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Atlas of Ideas 2.0

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Next places, next people, next science

The Atlas of Ideas is mapping changes in the global geography of science and innovation - pinpointing where innovation is coming from and where it is heading.

So far our work has focused on China, India and South Korea, but Phase 2.0 sees Demos extend this work to include an ambitious study of science in the Islamic world; a focus on the innovation potential of Brazil; a closer look at 'knowledge nomads'; and the prospects for a low-carbon China.


Download The Atlas Update for full details of The Atlas of Ideas 2.0 and how to get involved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Atlas of Ideas 2.0

In May 2007, the United Arab Emirates launched a $10bn foundation to create research centres in Arab univerisities. In Brazil, a consortium of 80 organisations has teamed up to invest $3 billion in biotechnology. In Qatar, a gleaming 2,500 acre 'Education City' is now home to international campuses of five of the world's top universities.


Wherever in the world you look, new enrants are reshaping the landscape for science and technology-based innovation. But what do these changes mean? How should policymakers and business leaders respond? And how do we strike the right balance between competition and collaboration?

In early 2007, Demos published the first phase of The Atlas of Ideas: a series of reports on science and technology-based innovation in China, India and South Korea, and the prospects for closer collaboration with the UK and Europe.

From December 2007, the next phase of The Atlas of Ideas gets underway which includes the largest ever study to date of Islamic-world innovation;  a closer look at the future of innovation in Brazil; a focus on 'knowledge nomads'; and the prospects for a low-carbon China.

For further details or to explore ways of getting involved, please contact James Wilsdon at james.wilsdon@demos.co.uk

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