As EU Research Commissioner Carlos Moedas ponders the design of his proposed European Innovation Council, he will find a large number of templates around the world.
It’s a trending institute, with a growing number of countries establishing national councils for innovation, or for an amalgamation of science, technology and innovation.
And it comes with a regional twist, with a geographic split between advisory councils found primarily in countries in Europe and North America, and councils with a strong planning and coordination mandate, and control over budgets, prevalent in Asia.
