Highlighting policies and initiatives to advance innovation and drive economic growth

OECD Scoreboard Focuses on Innovation

The complete OECD Science, Technology andIndustry Scoreboard 2009 is now availablefree online. Scoreboard’s more than 200 internationally comparable qualityindicators provide data and analysis about trends shaping science andinnovation, and answer important policy questions such as: What impac... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 12/20/2009 14:16 PM | Comments (34)
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An Emerging National Innovation Strategy

While President Obama has said a lot of the right things about innovation and entrepreneurship, a number have pointed to a disconnect between those words and the actions and policies emerging from the Administration. Earlier today, the president again addressed the topic from Hudson Valley Community... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 09/21/2009 15:48 PM | Comments (75)
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Entrepreneurs As a Solution to Policy Challenges

In the past few months, we have highlighted through articles and factsheets how public policy can make the path easier for entrepreneurship and innovation. With the Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship, we hope to emphasize not only how policies can foster entrepreneurs, but ... [More]
Posted By: Jonathan Ortmans at 09/07/2009 07:57 AM | Comments (47)
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Patent Reform & Our Innovation Economy

This week's essay suggests a couple of principles to guide patent reform and promote entrepreneurship. Here is the lead:Momentum for a comprehensive patent reform has been slowly building in Congress. Last week, the House Judiciary Committee began examining a patent bill introduced in March... [More]
Posted By: Jonathan Ortmans at 05/04/2009 04:58 AM | Comments (43)
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Patent Reform Debates Gear Up

Congress has been grappling with patent reform for nearly a decade.  Several reform bills have passed in past Congresses, but none have made it into law.  A new series of debates is set to begin anew in the 111th Congress.  Last week, the leadership of both the House and the Senate Ju... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 03/16/2009 15:44 PM | Comments (53)
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A Sobering Look at American Competitiveness

America’s competitiveness challenges are not simply an outgrowth of the current economic crisis. Instead, they are the culmination of decades without a coherent national innovation strategy. That’s the primary message of a new Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) repor... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 03/02/2009 08:23 AM | Comments (33)
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