tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923005810906159036.post237459069671710942..comments2024-03-27T12:49:05.975+00:00Comments on IP finance: The OECD on Innovation: Once AgainAnne Fairpohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02579190868405783459noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923005810906159036.post-52747407462468461562010-06-28T17:12:18.155+01:002010-06-28T17:12:18.155+01:00Ken,
Thanks so much for your thoughtful comments....Ken,<br /><br />Thanks so much for your thoughtful comments.<br /><br />I guess that I was not being clear on Apple maintaining closed technology platforms for its third-party app developers. Thanks for sharpening this point.<br /><br />The role of government in all of this is a separate matter. But that is a topic for (many) other blog posts.Neil Wilkofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7923005810906159036.post-75663539792110969592010-06-28T16:20:48.723+01:002010-06-28T16:20:48.723+01:00Neil -- I agree with you but only in part. The id...Neil -- I agree with you but only in part. The idea innovation is more than just patents and "invention" has been around for numerous years. All of us who study innovation understand that commercialization requires a bundle of skills. However, public policy - especially in the US -- is still geared toward the invention and patent part of the model. What are the standard metrics? R&D in (both funds and STEM personnel) and patents out. Part of the value of the OECD work is to remind policymakers of the broader process and help them understand where public policy may be appropriate. That is a message needed in the US -- where government actions toward aiding commercialization are seen by some as "socialism."<br /><br />On the issue of apple and iPod, don't confuse the open innovation process with open technology platforms. Apple has long built its strategy around closed technology platforms. In the case of the iPod, they have married this to an open innovation process where outsiders are allowed to develop for the proprietary platform. The other part of the OECD point is that Apple heavily utilizes technology developed outside of the company, i.e. while their in-house design studio is legendary they did not invent the MP3 player. While that may not fit the academic definitions of "open innovation," it is an example of how the innovation system has moved away from the "everything in-house" model of the past.<br /><br /><br />Ken Jarboe<br />Athena Alliance<br />www.intangibeeconomy.orgKen Jarboehttp://www.intangibleeconomy.orgnoreply@blogger.com