AUTHOR
Niclas Frederic Poitiers
Executive Summary
Global supply chains are undergoing profound changes, driven by technological advances, climate change, and a shifting geopolitical landscape. The Horizon Europe Project RETHINK-GSC examined how supply chains are adapting to these changes and the role that knowledge and innovation play in them. The project’s research findings reveal how companies are adapting to recent challenges and the potential of trade networks to support their resilience. The project also investigated the interlinkages between knowledge flows and trade in goods. Several contributions develop and investigate knowledge-input-output tables. These allow to examine knowledge flows across countries. Some of this research focuses on the innovation economy and the relationship between research, innovation, and employment outcomes. Throughout the project, the research highlights the interlinkages between different policy areas. Innovation, tax and trade policies interact with each other and affect the other domains. This highlights the need for further investigation of these links and closer coordination between the different policy areas.
Publication Date
September 2025
