Research and analysis

Innovation: managing risk, not avoiding it

The Government Chief Scientific Adviser's annual report for 2014.

• From: Government Office for Science
• Published: 19 November 2014

Documents

Innovation: managing risk, not avoiding it - report

Ref: GS/14/1190a

PDF, 158 KB, 12 pages

Innovation: managing risk, not avoiding it - evidence and case studies

Ref: GS/14/1190b

PDF, 3.21 MB, 172 pages

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Details

The first annual report of the Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA), Sir Mark Walport, looks at approaches to risk in the context of innovation. The supporting evidence contains the views of leading experts looking at risk and uncertainty from a wide range of perspectives, including:

• social
• psychological
• industrial
• financial

A series of case studies illustrate its core themes.

Published 19 November 2014