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- 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 - 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 - OXVALUE.AI WHITE PAPER LAUNCH AT COP30
OxValue.AI White Paper Launch at COP30 At COP30 in Belém, OxValue.AI launched its white paper on AI-driven valuation for global cleantech startups, addressing a structural gap in how climate technologies are assessed by investors. Traditional valuation models often struggle to capture climate impact, long development timelines, and uncertainty in emerging markets, creating barriers for promising solutions to… Read more: OXVALUE.AI WHITE PAPER LAUNCH AT COP30 - LESSONS FROM GERMANY’S GREEN INDUSTRIAL POLICY
Lessons from Germany’s Green Industrial Policy This seminar explored what can be learned from Germany’s experience with green industrial policy, focusing on how policy design shapes firm behaviour, innovation trajectories, and competitiveness. Speakers examined how public demand, regulation, and targeted support mechanisms have influenced the development and diffusion of green technologies. Rather than presenting Germany as… Read more: LESSONS FROM GERMANY’S GREEN INDUSTRIAL POLICY - AL-JAZARI LECTURE: CHINA’S JOURNEY TO INNOVATION
Al-Jazarī Lecture: China’s Journey to Innovation TIDE hosted Professor Xue Lan for the 3rd Annual Al-Jazarī Lecture on Innovation and Development, an event that traced China’s long-term transformation into a global innovation leader. In his lecture, Professor Xue emphasised that innovation is the result of sustained institutional building rather than sudden breakthroughs, drawing on China’s historical investments in universities,… Read more: AL-JAZARI LECTURE: CHINA’S JOURNEY TO INNOVATION
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