New preliminary figures show increased research and development (R&D) investments in 2023 compared to 2022 as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) across all Nordic countries, except…
This past spring marked the passing of three towering figures in the economics of innovation: Richard “Dick” Nelson, J. Stanley Metcalfe, and Frederic M. Scherer. Their deaths close…
Project funding has become a dominant mechanism for university research in Europe. Although criticised for burdening researchers and obscuring funding distribution, it also strengthens science–society communication. Thematic calls…
Alicia Wanless’s The Information Animal: Humans, Technology and the Competition for Reality delivers a sweeping study of how societies shape — and get shaped by — their information…
What if today’s higher education institutions are holding back their potential to prepare society for the future? The globally recognised pioneer in sustainability education, Professor Emeritus Stephen Sterling,…
It is fascinating to observe how new technology not only drives change but also transforms knowledge into a powerful economic commodity. The knowledge economy, with all its features, has become…
The Trump regime is now attempting, in a fascist manner, to tame American research with budget cuts and executive decrees. EDITORIAL by Per Koch, editor of Forskningspolitikk, Norway.…
In order to develop a transport system that fits the needs of various social groups, you need data that are relevant to these needs. This article looks at…
The Scottish Economist Adam Smith addressed technology and innovation in the Wealth of Nations. His perspective on market limits aligns with technology overcoming constraints. In his framework, technological…
South Africa is, like most countries, facing public sector challenges in an environment signified by rapid change. Tei Werth looks at the complexity of the South African innovation…