Events
1st SKIN workshop
University of Koblenz, Germany, March 31 – April 1, 2011
2nd SKIN workshop
University of Koblenz, Germany May 31 – June 1, 2012
3rd SKIN workshop
Joining Complexity Science and Social Simulation for Policy A workshop at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, 22-23 May, 2014
4th SKIN Workshop
SKIN 4 Workshop and SKIN Summer School Federico II University, Naples, Italy, 19–22 May 2015
Social Simulation Conference 2016:
A session organised by the ESSA Special Interest Group (SIG) “Policy Modelling“
About SKIN
Learning about innovation processes and networks
Using conceptual models based on robust empirical studies, SKIN is the ideal platform for learning about different processes for creating, transferring and distributing knowledge, collaborating for innovation, models of innovation networks and governance of these processes, collaborations and networks.
Applying ABM to real-world policy contexts
Developed in European studies with case studies in different technological and institutional contexts, SKIN is one of the leading platforms for applying agent-based modelling (ABM) to innovation networks found in a variety of different, real world contexts.
Combining innovation research methods
Add SKIN to the innovation policy-making toolbox. The mix of traditional analytical methods and the powerful SKIN approach, combining robust empirical studies, computational network analysis and ABM, allows for cross-fertilization between disciplines.
Testing innovation policies in advance
Test policy to have the best chance of achieving the desired effect. SKIN allows policy- and decision-makers to test their ideas and initiatives in advance. They can identify possible scenarios changing the structure of innovation networks and examine the unexpected effects.
People

Petra Ahrweiler

Nigel Gilbert

Andreas Pyka
Tel: +49 711 459 24481 Fax: +49 711 459 24488 E-Mail: a.pyka@uni-hohenheim.de Internet: http://www.inno.uni-hohenheim.de
