Archive for category Innovation Economy for an Independent Scotland
Stiglitz Challenge to Higher Education in Scotland – Overview of Talk in Edinburgh
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Academic Entrepreneur, Capitalism, Commercialisation, Edinburgh, Entrepreneurial University, Higher Education, Innovation Economy for an Independent Scotland, Innovation Policy, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Policy, Openness, Referendum Debate, Regional Innovation, Research Policy, University Policy on September 6, 2014
This blog article was published by The Bella Calendonia blog on the 30th of August, 2014. Stiglitz enlightened challenge to Scottish Education BY BELLACALEDONIA on AUGUST 30, 2014 • ( 8 ) By Douglas Robertson Last week Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate in Economics, set out the case for public, not private funding of tertiary education […]
Goldman Sachs Gets it Wrong for Scotland: Shortsightedness and Neglectfullness
Posted by academicentrepreneur in altcurrency, Arc of Prosperity, cryptocurrencies, Currency innovation, Entrepreneurial finance, Immigration Policy, Innovation Economy for an Independent Scotland, Innovation in Banking, Old Knowledge to New Things, Referendum Debate, Regional Innovation, Schumpeter, Tax Policy, tech currency, Technology, Triple Helix on September 6, 2014
There are many who would hold an investment bank such as Goldman Sachs up next to God. Its analysts are impeccable and accurate, and not only can see every financial catastrophe coming, but also understand the opportunity cost of what could have been but wasn’t. Thus the financial world was shocked by the recent polls […]
Step Change for Innovation in Scotland: How to Massively Increase the Supply of Venture Capital in Scotland
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Academic Entrepreneur, Academic Venture Capitalists, Edinburgh, Immigrants, Immigration Policy, Incubators and Accelerators, Innovation Economy for an Independent Scotland, Innovation in Banking, Innovation Policy, Scotland as a Spinout, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Policy on September 4, 2014
This talk was given recently by the Academic Entrepreneur at the Business School of the University of Edinburgh. See: http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/about/events/53f3162126382c041f22296d/step-change-for-innovation-in- Slides can be found here: http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/eclub/news-and-events/?a=68277 A video will be posted on YouTube and linked here as well, and photos published within the month.
Brain Drain for Scottish Universities post-Independence: Solving the Research Funding Need
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Academic Entrepreneur, Business Models, Entrepreneurial University, Immigrants, Immigration Policy, Incubators and Accelerators, Innovation Economy for an Independent Scotland, Innovation Policy, Intellectual Property, Philanthropic Gifts to Universities, Regional Innovation, Research Policy, Resources, Scotland as a Spinout, Tax Policy, Triple Helix, University-Incubator interaction on September 1, 2014
Today’s Guardian article “Scottish universities braced for brain drain if country votes for independence: Senior education figures voice fears about loss of funding and departure of top scientists in the event of a yes vote” warned of the loss of scientists and other researchers if Scotland leaves the union. This would result in further brain drain, […]
Venture Capital and Innovation in Banking
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Business Models, Creativity through Reorganization, Crowdfunding, Incubators and Accelerators, Innovation Economy for an Independent Scotland, Innovation in Banking, Innovation Policy, Referendum Debate, Regional Innovation, Schumpeter, Scotland as a Spinout, tech currency, Technology, Triple Helix, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Policy on August 26, 2014
Innovation in banking can be had in various levels. In today’s innovation economy, new technology and its applications, as well as new business models, lead to innovation in the sector. While painful, allowing banks to fail leads to creative destruction and new, entrepreneurial banks that better serve their customer bases and are more efficient. Bailing […]
Scottish Parliamentary Session – Innovation Centres get GBP 14 million boost
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Incubators and Accelerators, Innovation Economy for an Independent Scotland, Innovation Policy, Scotland as a Spinout, University-Incubator interaction on August 24, 2014
Innovation Centres in Scotland is to receive an additional GBP 14 million in funding. These are quite successful and are an innovative, ambitious initiative themselves. See recent press announcement here from The Courier announced by Education Secretary Michael Russell. See the Parliamentary Session here: Scottish Parliament Plenary Session 20 August 2014
How to Massively Increase Research Funding and Venture Capital Supply in Scotland
The Academic Entrepreneur is circling back to innovation policy in light of the upcoming Referendum on Scottish Independence. The polls are closer than ever and now is the time to be discussing policy, especially venture capital policy which could evolve under independence for the new Arc of Prosperity State or under further devolution from centralized […]
Research Project: Triple Helix Scotland: Perceptions on the Independence Referendum
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Business Models, Crowdfunding, Edinburgh, Entrepreneurial University, Entrepreneurs in Scotland, Entrepreneurship Education Pedagogies, Hackerspaces, Immigration Policy, Incubators and Accelerators, Innovation Economy for an Independent Scotland, Innovation Policy, Intellectual Property, Regional Innovation, Research Policy, Schumpeter, Scotland as a Spinout, University-Incubator interaction, Venture Capital Policy on June 17, 2014
Today the Academic Entrepreneur submitted a research project proposal “Triple Helix Scotland: Perceptions on the Independence Referendum” on Experiment.com . Upon its launch a new blog post will be posted. Experiment.com, a new way to raise funds for research, was hatched at Paul Graham’s Y-Combinator and launched on February 5th, 2014. It has been described […]
Commentary on the USA’s Intervention in the Scottish Independence Issue
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Corporate Tax, Immigration Policy, Innovation Economy for an Independent Scotland, Innovation Policy on June 10, 2014
The Scottish Independence debate and campaign has moved into the final 100 days. Exciting times ahead and the Academic Entrepreneur will look forward to coverage and writings from the perspective of, well, and academic entrepreneur, from one that values creativity and innovation, and believes in Drucker’s notion of the knowledge economy, and Florida’s theory of […]
Event: The Economics of New Borders: Implications for Scotland
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Innovation Economy for an Independent Scotland, Referendum Debate, Scotland as a Spinout on June 5, 2014
This is an event that I am reposting from the “Referendum Blog” of the University of Edinburgh: Scotland’s Referendum: Informing the Debate. This event might be of interest to any readers of my series on innovation and policy in Scotland that am writing here on this blog over the next three months. Its good to […]
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