'Innovation in mining is not only relevant to ensure a sustainable supply of raw materials for our society but is also a cornerstone to meet global climate goals and unlock development opportunities for hosting communities. This book provides important policy takeaways to understand and promote innovation in mining and attain these multiple objectives.' Andres Sanabria, Coordinator, Mining Regions and Cities Initiative, OECD
1. Global challenges for innovation in the mining industries Alica Daly, David Humphreys, Julio D. Raffo and Giulia Valacchi; 2. Recent trends of innovation in the mining sector Alica Daly, Giulia Valacchi and Julio Raffo; 3. Mining foreign direct investments and local technological spillovers Bruno Casella and Lorenzo Formenti; 4. Innovation in mining global value chains: implications for emerging economies Michiko Iizuka, Carlo Pietrobelli and Fernando Vargas; 5. The role of transport-related innovation in the mining sector Francesco Dionori and Maryam Zehtabchi; 6. Environmental regulations in the mining sector and their effect on technological innovation Maxwell Andersen and Joëlle Noailly; 7. Global trends of innovation in the mining sector: the role of commodity prices Alica Daly, David Humphreys, Julio Raffo and Giulia Valacchi; 8. IP use and technology transfer in the Brazilian mining sector Domenica Blundi, Ana Claudia Nonato da Silva Loureiro, Sergio Medeiros Paulino de Carvalho, Marina Filgueiras Jorge, Felipe Veiga Lopes, Gustavo Travassos Pereira da Silva and Vitoria Orind; 9. Innovation and IP use in the Chilean copper mining sector Claudio Bravo-Ortega and Juan José Price; 10. The miner act of 2006: innovating for safety and health in US mining Andrew A. Toole, James Forman and Asrat Tesfayesus; 11. Innovation in the Canadian mining sector Baharak Courtney Doagoo, Elias Collette, Sean Martineau, Amira Khadr, Marc Neville and Mazahir Bhagat; 12. Recent trends of innovation and IP use in the mining sector in Australia Rohan Amburle, Alma Lacken, Emma Francis, Deanna Trainham, Greg Maloney and Catriona Bruce.