policy Prism, we explain the diverging transatlantic approach to China. In D.C., we explore infrastructure and making the bipartisan bill a potential soon-to-be reality. In Strasbourg, the ways in which AI have been regulated are highlighted. And finally, is the French language making a comeback to EU institutions and is Biden truly the new FDR?

The Bertelsmann Foundation (North America) Fri, 08/06/2021

ShowCASE: Trade, Innovation, and Productivity

According to the latest European Commission forecasts published on July 7, the EU economy will return to its pre-pandemic level in the last quarter of 2021 or one quarter earlier than expected in the previous forecast. This shows an expected higher EU economic growth compared to the spring projections.

Center for Social and Economic Research Tue, 07/27/2021

Bay to Bay: China’s Greater Bay Area Plan and its Synergies for San Francisco Bay Area and U.S. Business

The focus of this report is to analyze the economic and innovation potential of the GBA project in the context of recent global trends and to examine synergies with the Silicon Valley/San Francisco Bay Area that might facilitate collaboration beyond the longstanding relationships the region already enjoys with China and with Hong Kong in particular.

The Bay Area Council Economic InstituteTue, 06/29/2021

Southern Connection: Innovation Clusters in Mexico and the Bridge to Silicon Valley

This report examines Mexico’s’ continuing transition and the issues and opportunities that it presents for Bay Area companies. It particularly does this through the lens of cities and regions that cluster assets that Bay Area/Silicon Valley companies look for: infrastructure, talent, universities, R&D, and entrepreneurs.

Mon, 06/21/2021

Principles and a Framework of Antitrust for Global Innovation

GTIPA members propose a framework and principles to guide antitrust policy to foster greater levels of global innovation.

Thu, 06/17/2021

More than a dose of collaboration: What Ottawa should do if it wants drugs and vaccines to be made in Canada and benefit patients

In a new MLI paper, Nigel Rawson and John Adams delve into how proposed federal regulations designed to slash drug prices would not only be unsustainable, but would further thwart innovation in the already-beleaguered Canadian biopharmaceutical sector.

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Thu, 06/03/2021

Trade Club for Climate

The adoption of the Paris Agreement in December 2015 calls for concerted effort by the international community to restrain the increase in global average temperatures

German Economic InstituteFri, 05/14/2021

Pages