Waltraut Ritter is founder of Knowledge Dialogues, specializing in research and advisory services relating to innovation, knowledge and intellectual capital across the Asia‐Pacific region and Europe. She works on innovation projects at the intersection between universities, government, business and civil society. Recent projects included an analysis of Open Data strategies in Asia, a resilient city indicator assessment, as well as building public sector capabilities in Myanmar. She also regularly contributes to knowledge‐economy research of UNESCAP, UNESCO and OECD.