Global #investments in #semiconductor capacity according to https://www.semiconductors.org/global-governments-ramp-up-pace-of-chip-investments/

Korea: 55 ~ 65 BN, Europe: 20 ~ 35 BN, US: 52 BN, China: 150 BN.

Great presentations today in our #MBA2021 #startup challenge at @esmtberlin. All teams were winners and delivered great pitches. Well done! #entrepreneurship #MBA #innovation

Now also in available in English:

A short comment I have recently written for ifo Schnelldienst on how #patents are the worst #incentive scheme for #innovation - except all the others...

https://esmt.berlin/knowledge/patents-worst-incentive-scheme-innovation-except-all-others

Good morning from Berlin. Just got out of an #EMBA lecture to learn that #ESMT's #MiM program has been placed 12th in the Financial Times' global Masters in Management (MIM) 2021 ranking. Wow.

Congrats to the team!

https://esmt.berlin/press/financial-times-masters-management-ranking-esmt-berlin-advances-14-places-and-ranks-12th

The #AIEC Academic exchange center asked whether I accept #bribes. This better stops.

"May I know whether you are a guest editor of an SCI/SSCI/EI indexed journal or not? [...] For each accepted manuscript, we would pay you a certain honorarium."

#ethics #peerreview

#EPIP2021 is starting today. The annual assembly of the European Policy for Intellectual Property Association takes place in Madrid and has received a great deal of attention. Check out the program. https://epip2021.org/ #patents #trademarks #ip #intangibles

Heute im ifo Schnelldienst ein kurzer Kommentar von mir, warum #Patente das schlechteste Anreizsystem für Innovationen sind - abgesehen von allen anderen, die von Zeit zu Zeit diskutiert werden...

https://www.ifo.de/publikationen/2021/aufsatz-zeitschrift/patentschutz-impulsgeber-fuer-innovationen-oder-behinderung