Global innovation networks

Shortly after the Commissioner for Research and Innovation had assumed her mandate she asked DG RTD to establish a high level economic policy expert group in need of policies for the implementation of the innovation union. The 'Innovation for growth - i4g' experts were asked to provide the best possible advice from an economic point of view on policy impacts of research and on innovation activities to the Commission. During its existence, i4g has assessed a range of the socio-economic impacts originating from different innovation approaches. The intention was to identify the potential of research and innovation actions delivering most welfare to European citizens. Also, i4g reviewed some best research and innovation practices and forwarded suggestions for research and innovation policies. This volume contains the work and the studies on globalisation issues of research and innovation i4g and correspondents have carried out during 2013. The issue of global innovation networks and 'global value chains' has got high priority and attention by the experts. Differently to research on public research, global value chains are dealing mainly with private research carried out in multinational firms. The globalisation of research and innovation therefore forms the core theme of the second annual i4g research and innovation policy workshop.