| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, September 22, 2016 | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | Seminar Room 108N, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place M5S 3K7 |
Innovation Policy Lab Seminar Series
This presentation outlines current thinking on important terms for research and innovation driven regional development. In our case study from Baden-Württemberg, Germany, we describe the supporting policies for and the activities of a public-private partnership comprising: HEIs and RTOs, enterprises from MNCs to SMEs, different innovation-facilitating and -boosting, administrative and civil society organisations. In order to stay successful also in global markets, and thus to maintain well-paid jobs and quality of life in the region, they invested about C$ 150 million from private (50%) and public sources (regional, national, EU) to develop Microsystem Technology (MST) applications. MST, General Purpose Technologies (GPTs) with innovation promoting potential in all industrial sectors, impact increasingly on practically all aspects of our everyday lives. Investments went to interrelated R&I activities, and a range of ‘structural projects’, from internationalisation to education and (re)training, to strategy (co)development and implementation.
Dr. Günter Clar, an industrial chemist by education, started his professional career in the academic sphere teaching, performing research and cooperating with industry in Europe, Asia and America. Firmly rooted in his professional and policy networks, Günter Clar is an independent consultant, involved in policy advice and development, strategic capacity building, R&I program design and evaluation, and the development of the institutional landscape/governance systems.
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