Policy Alignment as a Key Driver for Inclusion in Urban Areas: Insights from Melbourne

by MIOIR | Mar 27, 2023 | Urban and regional innovation

Manchester Institute of Innovation Research blog Visit our website Many cities are facing negative consequences of innovation-focused growth, including widening spatial inequalities and gentrification. To address these challenges, local governments have actively...

Friends or Foes: Can green and non-green knowledge be both crucial for environmental innovation?

by MIOIR | Mar 20, 2023 | Sustainability

Manchester Institute of Innovation Research blog Visit our website The transition to a low-carbon economy requires the development of environmental innovation, which is usually deemed complex and treated as a black box, with no one knowing its content. Most of the...

Digital technologies and skills in Greater Manchester

by MIOIR | Feb 6, 2023 | Emerging technologies

Manchester Institute of Innovation Research blog Visit our website To what extent are digital technologies adopted in Greater Manchester? Silvia Massini, Mabel Sanchez Barrioluengo and Xiaoxiao Yu have been investigating.   Advanced digital technologies such as...

Sustainability transitions: catalysing innovation in the foundational economy for a green and just future

by MIOIR | Jan 25, 2023 | Sustainability

Manchester Institute of Innovation Research blog Visit our website The UK is making progress to achieve net zero, with the latest findings indicating that UK emissions in 2021 fell below 2019 levels. These efforts, however, are still identified as insufficient for...

UK’s surprising R&D stats pose tricky questions

by MIOIR | Nov 14, 2022 | Science, technology and innovation policy

Manchester Institute of Innovation Research blog Visit our website Author: Kieron Flanagan Estimate that spending target has been hit will shake up innovation policy, says Kieron Flanagan On Twitter, the economist Josh Martin posted a quick estimate of what this means...