Series B1 – The role of public sector and actors in innovation
Series B2 – Specialised surveys: Developing countries, remote regions, special topics
Series B3 – Global knowledge flows – the diffusion and location of knowledge

Series B1 – The role of public sector and actors in innovation

• University research in an innovation society – Richard Hawkins, Cooper H. Langford and Kiranpal S. Sidhu, University of Calgary. Canada
• Developing internationally comparable indicators for the commercialisation of publicly-funded research – Anthony Arundel and Catalina Bordoy, Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) of the University of Maastricht. UNU-MERIT
• Micro-level indicators of knowledge production: The AQUAMETH project on European universities – Andrea Bonaccorsi, University of Pisa and Member of the High Level Expert Group (HLEG) of the European Commission; Cinzia Daraio, IIT-CNR ( Italy ) and member of the PRIME working group on Public Sector Research. Italy
• Benefits from R&D investment in the Canadian federal government plus Annex – Pierre Therrien, Industry Canada. Canada
  

Series B2 – Specialised surveys: Developing countries, remote regions, special topics

• Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development plus Annex - Michael Bordt, Johanne Boivin and Julio Miguel Rosa, Statistics Canada. Canada
• What drives productivity growth in Tanzania : Technology or institutions? – Pierre Mohnen, Maastricht University and UNU-MERIT ( Maastricht Economic Research on Innovation and Technology) ; Micheline Goedhuys, University of Antwerp and UNU-MERIT and; Norbert Janz, University of Antwerp and UNU-MERIT. UNU-MERIT
• Specialised R&D surveys: Design and application – Peter S. Mortensen and Carter Bloch, University of Aarhus, Denmark
• Measuring SERVERD – Pie in the sky or substantive activity? – Michael Kahn, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). South Africa
  

Series B3 – Global knowledge flows – The diffusion and location of knowledge

• Measuring the globalization of knowledge networks – Caroline S. Wagner, SRI International Center for Science, Technology, and Economic Development and George Washington University. United States of America
• Norms-based intellectual property systems: The case of French chefs – Eric von Hippel, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group at MIT and Emmanuelle Fauchart, Conservatoire national des arts et métiers. United States of America and France
• The contribution of firm and invention-specific science linkages to patent quality – Bruno Cassiman, IESE Business School and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Applied Economics, B-3000 Leuven; Reinhilde Veugelers, European Commission (BEPA), K. U. Leuven and CEPR Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Applied Economics, B-3000 Leuven; and Pluvia Zuniga, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Applied Economics, B-3000 Leuven. Spain and Belgium
• A proposal for developing new indicators on the internationalisation of R&D by matching micro-data from national R&D surveys – Giulio Perani, Italian National Statistical Institute; member of the Italian delegation to NESTI; and Claudio Cozza, Italian National Statistical Institute. Italy
• Ideas for new indicators on globalisation of R&D – Mikael Åkerblom, Statistics Finland. Finland