On Wednesday I watched as David Kappos announced the USPTO’s new humanitarian initiative – Patents for Humanity. “Innovation is 99% about failure, which is expensive,” Kappos said. He’s completely right. It is difficult to disseminate knowledge due to the high costs associated with the current patent system. The barriers of entry – both time and […]
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Update from the WEF Summit on the Global Agenda 2011 from Jim Malackowski
I attended this afternoon in Abu Dhabi the introductory session for new members of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Action Council (GAC). Not one to shy from big ideas, I was more than impressed by the scope and impact of WEF overall, and the GAC in particular. Klaus Schwab, WEF Founder and Executive Chairman, […]