Nordine Es-Sadki is an economist and senior researcher at UNU-MERIT. He has over 12 years of experience in innovation studies and innovation statistics and has been involved in various projects for the European Commission , the OECD, national governments and WIPO on the analysis of innovation at the national, regional and industry level. He holds a PhD in Economics from the School of Business and Economics of Maastricht University on the topic of formal technology transfer of universities, research institutes and firms. He obtained his master degree in Economics and Business from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam with distinction, and has a bachelor degree in International Economics Studies from Maastricht University .

His research interests include, knowledge/technology transfer, the measurement and analysis of Science, Technology & Innovation including social and public sector innovation, questionnaire design, surveys and their methodology, and the economics of regional innovation. He also works part-time as a economics teacher at a lyceum in Maastricht.

He currently works on the following EU commissioned research projects:

European Innovation Scoreboard 2021 - 2023

The European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) is an instrument of the European Commission, developed under the Lisbon Strategy and revised after the adoption of the Europe2020 Strategy to provide a comparative assessment of the innovation performance of EU Member States. It forms a comprehensive benchmarking and monitoring system of research and innovation trends and activities in Europe. It is commissioned by the European Commission, DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs .

Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2023

The Regional Innovation Scoreboard (RIS) is based on the methodology of the IUS and provides a comparative assessment of how European regions perform with regard to innovation. It is commissioned by the European Commission, DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs .

Preparation of the CIS Methodological Manual and the CIS 2024 questionnaire 

The CIS based innovation statistics are part of the EU science and technology statistics. Surveys are carried out with two years' frequency by EU member states and a number of ESS member countries. It is commissioned by the European Commission, DG Eurostat. Time period 2023-2024.

LibrarIN 

Funded by Horizon Europe under the call Research and innovation on cultural heritage and CCIs, the LibrarIN Project will examine ways that libraries can develop new functions, services and engagement with the individuals, organisations and communities they serve. This will be achieved through social innovation based on public value co-creation and a demand-driven design of library services. 

TWIN4MERIT 

TWIN4MERIT project funded by the WIDERA/Twinning call for proposals of the Horizon Europe programme for Research and Innovation of the European Union. 

ICT Statistic Review 

This review was launched by Eurostat with the purpose of assessing the relevance of statistics on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) produced in the framework of the European Statistical System (ESS).

	Selected publications by Nordine Es-Sadki
Articles (journal, professional, popular)
Rammer, Christian & Nordine Es-Sadki, 2023, Using big data for generating firm-level innovation indicators - a literature review, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 197, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122874, More information
Es-Sadki, Nordine & Anthony Arundel, 2021, The Influence of Regional Supply, Demand and Competition Factors on the Knowledge Transfer Outcomes of Universities, International Journal of Innovation Management, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/S136391962150078X
Barjak (FHNW), Franz , Nordine Es-Sadki & Anthony Arundel, 2014, The effectiveness of policies for formal knowledge transfer from European universities and public research institutes to firms, Research Evaluation, 24(1): 1-15, DOI: 10.1093/reseval/rvu024, More information
Book chapters
Arundel, Anthony & Nordine Es-Sadki, 2021, Toward a Comprehensive Set of Metrics for Knowledge Transfer, in: Editors: Anthony Arundel, Suma Athreye, Sacha Wunsch-Vincent, Harnessing Public Research for Innovation in the 21st Century: An International Assessment of Knowledge Transfer Policies, Cambridge University Press, UK, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108904230.025
Barjak (FHNW), Franz & Nordine Es-Sadki, 2015, Influences of the regional and national economic environment on the technology transfer performance of academic institutions in Europe, in: D. Audretsch, E. Lehmann, M. Meoli, and S. Vismara (eds.), University Evolution, Entrepreneurial Activity and Regional Competitiveness, Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17713-7_10, More information
UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Wintjes, René, Nordine Es-Sadki & Ad Notten, 2019, Systemising social innovation initiatives and their regional context in Europe, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2019-050
Es-Sadki, Nordine & Anthony Arundel, 2015, The impact of the regional environment on the knowledge transfer outcomes of public research organisations: preliminary results for Europe, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2015-017
External working papers
Das-Doyle, Conor, Nordine Es-Sadki, Misha Kaur & Piret Tõnurist, 2023, The state of play and prospects for measuring innovation in the public sector, OECD Working Paper, More information
Dussaux, Damien, Alberto Agnelli & Nordine Es-Sadki, 2023, Exploring new metrics to measure environmental innovation, OECD Working Paper. , More information
Research reports
Es-Sadki, Nordine, Aishe Khalilova & Hugo Hollanders, 2024, European Innovation Scoreboard – Identification and treatment of outliers, Report commissioned by European Commission, DG Research and Innovation, DOI: 10.2777/038677, More information
Hollanders, Hugo & Nordine Es-Sadki, 2023, Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2023, Report commissioned by European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, DOI: 10.2777/70412, More information
Hollanders, Hugo, Nordine Es-Sadki & Aishe Khalilova, 2023, European Innovation Scoreboard 2023, Report commissioned by European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, DOI: 10.2777/119961, More information
Budraitis, Mantas, Paulius Pranckevicius, Ruta Delkute, A. Notten, Nordine Es-Sadki, René Wintjes, Fabiana Visentin, Tommaso Ciarli, Davide Bonaglia, Bulat Sanditov, Yağmur Yıldız & Diego Chavarro, 2023, Evaluation study of the European framework programmes for research and innovation for excellent science : Horizon 2020 : annexes, Publications Office of the European Union, The study presents lessons learned and recommendations for policy on excellent science under Horizon 2020. This is one of several support studies feeding into the European Commission's ex-post evaluation of the European framework programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020, DOI: 10.2777/353383, More information
Budraitis, Mantas, Paulius Pranckevicius, Rute Delkute, Ad Notten, Nordine Es-Sadki, René Wintjes, Fabiana Visentin, Tommaso Ciarli, Davide Bonaglia, Bulat Sanditov, Yağmur Yıldız & Diego Chavarro, 2023, Evaluation study of the European framework programmes for research and innovation for excellent science; Horizon 2020 : phase 1 final study report, The study presents lessons learned and recommendations for policy on excellent science under Horizon 2020. This is one of several support studies feeding into the European Commission's ex-post evaluation of the European framework programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020, DOI: 10.2777/967813, More information
Hollanders, Hugo, Nordine Es-Sadki & Aishe Khalilova, 2022, European Innovation Scoreboard 2022, The EIS provides a comparative analysis of innovation performance in EU countries, other European countries, and regional neighbours. It helps countries assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of their national innovation systems and identify challenges that they need to address, DOI: 10.27777/30990, More information
Arundel, Anthony & Nordine Es-Sadki (eds.), 2021, Final Report on the results of the Co-Val survey, This report includes final results of two surveys sent to public sector at municipalities and national government organizations in France, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway, and the UK and to NGO managers in the same countries as part of the H2020 project Co-Val ga. no. 770356, More information
Al-Ajlani, Haya, Vladimir Cvijanović, Nordine Es-Sadki & Veronika Müller, 2021, EU Eco-Innovation Index 2021 - Policy brief, This policy brief monitors the European progress with regard to eco-innovation to ensure that Europe is moving towards its carbon neutrality, holistic sustainable development, and a green, innovative and competitive economy, More information
Hollanders, Hugo & Nordine Es-Sadki, 2021, Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2021 Methodology report, The regional innovation scoreboard (RIS) is a regional extension of the European innovation scoreboard (EIS), assessing the innovation performance of European regions on a limited number of indicators, More information
Hollanders, Hugo & Nordine Es-Sadki, 2021, Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2021, The regional innovation scoreboard (RIS) is a regional extension of the European innovation scoreboard (EIS), assessing the innovation performance of European regions on a limited number of indicators, More information
Hollanders, Hugo, Nordine Es-Sadki & Adriana Rantcheva, 2021, European Innovation Scoreboard 2021, The European innovation scoreboard provides a comparative analysis of innovation performance in EU countries, other European countries, and regional neighbours, More information
Arundel, Anthony & Nordine Es-Sadki, 2019, Survey results of the Co-Val survey, This report includes descriptive results of the survey sent to public sector managers at municipalities and national government organizations in France, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway and the UK as part of the H2020 project Co-Val ga. no. 770356, More information
Hollanders, Hugo, Nordine Es-Sadki & Iris Merkelbach, 2019, European Innovation Scoreboard 2019, Report for the European Commission, DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, DOI: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/8e458033-74fc-11e8-9483-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-99539237, More information
Hollanders, Hugo & Nordine Es-Sadki, 2018, European Innovation Scoreboard 2018, Report for the European Commission, DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, DOI: 10.2873/66501, More information
Hollanders, Hugo & Nordine Es-Sadki, 2017, Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2017, Commissioned by the European Commission, DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, 88, More information
Hollanders, Hugo & Nordine Es-Sadki, 2017, European Innovation Scoreboard 2017, Commissioned by the European Commission, DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, 102, More information
Haaland, Kirsten, Nordine Es-Sadki & Bart Verspagen, 2017, D3.3 Agenda of capacity buildings activities, SmartEIZ – H2020-TWINN-2015 Strengthening scientific and research capacity of the Institute of Economics, Zagreb as a cornerstone for Croatian socioeconomic growth through the implementation of Smart Specialisation Strategy
Haaland, Kirsten, Nordine Es-Sadki & Bart Verspagen, 2017, D3.2 Framework of the training activities, SmartEIZ – H2020-TWINN-2015, Strengthening scientific and research capacity of the Institute of Economics, Zagreb as a cornerstone for Croatian socioeconomic growth through the implementation of Smart Specialisation Strategy
Haaland, Kirsten, Nordine Es-Sadki & Bart Verspagen, 2017, A list of best practices, approaches and methods in management of innovation and technology transfer, SmartEIZ – H2020-TWINN-2015 Strengthening scientific and research capacity of the Institute of Economics, Zagreb as a cornerstone for Croatian socioeconomic growth through the implementation of Smart Specialisation Strategy, More information
Wintjes, René, Nordine Es-Sadki, Rüdiger Glott & Ad Notten, 2016, Improved Measurement of the Economics of Social Innovation , SIMPACT is a research project funded under the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme from 2014-2016 and is the acronym for «Boosting the Impact of SI in Europe through Economic Underpinnings». The project consortium consists of twelve European research institutions and is led by the Institute for Work and Technology of the Westphalian University Gelsenkirchen in Germany, More information
Hollanders, Hugo, Nordine Es-Sadki & Minna Kanerva, 2016, European Innovation Scoreboard 2016, Commissioned by the European Commission, DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, More information
Hollanders, Hugo, Nordine Es-Sadki & Minna Kanerva, 2016, Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2016, Commissioned by the European Commission, DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, More information
Hollanders, Hugo, Nordine Es-Sadki & Minna Kanerva, 2015, Innovation Union Scoreboard 2015, Commissioned by the European Commission, DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, More information
Hollanders, Hugo, Nordine Es-Sadki & Bianca Buligescu, 2014, Regional Innovation Scoreboard, European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry, More information
Hollanders, Hugo, Nordine Es-Sadki, Lorena Rivera Leon, E. Griniece & L. Roman, 2014, Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2014, Commissioned by the European Commission, DG for Enterprise and Industry, More information
Hollanders, Hugo & Nordine Es-Sadki, 2014, Innovation Union Scoreboard 2014, Commissioned by the European Commission, DG for Enterprise and Industry, More information
Hollanders, Hugo & Nordine Es-Sadki, 2013, Innovation Union Scoreboard 2013, Commissioned by the European Commission, DG for Enterprise and Industry, More information
Arundel, Anthony, Nordine Es-Sadki, Franz Barjak (FHNW), Pieter Perrett (FHNW) & Stefan Lilischkis (empirica), 2013, European Knowledge Transfer Report 2013, Findings of a monitoring study regarding the implementation of the Commission Recommendation and Code of Practice on the management of intellectual property in knowledge transfer activities in Member States and Associated Countries, 385 (pp), More information
Proceedings
Barjak, Franz (FHNW), Nordine Es-Sadki & Anthony Arundel, 2013, Knowledge and technology transfer performance of European universities and research institutions: assessing the influence of institutional by-laws and practices, in: Edited by Sybille Hinze / André Lottmann, Translational twists and turns: Science as a socio-economic endeavor Proceedings of STI 2013 Berlin 18th International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators Berlin, Germany | September 4 — 6, 2013, We use data for 224 European universities and 48 public research organisations to investigate the effects of KTO characteristics, staff incentives, and policies on three measures of knowledge transfer, 15 (pp), More information
Theses
Es-Sadki, Nordine, 2023, Technology Transfer in Europe An economic analysis of formal technology transfer activities of universities, research institutes and firms, PhD dissertation Maastricht University, More information