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Prof Birgitte Andersen

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  • Professor of the Economics & Management of Innovation, 糖心logo入口 Business School
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    Overview

    Biography

    Birgitte Andersen,聽
    Professor of the Economics and Management of Innovation,

    Professor Birgitte Andersen鈥檚 academic research foundation and business leadership experiences bridge the gap between (1) the academic theoretical and 鈥榤ethods鈥 world, and (2) knowledge of the emerging technology and industry trends in a future-facing business and policy world. Therefore, much of her teaching and impact builds upon these two spheres:聽

    (1)

    Professor Birgitte Andersen (PhD Economics) is CEO of Big Innovation Centre since 2011. During the internet boom, Birgitte launched and ran (2000-2010) probably UK鈥檚 biggest interdisciplinary postgraduate programmes on E-Commerce at 糖心logo入口, University of London (糖心logo入口), where she gained her Professorship. She is called in by the media (e.g. BBC World, Al Jazeera, SKY, Bloomberg) and cited by the mainstream press (newspapers and tech-press as Forbes). Her work on IPRs, AI, and the digital and economy and innovation is published in academic journals and highlighted in government reports.

    She has advised economists and policymakers of national governments (including UK Intellectual Property Office, Bank of England, Department of Industry, and Parliament) in and beyond Europe including OECD, UN and WIPO; and large firms, and serves as an expert defence witness in the UK courts on matters of IP use on the Internet. She was the Rapporteur for the EU Commission representing the EU Expert Group on Knowledge Transfer and Open Innovation and sat on the EU Expert Advisory Panel for Horizon 2020 - Societal Challenge: Europe in a Changing World 鈥 Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies. Since October 2018, Birgitte is appointed to the Arab League Expert Group regarding the Digital Government Strategy for the Arab World.

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    Big Innovation Centre, of which Professor Birgitte Andersen is CEO since 2011 is an exclusive technology & innovation network, which through innovation showcasing and think-tank work helps companies promote their public image, their markets and build their supplier networks.

    Twice voted 鈥淭hink-Tank of the Year鈥 in the UK (in 2018 and 2019 at the PRCA Public Affairs Awards), Big Innovation Centre is the founding Secretariat of the UK All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain (APPG AI and APPG Blockchain) hosted in UK Parliament, and at the centre of mapping global and regulatory trends in these areas. Their work is used by the media (TV, newspapers, Forbes and tech press). With franchises in the middle east (Riyadh and Dubai) and India (Hyderabad) Big Innovation Centre is part of a global partnership. Big Innovation Centre has also been awarded at Greater London Enterprise Awards 2020 as 鈥淟eading Specialists for Inspiring Innovation 鈥 UK鈥.聽

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  • Research

    Research

    Research interests

    • Intellectual Property Rights: Strategy, Risk and Political Economy
    • Innovation Management, Technology Policy
    • Digital Transformation Business Models
    • Artificial Intelligence Applications, Big Data Governance

    Research Centres and Institutes

    • CEO and Co-Founder,
  • Supervision and teaching

    Supervision and teaching

    Teaching

    Professor Birgitte Andersen is course convenor and lecturer on the following Post Graduate Course for MSc Students: Intellectual Capital and Competitiveness (Since 2004).

    • This course can help to futureproof your career with 21st-century business-skills: Focusing on INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS and future-proofing business models for DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION and investment in this future, this course addresses today鈥檚 intangible sources of corporate competitiveness and value creation for financial performance, market dominance, technological advantage, building dynamic capabilities, business models, new markets, entrepreneurial finance, and more.

    Previous Post-Graduate Courses Professor Andersen has taught include: 

    • The Economics and Governance of Institutions and Innovation (EGII) (2000 to 2010)
    • E-commerce and Management (2000 to 2004)
    • Research Methods in Management (2000 to 2008)

    Teaching modules

    • Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence
  • Publications

    Publications

    Article

    • Andersen, Birgitte and Rosli, A. and Rossi, Federica and Yangsap, W. (2012) . International Journal of Intellectual Property Management 5 (1), pp. 19-38. ISSN 1478-9647.
    • Andersen, Birgitte and Rossi, Federica (2012) . Prometheus 30 (1), pp. 5-27. ISSN 0810-9028.
    • Rossi, Federica and Andersen, Birgitte and Rosli, A. and Yangsap, W. (2012) . International Journal of Management 30 (2), pp. 723-739. ISSN 0813-0183.
    • Andersen, Birgitte and Rossi, Federica (2011) . Science and Public Policy 38 (4), pp. 254-268. ISSN 0302-3427.
    • Andersen, Birgitte and Rossi, Federica (2011) . Economics of Innovation and New Technology 20 (8), pp. 701-725. ISSN 1043-8599.
    • Andersen, Birgitte and Frenz, Marion (2010) . Journal of Evolutionary Economics 20 (5), pp. 715-740. ISSN 0936-9937.
    • Andersen, Birgitte and Rossi, Federica and Stephan, J. (2010) . Review of European Economic Policy 45 (1), pp. 35-47. ISSN 0020-5346.
    • Andersen, Birgitte and Striukova, L. (2010) . Strategic Change 19 (3-4), pp. 103-123. ISSN 1086-1718.
    • Andersen, Birgitte (2010) . Prometheus 28 (4), pp. 375-383. ISSN 0810-9028.
    • Andersen, Birgitte and Rossi, Federica (2010) . Strategic Change 19 (5-6), pp. 239-258. ISSN 1086-1718.
    • Rossi, Federica and Andersen, Birgitte and Stephan, J. (2010) . Intereconomics 45 (1), pp. 35-47.
    • Andersen, Birgitte and Konzelmann, Suzanne J. (2008) . Research Policy 37 (1), pp. 12-28. ISSN 0048-7333.
    • Andersen, Birgitte and Frenz, Marion (2008) . E-Britain (2), pp. 23-25.
    • Andersen, Birgitte and Kozul鈥怶right, R. and Kozul鈥怶right, Z. (2007) . Industry & Innovation 14 (5), pp. 513-540. ISSN 1366-2716.
    • Andersen, Birgitte and Macmillan, Fiona (2003) . Proceedings of the Third United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries, Music Industry Workshop pp. 81-94.
    • Andersen, Birgitte and Kozul鈥怶right, Z. and Kozul鈥怶right, R. (2002) . International Journal of Business and Society 3 (1), pp. 1-26. ISSN 1511-6670.

    Book

    • Andersen, Birgitte, ed. (2011) . Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9780415483469.

    Book section

    • Andersen, Birgitte (2011) . In: Chadwick, R. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics (Second Edition). Elsevier. pp. 737-743. ISBN 9780123739322.
    • Macmillan, Fiona (2006) . In: Andersen, Birgitte (ed.) Intellectual Property Rights Innovation, Governance and the Institutional Environment. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 9781845422691.
    • Andersen, Birgitte and Kozul鈥怶right, Z. and Kozul鈥怶right, R. (2005) . In: Macmillan, Fiona (ed.) New Directions In Copyright Law. New Directions in Copyright Law. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. pp. 131-165. ISBN 9781845422608.
    • Macmillan, Fiona and Andersen, Birgitte (2003) . In: Kozul-Wright, Z. (ed.) Proceedings of the Third United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries, Music Industry Workshop, United Nations. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. pp. 81-94.

    Conference item

    • De Silva, Muthu and Wright, M. and Andersen, Birgitte (2015) . Academy of Management Conference, 2015, Vancouver, Canada

    Monograph

    • Andersen, Birgitte (2017) . Big Innovation Centre.
    • Andersen, Birgitte (2017) . The Intangible Gold Project.
    • De Silva, Muthu and Andersen, Birgitte (2015) . Big Innovation Centre.
    • Andersen, Birgitte and De Silva, Muthu and Levy, C. (2013) . Big Innovation Centre.
    • Andersen, Birgitte and Rossi, Federica (2010) . UK: IPO.
    • Andersen, Birgitte and Frenz, Marion (2008) . Dynamics of Institutions of Markets in Europe.
  • Business and community

    Business and community

    Media

    I am happy to receive enquiries from the media on the following topics:

    • Business Innovation, Competition, and Technology Policy
    • Intellectual Property Rights: Strategy and Political Economy
    • Artificial Intelligence (ethics, jobs, data)
    • Global Growth Hubs and Innovation Systems