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In Argentina, public servants get promoted for learning how to innovate. For every class taken, a public servant earns points towards a pay rise

By Jennifer Guay

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Public administration universities, where budding civil servants learn the fundamentals of policymaking, law and leadership, are common. But Argentina may be the only country with…

Using 'challenge prizes' to develop great innovation policy. It's not about the winners, but diverse solutions to a well-defined problem

By Tris Dyson and Oliver Cansdell

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Margarine, canned goods and modern billiard balls all resulted from national innovation challenges. After fuelling much of the competition that defined the early 20th century…

How to design an innovation agency

By David Donaldson

Features

Don't simply copy another country's innovation promotion agency, argues a new report — consider how you'll measure success, what your expectations are and how much…