Innovation
Policy
Overview of the Course
The aim of this one day course is to provide
policy makers with an overview of the issues which must be considered when
making innovation policy at enterprise, Regional and National level.
Duration: 4 hours
Course Presenter: Dr. Sean McCarthy www.hyperion.ie/seanmccarthy.htm
Course Contents
Introduction to
Innovation Policies
1. EU Policy on
Innovation
 | EU Policy on
Innovation 1980 to 2002 |
|
Future Trends in EU
Policy on Innovation |
|
The Sixth Framework
Programme |
|
Sources of
information (websites) |
2. National Policies on
Innovation (Case Study: Ireland)
|
Innovation in Ireland: 1973
to 2003 |
|
Irish Policies on Innovation |
|
How the state supported
innovation |
|
Lessons learned from the
Irish experience |
3. Innovation in
Enterprises
|
Innovation in
enterprises: Fact and figures |
|
Motivation for
innovation in enterprises |
|
Sources of
innovation |
|
Obstacles to
innovation in enterprises |
|
Sources of
information (websites) |
4. The Role of
Academia/Industry Co-operation
| The innovation process: the role of
the researcher |
| Cost of each phase of the innovation
process |
| Best practices in academia/industry
co-operation |
| Academia/Industry cooperation:
motivation
and obstacles |
| Sources of information (websites) |
6.
Workshop/Discussion
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