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- WORKING PAPER 96 | The Regional Coordination of Industrial Policy
At a time when late-industrialisation opportunities are compressed, how can industrial policy be reconceived at the regional – rather than national- level? For developing nations that lack the domestic market scale to deploy demand-led industrial policy, unilateral strategies risk costly duplication, and a race to the bottom on social and environmental standards. Drawing on global… Read more: WORKING PAPER 96 | The Regional Coordination of Industrial Policy - WORKING PAPER 95 | Seizing Green Windows of Opportunity: Evidence from Cleantech Startup Value Creation
As part of the global transition toward net zero, cleantech startups have emerged as crucial enablers of decarbonisation, resource efficiency, and circular innovation. However, accurately assessing their value remains challenging due to long R&D cycles, capital intensity, technological complexity, and policy dependence. Drawing on comparative valuation data and applying OxValue.AI’s valuation framework, grounded in the Utility Theory of Technology… Read more: WORKING PAPER 95 | Seizing Green Windows of Opportunity: Evidence from Cleantech Startup Value Creation - Nature’s Intelligence Ideathon
Overview The Nature’s Intelligence Ideathon is an international innovation challenge jointly organised by the University of Oxford’s Technology and Industrialisation for Development Centre (TIDE Centre) and the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF). The Ideathon forms part of the launch activities of the Nature’s Intelligence Studio (NIS) at COP30 (Belém, November 2025).… Read more: Nature’s Intelligence Ideathon - CALL FOR PAPERS: INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN MEXICO
Industrial Policy in Mexico: Governance Mechanisms and New Transformation Possibilities The Oxford México Industrial Policy Co Lab invites submissions for a new call for papers on industrial policy, innovation, and economic transformation in Mexico. The call focuses on how Mexico can respond to global changes such as trade fragmentation, climate transition, and technological change.… Read more: CALL FOR PAPERS: INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN MEXICO - New Article in Development and Change on UNCTAD
New Article by TIDE Researchers in Development and Change on UNCTAD TIDE Director Amir Lebdioui, and Post-Doctoral Researchers Tin Hinane El Kadi and Baptiste Albertone published a critical review of UNCTAD’s 2024 Trade and Development Report, questioning its departure from productive transformation as a central development strategy. The article argues that prioritising non-tradable services risks locking low- and middle-income… Read more: New Article in Development and Change on UNCTAD - TIDE LAUNCH OF THE NATURE’S INTELLIGENCE IDEATHON
CAF and TIDE Centre Launch the Nature’s Intelligence Ideathon to Catalyse Nature-Inspired Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean Caracas, Venezuela / Oxford, UK / Belem, Brazil – The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) and the TIDE Centre at the University of Oxford announce the launch of the Nature’s Intelligence Ideathon, an international innovation challenge aimed… Read more: TIDE LAUNCH OF THE NATURE’S INTELLIGENCE IDEATHON