Pari Patel is a Senior Research Fellow at SPRU, University of Sussex. He is an economist with more than 20 years experience of working on technology policy issues. His main research interests are the measurement and analysis of technological activities at the firm, sectoral and national level. His most recent work has focussed on the following broad themes: linkages between science and technology, internationalisation of R&D, national systems of innovation and the nature and extent of technology diversification amongst large firms.
He has acted as a consultant/advisor to the OECD, European Commission as well as the UK and Australian governments. He is the author of numerous articles and has presented papers at meetings organised by the EC and the OECD as well as international academic conferences.