This blog provides a summary of an experiment funded by a TIPC member, the Department for Science, Technology and Innovation in South Africa. It describes how the Living Catchments Project was used to test Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP) approaches to water governance. For original material from the collaboration, browse all Living Catchments project resources. Water … from Overview: Rethinking collaborative water governance in South Africa
This report examines the prospects for applying Transformative Innovation policy (TIP) in Sub-Saharan Africa through an exploratory collaboration between researchers and policymakers. It includes country STI ecosystem mapping reports for Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa, drawing on the Three Frames of innovation policy. The project was coordinated by the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) … from Transformative Innovation Policy Africa Hub exploratory: Final technical report
Mobile money innovation is at the centre of a sociotechnical transformation in the financial services sector in Kenya that saw changes in the regulatory framework, in market shares, user practices and social networks across multiple regimes. While sociotechnical transitions often take about 50 years, the mobile money revolution in Kenya has taken only 15 years, … from Inclusive Innovation and Rapid Sociotechnical Transitions: The Case of Mobile Money in Kenya
How can transformative outcomes be used as indicators to monitor and evaluate progress? This draft document a ten-year plan (2020-2029) to promote the use of innovation and technology in transforming South Africa’s human settlements sector. Its core objective is to shift the sector towards more sustainable and resilient practices, aligning with the United Nations’ Sustainable … from Science, Technology and Innovations for Sustainable Human Settlements (STI4SHS) Roadmap
When working in interdisciplinary teams, reaching a shared understanding and agreed approach can be challenging. In this blog post, Dr Patience Mguni reflects upon her experience of using TIPC’s ‘Structured brainstorming’ and ‘Policy radar’ tools to facilitate greater dialogue and create a shared discourse. This blog posts features the work of the Pathways to Water … from Blog: Transformative nature based solutions to enhance water provision and liveability in Cape Town
This blog by Chux Daniels and Joanna Chataway describes a joint workshop in Dar es Salaam, in which participants explored the potential for Transformative (Frame 3) Innovation Policy to tackle social and environmental challenges in Africa. In June, the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) based at the University of Sussex and the Tanzanian Government Commission … from TIPC aims outlined in pan-Africa workshop
This workshop report covers a wide range of case studies drawm from the global South in which the transformative outcomes were employed to interpret experience or to guide action. … from Transformative Outcomes in the Global South Workshop Report
This is a report on South African experience with transformative innovation voiced at a colloquium held 13-15 October 2021. The report is a narrative with many illustrations identifying issues and questions arising from this experience. … from Africa colloquium report: Transformative Innovation Policy Perspectives from South Africa 2021 Report
An video introduction to the exploratory work completed through the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) with Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) agencies – in Senegal, Ghana and Kenya – to develop Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP) to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). … from The TIP Africa Hub
