ESRC Seminar Series: Deconstructing green innovation - implications for policy and practice

ESRC Seminar Series (2016-17) – Green Innovation: Making it Work

This final seminar in a series of six will provide an overview of the key themes and insights from seminars that have addressed a variety of themes, including business models and strategies, institutional frameworks and policy-making, and specific applications in the fields of energy and mobility. As with previous seminars in the series, the programme is designed to appeal to academics, research students and practitioners.

In addition to the keynote presentations and overview of the series, we have included small group discussions and a facilitated plenary to draw out key themes and emerging issues. Whether you are new to the series, or have attended previous seminars, this will be a good opportunity to catch up with the arguments and find out more about proposed outputs, which include an edited book.

Who should attend?

All those with an interest in green innovation are very welcome to attend, including academics, research students, practitioners and policy makers.

Research students are welcome to bring research posters, which can be displayed during the event.

There is no charge for this seminar but numbers are limited.  If you would like to book a place, or have any questions, please contact Dr Jackie Fry at The Open University – email: OUBS-Research-Admin@open.ac.uk.

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Background to the series

The primary aim of this seminar series is to promote a deeper understanding of green innovation, with a focus on the factors that facilitate and constrain its practical application. In doing so, it seeks to propagate knowledge about the institutional changes and infrastructures required for the effective dissemination and diffusion of green innovations in both developed and developing country contexts. We have adopted the shorthand term ‘green innovation’ to signal its role as an open forum for the exchange between academics, practitioners and policy-makers. A short video of the first seminar in the series is available at: www.open.ac.uk/esrc-green-innovation.

Proposed outputs

Abstracts from the presented papers will be featured on the seminar series web pages, along with a short promotional podcast, regular announcements and related news items. There are a number of publication opportunities, including a Special Issue on Green Innovation in the International Journal of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, edited by Professors David Smith and Rob Ackrill and Dr Richard Blundel. The series organisers also have agreement in principle with an academic publisher for an edited book of readings associated with the Series.