The Global Networks of Multinational Firms

Posted at 5 January 2010 in Innovation ecosystems

When and why do multinationals group together overseas? Do they agglomerate in the same fashion abroad as they do at home? An answer to these questions is central to the long-standing debate

BIF-5 Collaborative Innovation Summit

Posted at 10 December 2009 in Innovation ecosystems

The Business Innovation Factory’s 5th Collaborative Innovation Summit brought together today’s most compelling innovators, business model renegades and true transformers to discuss innovation success through personal storytelling.

WAINOVA: The World Atlas of Innovation

Posted at 4 September 2009 in Innovation ecosystems

The WAINOVA Atlas of Innovation gives a global picture of the innovation world, its nodes and sub-networks. The Atlas presents the first panoramic vision of science and technology parks (in its broadest meaning, including research parks, technopoles and similar concepts) and business incubators from all over the world.

RegioStars 2008 – The Awards for Regional Innovative Projects

Posted at 12 March 2007 in Innovation ecosystems

RegioStars – The Awards for Innovative Projects – form part of the “enhanced communication effort” proposed in the Communication on Regions for Economic Change (COM(2006) 675). The Communication states that “Integral to the communication policy of Regions for Economic Change

Global Innovation Networks

Posted at 7 June 2006 in Innovation, Innovation ecosystems

Innovation has become increasingly global, and over 75% of new research and development (R&D) sites planned over the next three years will be established in China and India, according to a recent survey on global R&D networks jointly conducted by INSEAD and Booz Allen Hamilton.