Entrepreneurship & Innovation Research

Our centre conducts cutting-edge research on key issues of technology entrepreneurship in collaboration with leading entrepreneurship researchers and research institutions overseas. We seek to understand the underlying forces and factors that drive the dynamics of birth and growth of technology enterprises, and to identify the best venturing practices for success in the global marketplace. We also work closely with leading public policy researchers worldwide to benchmark Singapore’s enterprise ecosystem vs. leading high tech hotspots in the world and to identify best policy practices for promoting knowledge-based entrepreneurial growth.

Examples of our current and recent research projects include:

Innovation Research:

• The Role of Universities in a National Innovation System (funded by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation)
• Global Talent Index – S&T Manpower in Singapore (funded by the Levine Graduate School, SUNY)
• NUS database of USPTO and EPO patents.
• Asia Pacific Intellectual Property Scorecard (commissioned by IP Academy of Singapore). Please click Here For Executive Summary – Updated August 2007.
• Innovation strategies and performance of Singaporean firms
• Stanford Project on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE) – Singapore country study
• Pattern and Impact of Patenting in Singapore (commissioned by Singapore Ministry of Law)
• Factors influencing the emergence and growth of intellectual property-based industries in Singapore (commissioned by IP Academy of Singapore)
• Factors Influencing Technology Commercialisation Performance in NUS (NUS Research Grant)

Entrepreneurship Research:

• Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students' Survey - Singapore study
• Silicon Valley - Asia Entrepreneurial Links: The Emerging Roles of Asian Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley
• Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Study – Benchmarking of Singapore’s entrepreneurial propensity vs. countries worldwide
• Commercialization of Technology from Member Universities of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) (in collaboration with USC)
• Survey of the impact of the GET-UP support Program (A*STAR)

Please contact one of our research staff for more informations on our research projects.

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