Innovation in science, technology and industry

The objective to achieve inclusive growth is at the top of many governments’ agendas because high levels of inequalities negatively affect growth and well-being. Yet to date innovation policies have been examined essentially with regards to their impact on the growth of aggregate value.

Well-timed and targeted innovation boosts productivity, increases economic growth and helps solve societal problems. But how can governments encourage more people to innovate more of the time? And how can government itself be more innovative?

This project aims to support countries in strengthening the contributions their national intellectual property (IP) systems can make to their socio-economic development, notably through their impacts on innovation performance.