The Global Network for the Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems (Globelics)

GLOBELICS is an international network of scholars who apply the concept of "learning, innovation, and competence building system" (LICS) as their framework dedicated to the strengthening of LICS in developing countries, emerging economies and societies in transition. The research aims at locating unique systemic features as well as generic good practices to enlighten policy making relating to innovation, competence building, international competitiveness, regional development, labor market and human capital development. In an increasingly global and knowledge-based competition, management strategies need to be based upon an understanding of these framework conditions and the public policies which seek to regulate the environment.

GLOBELICS has regional chapters in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Apart from providing training for PhD scholars through the Academy at Lisbon and Tampere GLOBELICS organizes annual conferences. Until now five such conferences have been organized. The first GLOBELICS conference was held in 2003, at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, it was followed by the second conference at Beijing, China (2004), the third conference at Tshwane ( Pretoria ), South Africa (2005), the fourth in Trivandrum , India (2006), and the fifth in Saratov , Russia (2007). All five conferences were attended by leading scholars in the field from the developed and developing worlds.