Topics
Topics at Innovation Nexus: the pages in this section are listed below, each with its own scope and status.
- 01TopicResponsible innovation
- 02TopicInnovation ecosystems
- 03TopicTechnology transfer
- 04TopicPublic interest innovation
- 05TopicInnovation and society
- 06TopicExperimental governance
- 07TopicRegional innovation systems
- 08TopicFrontier technology governance
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The Innovation Nexus topics are the eight subject dossiers of its field, among them responsible innovation, innovation ecosystems and technology transfer. Each dossier sets out how the risk develops, what is measured and in which units, the public sources and their licences, the methods, who decides and the limits of the evidence.
Topics at Innovation Nexus.
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Terms used on this page.
Each term as this page uses it. Where a standard-setting body defines the term, the wording follows that body.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Collingridge dilemma | The problem that a technology is easiest to shape before its effects are known and hardest to change once they are. |
| GERD | Gross domestic expenditure on research and development, measured under the OECD Frascati Manual. |
| Absorptive capacity | A firm's or country's ability to recognise, assimilate and apply external knowledge. |
| Mission | A bold, measurable public goal with a deadline that guides a portfolio of research and innovation projects. |
| Digital divide | Gaps in access to and use of digital technologies between groups or places. |
Pages in Topics.
Responsible innovation
Public purpose, safeguards and accountability.
TopicInnovation ecosystems
Researchers, builders and public institutions.
TopicTechnology transfer
Adoption conditions and capacity.
TopicPublic interest innovation
Mission-oriented programmes and public benefit.
TopicInnovation and society
Inequality and social impacts.
TopicExperimental governance
Sandboxes and evaluation without regulatory claims.
TopicRegional innovation systems
Regional capacity and technology diffusion.
TopicFrontier technology governance
Crossover with AI, biotech, quantum and robotics.
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