The fall of the innovation empire and its possible rise through open science
Summary. The innovation system's effectiveness is declining because research costs rise exponentially while researcher productivity falls, resulting in flat innovation output. Three factors drive this decline: growing scientific complexity, misaligned incentives, and fragmented knowledge. Open science partnerships—public-private collaborations using open access publications, shared data and materials, and minimal intellectual property restrictions—can reverse this trend by improving system efficiency.
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Gold, E. R.. (2021). The fall of the innovation empire and its possible rise through open science. Research Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2021.104226
Gold, E. Richard. “The fall of the innovation empire and its possible rise through open science.” Research Policy, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2021.104226.
Gold, E. Richard. 2021. “The fall of the innovation empire and its possible rise through open science.” Research Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2021.104226.
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- 10.1016/j.respol.2021.104226
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- innovation-theory, policy, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28