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About Innovation Economics

InnovationEconomics is going to inform about the recent activities of the Chair of Innovation Economics at the Technical University of Berlin, the Research Group Public Innovation at the Fraunhofer Institute of Open Communication Systems and the Chair of Standardisation at the Rotterdam School of Management at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. We are posting about presentations at and attendance of conferences, new publications and events and many other things. The topics covered by these Read more

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Interoperability in the Digital Age – Licensing of Standard Essential Patents

Interoperability via standardization is a key prerequisite for industrial production and innovation and with Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 interoperability will be even more important in the future. Standard essential patents (SEPs), i.e. patents with claims that cover essential parts of industry standards are one crucial element of interoperability. The role of SEPs has been recognized by policy makers (e.g. in the European Commission 2017 communication ́Setting out the EU approach to Read more

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Innovation economics professor Knut Blind tells us why standards are key to surviving in a highly complex 21st-century global economy.

Innovation and standardization might seem polar opposites, but over many years various scholars have noted connections – very close ones, even – between the two. ISOfocus sat down with renowned researcher and professor Knut Blind to discuss the relationship – and “rules of the game” – and provide insights into how this knowledge can be useful to scholars, industrial strategists, policymakers and standards practitioners alike. What he says very much supports the notion that Read more

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6 Month – Internship Smart Manufacturing / Industry 4.0 (F/M/D) Langen, Germany

6 MONTH – INTERNSHIP SMART MANUFACTURING / INDUSTRY 4.0 (F/M/D) LANGEN, GERMANY WHAT WE OFFER: Join Panasonic  – we are a multinational team of people from over 50 countries across the globe. We believe in strong collaboration and with team spirit growing stronger developing Panasonic’s competitive edge even further. Panasonic is an energetic, creative and proactive organisation consistently aiming to exceed its customers’ expectations by providing solutions for creating ‘A Read more

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wissenschaftsmanagement.de: Die besten Drei zur Verwertung

“Die Situation ist komplex. Managerinnen und Manager in Wissenschafts- und Forschungseinrichtungen sowie Unternehmen, aber auch die Forschenden selbst, werden mit verschiedenen Optionen der Verwertung ihrer Arbeitsergebnisse konfrontiert. Während in der Vergangenheit vor allem die Spannung zwischen dem wissenschaftlichen Publizieren und dem Patentieren im Vordergrund stand, ist inzwischen die Beteiligung an der Standardisierung in den Vordergrund gerück.” Read more

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