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 A dozen economic facts about innovation  Policy memo discussing the benefits of innovation prepared by Michael Greentstone and Adam Looney for The Hamilton Project

Global Metro Monitor: the path to economic recovery  A preliminary overview of 150 Global Metropolitan economies in the wake of the great recession prepared by The Brookings Institution

Global Location Trends: Annual Report (2010)  by  IBM Global Business Services

The path to strong, sustainable and balanced growth  United Kingdom's economic policy to achieve strong, sustainable and balanced growth across the country and between industries

The Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011  by the World Economic Forum

Beyond Borders 2010  A report on the global biotechnology industry by Ernst & Young

 

 Innovation and commercialization, 2010  a Survey by McKinsey&Company

 

Competitive Alternatives 2010 - Guide to International Business Costs   A report by KPMG          Appendices 

Who's winning the clean energy race?  The Pew Charitable Trusts report ranked Canada eighth among G-20 members in 2009 global clean energy investments and finance

Economic development in a Rubik's Cube world: How to turn global trends into local prosperity   IBM report that identified six mega trends in global economic development

 

The Best Countries For Business 2009  A report by Forbes showing Canada as one of the Best Countries for Busines  

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OECD Biotechnology Statistics   A 2009 report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

North American Cities of the Future 2009-10    Top Cities ranking by Foreign Direct Investment magazine

 

Cities of Opportunity   A 2008  report by PriceWaterhouseCoopers

 

Powering the Smart Economy Strategy 2009-2013    by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)

The Innovation Imperative in Manufacturing     The BCG/NAM/MI  International Innovation Index

Maine Innovation Index 2008   A 2008 report by the Maine Office of Innovation

Silicon Valley Index 2008   A  report by Joint Valley: Silicon Valley Network

The Australian Government's Innovation Report 2006-2007   A 2007 report by the Government of Australia

Benchmarking IT Industry Competitiveness 2008   A report published by the The Economist Intelligence Unit

United Kingdom - Science Innovation Report   A   2008 report published by the United Kingdom Department of Universities, Innovation & Science

Germany - Research and Innovation   A 2007 report by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

 

New Zealand - Economic Development Indicators 2007 A report by the Ministry of Economic Development

European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) 2007: Comparative Analysis of Innovation Performance   A 2007 report by the Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology

Sweden - Innovation Guide 2007    A  report by the Oresund Science Region

Top Seven Intelligent Communities of 2007    A report by the Intelligent Community Forum

Finland - The Outlook for Science, Technology and Society    A 2006 report by the Academy of Finland

Global Analysis of University Biotechnology Transfer and Commercialization   A 2006 report by Milken Instiute

Innovation - Is Global The Way Forward?    A 2006 report by INSEAD

 

Managing the Unmanageable: the Management of Research in Research-Intensive Universities   A 2006 paper written by John Taylor of the University of Southampton; published by OECD

Regional Specialization and Universities: the new versus old   A paper written by Pontus Braunerhjelm; CESIS working paper

Resource Guide for Technology-based Economic Development    A  2006 report by the State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI)

University IPRs and Knowledge Transfer: Is the IPR ownership model more efficient?   A paper from the SPRU Electronic Working Paper Series

Biotechnology Market in India    A 2005 report by International Trade Canada

Competitiveness Index: Where America Stands   A 2005 report by the Council on Competitiveness

   

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