U-GOT KIES archive

Building connections in technology and entrepreneurship between USA and Sweden

-Synergies and challenges in a geopolitical yet economically connected world

The discussion explores Texas as a fast-growing economy offering strong business potential and access to capital, and Sweden as a hub for both established companies and innovative startups. Panellists Hannes Helander, Ilona Kiebler, Linda McMahon, Mitch Stevison, Klementina Österberg share views on how the Gothenburg and Texas regions can connect, while emphasizing that entrepreneurs must overcome real barriers, such as regulatory and geopolitical challenges.

Rethinking Intellectual Property Rights in Pharmaceuticals & Life Science

Professor Giovanni Dosi examines the evolution of Big Pharma and monopoly capitalism from a long-term perspective. He presents insights from his research on how patent rights influence innovation, competition, and market concentration in the pharmaceutical industry. The discussion highlights key challenges in balancing intellectual property protection with public access to life-saving medicines.

Technology and Global Inequality in the Age of AI

2024 Nobel Laureate Professor Simon Johnson addresses the impact of generative AI on jobs and incomes, where current debates contrast techno-optimism and techno-pessimism. He provides insights into historical trends and current debates about how technology impacts jobs, income and global inequality. 

Innovation at the Intersection of Public and Private Forces

Panel discussion between Professor Mariana Mazzucato and Professor Maureen McKelvey on "Innovation at the Intersection of Public and Private Forces: Are there distinct roles for market and government?"

Moderator: Professor Nathalie Lazaric.

Opening ceremony speech: 2021-10-22

Professor Maureen McKelvey gave a speech about the importance of developing our U-GOT KIES centre, to address the interlinkages between technology, public policy, business and entrepreneurship. The fundamental idea is that technological and economic change depends upon the dynamics at the interplay of a variety of organizations and actors, which play specialize roles within a knowledge-intensive ecosystem around a technology or industrial sector. The Gothenburg U-GOT KIES centre will promote both excellent research and teaching about innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as provide a meeting point for interactions with society and firms.

Rethinking value creation - for innovation-led inclusive and sustainable growth

Where does wealth come from, who creates it and what destroys it? In this deep dive into global economics, Professor Mariana Mazzucato explains how we lost sight of what value means and why we need to rethink our current financial systems — so capitalism can be steered toward a bold, innovative and sustainable future that works for all of us.

Sweden’s entrepreneurial ecosystem (in Swedish)

Original title: Sveriges entreprenöriella ekosystem

An ecosystem consists of a multitude of organisms that together create a vital living environment. Sweden’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is made up of individuals and organizations at different levels. Businesses, academia, and politics play the leading roles in this ecosystem. Their interaction must function well to ensure thriving and long‑term growth.

In this book, 32 leading voices from industry, academia, and the policy sphere are heard. Most of the contributors are researchers, but decision‑makers from the business sector and public authorities are also represented. In the book, they discuss questions such as:

• How do we best support innovation processes?
• How do we train entrepreneurs to grow?
• How can academia and industry collaborate?
• What should the universities of the future look like?