About Us

Globelics (Global Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems) is a vibrant, worldwide community of scholars, policymakers, and practitioners dedicated to reimagining innovation as a force for inclusive development.

Since our founding in 2002, we’ve been at the forefront of understanding how innovation works in the real world—particularly in Africa, Asia, and Latin America—where traditional models often fall short.Globelics brings together a broad community of innovation scholars, policy-engaged researchers and emerging academics across regions of the Global South and beyond. This established network provides a strong foundation for comparative inquiry, collaborative knowledge production, and the mobilisation of research into wider policy dialogue.

Rising geopolitical fragmentation, intensifying technological competition, climate pressures and the weakening of multilateral frameworks are reshaping the conditions under which development strategies are pursued. Countries across the Global South face growing pressure to respond to rapid green, digital and institutional transitions while preserving policy space, building capabilities and addressing persistent inequalities. In such a context, the timely and policy-relevant research produced by the members of the Globelics network offers a strategic resource.

Through conferences, PhD academies, seminar series and policy engagements, Globelics foregrounds research that can illuminate emerging pathways, identify effective institutional responses and provide analytical tools for policymakers, civil society and development actors working to navigate uncertainty and shape more inclusive futures.