Babbage Forum National Reports: Industrial Innovation Policy

Many countries are reviewing their industrial innovation policies against rapidly evolving scientific, technological, societal and geopolitical landscapes. In some, this represents a marked shift in approach involving greater central government engagement with industry. In others, it continues well-established approaches in a changing context.

Drawing on research and interviews with leading policymakers, members of the Babbage Forum undertook to prepare a report on national industrial innovation policy practices in their country, together with examples of significant policy initiatives and their implications.

A simple framework was adopted that attempted to capture the main features of country practices in a way which would facilitate later comparison.

• Content – the factors, information and evidence that influence the shaping of industrial innovation policy.
• Processes – the way in which information and evidence may be analysed and synthesised in the formation of coherent industrial innovation policies.
• Organisation – the arrangements for engaging the policymaking ecosystem including government, academic institutions and think tanks.
• Cases – examples of successful industrial innovation policy interventions to identify effective practices.

Ten such national reports have been produced and are now available via the links below:

• China
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Japan
• Korea
• Singapore
• Sweden
• UK
• USA