Policy for the knowledge economies

Outline of the week

This week will explore the growing role played by Science, Technology and Innovation policies in modern economies, and to which extent their design, implementation and evaluation take into account the specificities of knowledge-based economies. Will notably be emphasized the renewed importance of science policy and the role of universities, the evolution of European policies, the role of policy towards Venture Capital and the coherence with some other policies addressing social and environmental needs and industrial issues.

Coordinators

• Laurent BACH, BETA, University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France
• Aldo GEUNA, SPRU, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

Teaching staff

• Laurent BACH, BETA, University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France;
• Aldo GEUNA, SPRU, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK;
• Georg LICHT, ZEW, Mannheim, Germany;
• Terttu LUUKKONEN, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, Helsinki, Finland;
• Luigi ORSENIGO, Universita degli Studi di Breschia and Cespri, Bocconi University, Italy ;
• Keith SMITH, Australian Innovation Research Center, Tasmania, Australia
• Nick VONORTAS, The George Washington University, USA

Monday, June 23rd

• 9.00 - 9.15: Introduction to the week.
• 9.15 - 10.45: Lecture 1 : Laurent BACH - STI Policy rationales. Part I : Paradigms
• 11.15 - 12.45: Lecture 2 : Aldo GEUNA - STI Policy rationales. Part II : Universities and public research
• 14.00 - 16.00: Lecture 3 : Laurent BACH - Policy for STI and Policy for Creativity: the case of the music industry
• 16.15 - 17.45: PhD presentation n°1 (Senior discussant: Aldo GEUNA)

Tuesday, June 24th

• 9.00 - 10.45: Lecture 4 : Luigi ORSENIGO - Public policies in dynamic and co-evolving industries: exercises on a model of computers and semiconductors
• 11.00 - 12.45: Lecture 5 : Georg LICHT - R&D tax credits. Rationales, design and evaluation
• 14.00 - 16.00: Lecture 6 : Luigi ORSENIGO - Is the linear model completely wrong? And is it still alive?
• 16.15 - 17.45: PhD presentation n°2 (Senior discussant: Luigi ORSENIGO)

Wednesday, June 25th

• 9.00 - 11.00: Lecture 7 : Georg LICHT - Business Angels and HighTechStartups
• 11.15 - 12.45: PhD presentation n°3 (Senior discussant: Georg LICHT)
• 14.00 - 16.00: Lecture 8 : Keith SMITH - The Technology Policy Challenges of Climate Change
• 16.15 - 17.45: PhD presentation n°4 (Senior discussant: Keith SMITH)

Thursday, June 26th

• 9.00 - 11.00: Lecture 9 : Terttu LUUKKONEN - Venture capital and the promotion of high tech clusters
• 11.15 - 12.45: Lecture 10 : Keith SMITH - Knowledge Infrastructures and Innovation Policies
• 14.00 - 17.00: Special session on evaluation of STI policies - with Laurent BACH, Aldo GEUNA, Nick VONORTAS

Friday, June 27th

• 9.00 - 11.00: Lecture 11 : Nick VONORTAS - Collaborative networks and the impact of EC FP5/FP6 : results from the InnovImpact study
• 11.15 - 12.45: PhD presentation n°5 (Senior discussant: Nick VONORTAS)
• Summary conclusion