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Welcome Note
"As INSEAD’s Innovation & Policy Initiative (IIPI) moves into its second academic
year, we realize that it could not have been established at a better time. We had
neither the foresight nor the insight that our birth would coincide with the parallel
(albeit more painful) birth of a new Middle East. What we knew was that the
Middle East was becoming increasingly interested in all things related to
innovation and change. The region was in need for institutions such as IIPI. Until
its launch, most of the work on innovation in the region had been contracted to
international consultants and international organisations, such as the World Bank
and EU institutions.
Today, we are proud to report that a year later, IIPI has managed to give
innovation policy an address in the region. Working in partnership with public,
private and not-for-profit stakeholders in the region, IIPI has launched and
delivered a series of activities, ranging from monthly Policy Breakfasts to
innovation auditing reports, and policy papers on topics as diverse as managing
change in government, innovation efficacy and eco-innovation.
In order to keep our ever-growing community abreast of continuing change, we
are launching a bi-monthly newsletter to report both on our activities as well as
news from around the world that have relevance to the policy community in the
region. We very much hope that you will find the Newsletter a useful source for
information and a good read.
Best Regards,
Sami Mahroum
Academic & Executive Director - IIPI
IIPI Digest
Managing Innovation Policy
across Government: a MultiCountry Comparison
INSEAD’S Innovation & Policy
Initiative, along with the Abu Dhabi
Technology Committee (TDC),
hosted a seminar on the school’s
Abu Dhabi campus on September
th
26 . The Policy Breakfast seminar
entitled “Managing Innovation
Policy across Government: a MultiCountry Comparison” featured Dr
Michael Keenan, from OECD’s
Directorate of Science, Technology
and Industry.
INSEAD | EN
Innovation Efficacy Auditing
Reports
Rapid technological change and
continued trade liberalization have
become hallmarks of economic
globalization. Consequently,
governments are increasingly using
targeted policy intervention to ensure
that their economies are able to keep
pace with international competitors.
IIPI has been developing a series of
snapshot reports measuring the
innovation efficacy of various
countries.
INSEAD | EN
INSEAD's Innovation & Policy
Initiative Participation in
Bilbao conference "Territorial
Strategies for Talent
Management and Mobility"
INSEAD’s Innovation & Policy
Initiative Presentation at the
Third Global Conference on
Economic Geography 2011,
Seoul, Korea
Organized by the Provincial Council
of Biscay in collaboration with
bizkaia:xede, the conference was
held in the the auditorium of the
UPV/EHU in Abandoibarra, Bilbao,
from 5 to 7 September. IIPI was
represented there by Dr. Sami
Mahroum who has spoken about
"Total Talent Management: A Policy
Perspective".
INSEAD | EN | ES
The 3rd Global Economic Geography
Conference, hosted by Institute of
Space & Economy, Seoul National
University and the Economic
Geographical Society of Korea was
held in Seoul June 28- July 02. IIPI
was represented there by Dr. Sami
Mahroum who has presented the
work of IIPI on measuring the
innovation efficacy of economies.
INSEAD | EN
Abu Dhabi Department of
Economic Development Signs
Strategic Cooperation
Agreement with INSEAD
“Europa podría revivir con las
revueltas árabes”
The Department of Economic
Development (DED) in Abu Dhabi
has signed a strategic cooperation
agreement with INSEAD, the
leading international business
school, to enhance collaboration on
capacity development and policy
oriented research. The agreement
was signed on Monday, 20 June
2011 at DED's headquarters by
H.E. Mohammad Omar Abdulla,
Undersecretary of DED and the
Dean of the INSEAD, Professor
Dipak Jain.
INSEAD | EN
Apenas han llegado los primeros
platos, dos humeantes cremas
hortelanas, y Sami Mahroum, director
del centro de innovación Insead,
ubicado en Abu Dabi, ya deja
constancia de que lo suyo es conocer
mundo. Pregunta por la historia de
Bilbao, cita decenas de amigos de
distintas nacionalidades y se interesa
por la tradición culinaria española.
"Hace tiempo que descubrí que el
mundo era mi casa. Ahora, las redes
sociales me han proporcionado
mejores muebles".
El País | ES
Gulf States look beyond oil for the future
BBC | EN
Editor’s Pick
The Global Innovation Index
(GII) 2011
Act Different, Think Different,
make a Difference
INSEAD, the leading international
business school, issued The Global
Innovation Index 2011 edition on
June 30, 2011. Alcatel-Lucent, Booz
& Company, the Confederation of
Indian Industry, and the World
Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO) are knowledge partners in
GII were they participated by
providing their input to the research
underlying the GII, and contributing
to the dissemination of the results.
INSEAD | EN
In the new book “The Innovator’s
DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of
Disruptive Innovator”, authors- Hal
Gregersen, INSEAD Senior Affiliate
Professor of Leadership, Jeff Dyer,
Professor at Brigham Young
University, and Clayton M.
Christensen, Professor at the
Harvard Business School- identified
five discovery skills that distinguish
innovative entrepreneurs and
executives from ordinary managers:
Associating, Questioning,
Observing, Networking and
Experimenting.
The Innovators DNA | EN
Innovation Union
Competitiveness Report 2011
Demand-side Innovation
Policies
The European Union launched in
2010 the Europe 2020 strategy to
guide Europe’s economic recovery
and present a comprehensive
agenda towards becoming a more
competitive, sustainable and
inclusive economy. This report aims
to be a practical tool to help policy
makers and stakeholders in regions,
in member states and associated
countries, to evaluate the situation
in their country and to understand
the contribution that building the
Innovation Union and the European
Research Area can make to tackling
their economic challenges and
addressing their citizens’ concerns.
European Commission | EN
In the context of slow growth and
lagging innovation and productivity
performance, the OECD project on
Demand-side Innovation Policies
was launched in 2008 in order to
provide input to the OECD
Innovation Strategy.
The report examines dynamics
between demand and innovation
and provides insights into the
rationale and scope for public
policies. Drawing on country
experience and case studies, this
report provides insights and
examples of good practice policies
to increase demand for innovation
and thus, enhance growth &
productivity.
OECD Directorate for Science,
Technology and Industry | EN
Innovation Highlights
Big Innovation Centre
National Priorities Research
Program (NPRP)
The Big Innovation Centre, which is
an initiative from The Work
Foundation and Lancaster
University, was officially launched
on September 8, 2011, to make the
UK a global open innovation hub: an
environment in which
entrepreneurial talent is fostered
and supported, and where
investment in innovation flows to the
areas likely to bring the greatest
dividends in terms of new jobs and
economic growth.
Big Innovation Centre | EN
The Qatar National Research Fund
(QNRF) has announced the launch
of the 5th cycle of its flagship
international research funding
initiative, the National Priorities
Research Programme (NPRP). The
NPRP offers grants of up to
$350,000 a year for projects that
span from one to three years. The
largest funding activity of QNRF
supports original, competitively
selected research. The fund is open
to both Qatari and non-Qatari
citizens, located inside or outside
Qatar and accepts proposals from all
disciplines.
QNRF | EN | AR
Announcement
“Policy Innovation in Government: Minimizing the Risks of Failure” Policy Breakfast
By Dr Chadi Abouzeid, General Secretariat of Abu Dhabi Executive Council
th
Sunday, 30 October, 2011
08.00- 10.00am
INSEAD’S Abu Dhabi campus, 2nd floor
Click here for RSVP
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