Archive for category Innovation Policy
The Comeback of Hardware in the West
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Business Models, Canada, Hackerspaces, Hardware Incubators, Incubators and Accelerators, Innovation Policy, Old Knowledge to New Things, Regional Innovation, Sooke, Uncategorized on April 11, 2015
The following article was reposted from the Sooke Pocket News and was published on 10-04-2015 The comeback of Hardware Innovation in the West presents opportunities for Sooke Posted on April 10, 2015 by SookePub by Michael Clouser Hardware innovation in the West is coming back. We’ll see a surge of new products being invented, especially […]
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 […]
The Chinese Innovation and Venture Capital Environment: Repost
Posted by academicentrepreneur in China, Innovation Policy, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Policy on September 6, 2014
Reposted from Linkedin Written by Johab Khamala, Joab’s Capital and Equity Research The Chinese Innovation and Venture Capital Environment August 31, 2 Within the broad topic of China’s support of innovation, financing commercialization stands out as a special issue. It requires not only capital, but also external risk capital, that is, capital from outside […]
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, […]
University of Edinburgh – MOOC on the Scottish Referendum
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Edinburgh, Innovation Policy, MOOCs, Scotland as a Spinout, Uncategorized on August 26, 2014
The University of Edinburgh has launched a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) today on the Scottish Referendum. See the news here on BBC News Scotland Politics. The six week course launched on the 25th of August 2014 is entitled “Towards Scottish Independence? Understanding the Referendum” More information can be found on the course MOOC […]
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 […]
Regional Innovation Strategy suggested by Mark Andreessen: Create Regulatory Competition
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Creativity through Reorganization, cryptocurrencies, Innovation Policy, Regional Innovation on June 19, 2014
“… policymakers shouldn’t be trying to copy Silicon Valley. Instead, they should be figuring out what domain is (or could be) specific to their region—and then removing the regulatory hurdles for that particular domain“. -Marc Andreesson An interesting article in Politico Magazine by Marc Andreesson this past weekend “Turn Detroit into Drone Valley“. While the Academic Entrepreneur […]
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