How is innovation being internationalised? How important are intellectual property rights for development? How well are these rights managed in developing countries? These were the questions driving the 7th annual conference on Micro Evidence on Innovation and Development (MEIDE), Santiago de Chile, 7-8 November 2013, which focused on intellectual property rights (IPR) policy in developing countries. Among the topics covered, two major sessions were devoted to the internationalisation of innovat...

From innovation to migration, economic development to public policy, UNU-MERIT’s research is organized around seven themes based on broadly common approaches. Five research theme leaders have so far come on camera to explain the broad lines of their research programmes, covering methodologies, partners and expected impacts. More brief video interviews will be added in the coming weeks, as part of an ongoing effort to explain our work and balance visibility....

Bolivia was the location of our latest training course on the ‘Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policies’ (DEIP). One of the least developed countries in Latin America but with one of the highest investment rates in education, Bolivia is a special case in many ways. In the last few years the Bolivian Government has focused on the potential rewards of innovation and R&D, specifically by bringing together researchers and manufacturers. The main themes are summarized in the blog and videos b...

Our EU Trend Reports tackle innovative business practices from a policy perspective. They help policymakers better understand the latest trends in business and industry innovation and provide specific policy recommendations to unleash the potential of European businesses and scale-up successful innovative solutions in the EU. Two trend reports are published every year, drawing on case studies and conference outcomes. ••• This first trend report for the EU’s Business Innovation Observatory was au...

A new workshop organized by the Regional Innovation Monitor Plus (RIM Plus) project discussed public-private partnerships for innovation on 29 October 2013. Hosted in Brussels, the event looked at stakeholder participation in the development of strategies and the design of support measures for European regions. Highlights included policy practice reports from British, Dutch, French, German and Polish regions. See below for the registration details....