Keith Pavitt

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Keith Pavitt (January 13, 1937, in

SPRU) of the University of Sussex
from 1984 to his death.

Keith Pavitt

Biography

Keith Pavitt grew up in

Universidad Complutense de Madrid
.

Contributions to science and technology policy

Keith Pavitt pioneered new methods to measure innovation and technical change. Together with Pari Patel and

patents as a science and technology indicator. In the early 1980s, he also developed, together with Joe Townsend and other colleagues, a comprehensive database of innovations introduced in the UK since the end of the war. This database
was used by several scholars and it is still a milestone in innovation measurement. Together with Roy Rothwell, he also developed the theory and practice of innovation management. As co-editor of academic journal Research Policy.[2] He contributed to enhance its reputation to become the most influential publication in the field.

Pavitt's taxonomy

The single most important contribution provided by

industrial economics and science policy and it is also used for industrial statistics. Originally developed for the manufacturing sector, is now increasingly applied also to the service economy
.

Legacy

Keith Pavitt was a crucial figure, together with his mentor

economists of innovation and science policy scholars, including Giorgio Sirilli, Ben Martin, Mike Hobday, Ian Miles, José Molero Zayas, Luigi Orsenigo Archived 28 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Daniele Archibugi, Jan Fagerberg, and Diana Hicks
.

For his retirement, his colleagues organised a major Conference in honour of Keith Pavitt "What do we know about innovation?". Unexpectedly, Pavitt died several months before the Conference was held. The Conference became a major tribute to his life and works. The most important scholars in the field of science and technology policy attended it at

SPRU, University of Sussex
, on 12–15 November 2003,

The Library of the Science Policy Research Unit[3] and the Laboratorio di Economia dell'Innovazione of the University of Florence[4] are named after him.

Works by Keith Pavitt

Works on Keith Pavitt

References

  1. ^ The Review, the magazine of Hackney Downs School, No.177, December 1955
  2. Research Policy, [1]
  3. ^ "Library, Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex". Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  4. ^ Laboratorio di Economia dell'Innovazione of the University of Florence [2] Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

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