The IPP’s Communities of Practice (CoPs) provides live and interactive spaces where you can participate in events, learn about projects and topics related to innovation policy, contribute to blogs and discussions and share documents. Welcome!
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The Innovation Policy Platform (IPP), developed by the World Bank Group and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), is a web-based interactive space that provides easy access to knowledge, learning resources, indicators and communities of practice on the design, implementation, and evaluation of innovation policies. The Platform helps users learn how innovation systems operate, identify good practices across different countries, conduct statistical benchmarking and devise and apply effective policy solutions. More broadly, it facilitates knowledge exchange and collaboration across countries and regions.
Inclusive Innovation for Development
Competitive Industries and Innovation Program
WBG InfoDev Growing Innovation
Inclusive Innovation Policy Toolkit
OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation
OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation
European Commission Research and Innovation Observatory
Inter-American Development Bank - Competitiveness, Technology and Innovation
The OECD Innovation Strategy 2015
Innovation Policy: A Guide for Developing Countries
Meeting 21st-Century Challenges with Science, Technology and Innovation: A Roadmap for Policymaking
Agricultural Innovation Systems: An Investment Sourcebook
Green Growth, Technology and Innovation
The IPP has been developed thanks to the support and funding provided by the OECD and the World Bank Group. On behalf of the OECD, efforts have been led by the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry and the Working Group on Innovation and Technology Policy. World Bank Group contributions have been led by Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit of the Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice and the Leadership Learning and Innovation.
The Innovation Policy Platform has received valuable support from the Competitive Industries and Innovation Programme (CIIP). The World Bank Group, with the European Union (EU) and the African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), along with the Governments of Austria and Switzerland, recently set up the CIIP to help scale up its technical assistance to developing countries that seek to boost industry competitiveness. CIIP-funded operations will help developing countries design large industry reform programs, using a multi-sectoral approach to address all binding constraints to help unlock the potential for firms and industries to grow, create jobs, and compete successfully in the global marketplace.