Publication

This report presents the findings of a review of five innovation support funds (ISFs) or funding concepts. The authors review experiences with funds supporting local innovation, with a view to establishing a basis for a global innovation support fund design. The paper concludes that a global innovation facility could be created to enhance the effectiveness of existing ISFs by compiling existing documentation of experience, initiating cross-country studies and assisting in ensuring that these experiences are made available and exchanged in a systematic manner.