Championing the people who champion innovation
IKE recognises the critical contribution that innovation plays in addressing business, economic, social and environmental challenges. As a professional body and ‘do-tank’, the Institute supports people who drive innovation and acts as a channel for interaction on issues relating to innovation.
Our Innovation Agenda:
The Institute will continue to work with Government, industry, education and public sector partners to:
- Create and sustain a culture of innovation
- Develop talented people to drive and manage innovation
- Design and implement a regulatory framework to drive innovation
- Promote and secure investment that enables innovation to flourish
- Embed innovation in new business models and organisational design
- Improve the rate of innovation through investment in research and development
- Support infrastructure development which enables growth
- Sensitise the market and support market innovation
- Facilitate cross-sector innovation transfer
- Protect and harness intellectual property
