Innovation policy needs to be transformed profoundly. It has to be more focused, more efficient, more effective, and able to foster deep changes addressing complex problems in our societies and economies. The question is how to do that. Many answers were given during the workshop organised by the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) … Continue reading
The European Parliament and the European Council are currently debating a new legislation about data protection. In the aftermath of Snowden’s affair and in the dawn of the big data era, there is currently a tendency in the political debate towards maximizing personal protection. This is indeed an important matter, and a necessary debate. Individual … Continue reading
The return on investment and the impact of STI policies is a crucial issue in most countries. This was the topic of a symposia at the AAAS meeting 2013 in Boston. The symposia made me think that behind these discussions on returns and impact there are three crucial issues and questions that might be interesting to address: One is what … Continue reading
The AAAS annual in Boston this year had an exciting panel dedicated to policies for advanced manufacturing in the USA, focusing on the lessons that history bring, as well as the current President Obama’s focus on this matter. It was organized by Stephanie Shipp, from the Science and Technology Policy Institute, in Washington DC, and featured very relevant and … Continue reading
