14:00
Birkbeck
May 14
Online
Join the Centre for Innovation Management Research on Wednesday May 14th, 11am-12pm (BST), for an hybrid seminar on Expanding Technological Indicators for Biodiversity and Environmental Sustainability. The debate is part of the CIMR Debates and Workshops in Public Policy series.
The event is hybrid, it will be hosted both online and in-person. When booking your ticket, please select either the online or in-person ticket according to your preference.
Attending in-person: For those attending in-person, the event will be held at Birkbeck Central, Room MAL 251, Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 7HY. Please note: If you book the in-person ticket and you no longer can attend the event at Birkbeck, we will still email you the online joining instructions.
There is a widespread consensus that measuring and monitoring the technological capabilities of nations is crucial for assessing the progress of technological change. These metrics provide valuable insights for policymakers and guide firms' strategic decisions. However, current technological indicators face two limitations. First, they focus exclusively on “clean technologies”—those designed specifically to address environmental issues, such as energy efficiency, green transportation, and renewable energy sources like solar and wind—while overlooking other technologies that, though not explicitly "green," contribute to environmental sustainability. Second, these indicators do not account for technologies aimed at addressing biodiversity loss, a critical and emerging environmental challenge.
This study seeks to identify technologies relevant to biodiversity protection, map the relevant patent classifications, and refine existing technological indicators to better assess national technological capacities. This classification not only lays the groundwork for future research but also provides evidence to inform policy decisions. Furthermore, our refined indicators can serve as valuable tools for evaluating the impact of mission-oriented policies and measuring the effectiveness of initiatives that promote green technology development. Finally, the methodology developed in this study could be applied to other sectors as well.
Fabrizio Tuzi is Research Director at Institute on regional studies of the Italian National Research Council. His research focuses on science, technology and innovation policy, regional finance and decentralization. He is adjunct professor of Finance and Public Choices at LUMSA University in Rome.
Viviana D'Angelo is Researcher at the Italian National Research Council at ISSIRFA-CNR in Rome and Adjunct Professor at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Milan). She has been Assistant Professor at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Milan), and Research Fellow at LUISS Guido Carli University (Rome), where she also obtained a PhD in Management. Her main research interests include Innovation for Sustainability, Circular Economy, and Technological Innovation in the Supply Chain Management. Her works have been published on several international academic journals.
Andrea Filippetti is Research Director at the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Visiting Fellow at the Birkbeck Centre for Innovation Management Research, University of London. He has been Fulbright-Schuman Post Doc at Harvard University, Center for European Studies, and Marie Curie Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Geography and Environment. He is interested in innovation, the globalization of intellectual property rights, technological change and productivity growth. He has published his researches in journal such as Research Policy, Industry and Innovation, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, World Development, Regional Studies.
Daniele Archibugi is Professor of Innovation, Governance & Public Policy; Birkbeck Business School, Birkbeck, University of London. He is an international expert in innovation, globalization and international relations. He is also Research Director at the Italian National Research Council, Rome.
Marion Frenz is Reader in Management; Subject Group Lead in Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the School of Business, Birkbeck, University of London and Deputy Director of Birkbeck’s Centre for Innovation Management Research.
Helen Lawton Smith is Professor of Entrepreneurship, Business School, Birkbeck, University of London. She is the Director of the Centre for Innovation Management Research (bbk.ac.uk/cimr). Her research career has focused on the links between entrepreneurship, innovation, public policy and regional development in national and international contexts. Her research has been funded by the ERSC, the European Union, the OECD, the Regional Studies Association and most recently by Innovate UK. Her current research is on opportunities and barriers for disabled and ethnic minority entrepreneurs.
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Maffiola, K. P., D'Angelo, V., Capo, F., & Scali, E. (2024). Environmental orientation, regional innovation, and equity crowdfunding campaigns’ outcomes: Evidence from two Italian platforms. Finance Research Letters, 106402.
Tuzi, F., & Filippetti, A. (2024). Public procurement to address biodiversity loss: a first attempt at European mapping. CIMR Research Working Paper Series, n. 69.
Tuzi, F. (2005). Useful science is good science: Empirical evidence from the Italian National Research Council. Technovation, 25(5), 505-512.