Wales must develop a distinctive narrative about innovation in Wales, says the Learned Society of Wales.

The comments come in the Society’s response to the Welsh Government’s consultation on its draft Innovation Strategy for Wales.

One of the strengths of small nations is the ability for key stakeholders to act in a coherent way. The Innovation Strategy for Wales must show how actors beyond Welsh Government might contribute to this national agenda.

The Society highlights the potential for Wales of the ‘innovation commons’ approach. This can bring together disconnected individuals, organisations, and institutions from across the private and public sectors in Wales.

Our response also emphasises the importance of Wales’s universities in the innovation ecosystem. We stress the role of the new Commission for Tertiary Education and Research to support the sector to develop research and innovation capacity.