Recent Developments

The Role of Business Schools in Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals: Beyond Quality Education

In this article, Sherif Kamel describes how business schools can help advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), both through advocacy....

Posted in: Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals

Save our SMEs

Save our SMEs was started in order to respond to the severe economic impacts that Micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and their....

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

This robot doesn’t need any electronics

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have created a four-legged soft robot that doesn’t need any electronics to work. The....

Posted in: Innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals

How to Safeguard AI Technology: Patents versus Trade Secrets

The article above describes a common difficulty of intellectual property (IP) claims for artificial intelligence (AI): patent claims for AI....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies

Launch of European Innovation Council

The European Commission has launched the European Innovation Council (EIC), with a budget of over €10 billion (in current prices) for....

Posted in: Policy Discussions and International Organizations

International Women’s Day: Actions to help women entrepreneurs

This infographic from the Innovation Council highlights five strategies to address the gender gap in IP and encourage innovation. Among....

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

Challenges for women entrepreneurs & strategies to address the gender IP gap

Innovation Council prepared these slides to raise awareness regarding five challenges that contribute to the IP gender gap. You can read about....

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

Launch Event of ACCELERATE2030 4th Edition, 25 March

The launch event of ACCELERATE2030 4th Edition as part of the United Nations SDG Global Festival of Action will take place on Thursday 25 March....

Posted in: Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

Covid Vaccines: Intellectual Property and Access, a Melting Pot of Viewpoints

Innovation Council member SARIMA has published an article by Dr Andrew Bailey, in which he explains the various views on the issue of....

Posted in: Enabling Innovation Policies