Section 2: TIP Research Agenda

This report summarises discussions held with over 100 researchers on ten questions about future research areas of TIP categorised under three main themes – 1) conceptualisation, 2) actors and contexts and 3) operationalisation of TIP.   … from TOWARDS A TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION POLICY (TIP) RESEARCH AGENDA

This brief blog critically examines the vision of the 4th industrial revolution.  It suggests that there are shortcomings in the vision stemming from its technological optimist position (technological solutions for social problems exist or can be created) and its technocratic viewpoint (those who matter are the creators of new technology rather than a broader social … from THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: A PACKAGING OF TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE?

A roundtable discussion on the meaning and implementation of mission-led or -oriented policies.  Continuity between historical missions and the present context include the importance of ‘translation’ of grand challenges into problems that become fit for missions and the specific role of the state as a coordinating actor.  What is new in current discussion of mission-oriented … from Moonshot-Transformations: new generation of Transformative ‘Mission-oriented’ Innovation Policies

This roundtable explores the issues of how a TIP framework changes the practice of science, technology and innovation policymaking and demands new capacities and structures in the policymaking process. … from International learning and coordination for transformation

This short blog based on conference participation of one TIP researcher examines the shift in science, technology and innovation policy toward system change objectives.  It also observes some of the limitations or problems introduced by translating ‘challenge led’ innovation in to ‘mission led’ programmes of research and action.   … from THE SUMMER OF TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION POLICY? Experience sharing of a PhD researcher on TIPC (Reflection on transitions and mission oriented approach)

This is an extended essay on innovation systems and TIP approaches from the perspective of the global South.  It includes many interpretive and theoretical insights that aim to influence the positioning and communication of TIP outside of contexts of abundance such as the global North.       … from Searching new alternatives for development: National Systems of Innovation and Transformative Change as seen from underdevelopment

A blog that briefly describes the South African experience with Frames 1 and 2 and the preliminary efforts to address Frame 3 methods and objectives.   … from An Experiment in Innovation Policy for Transformative Change (SA)

A systematic introduction to the Trilateral Research Chair in Transformative Innovation and Sustainable Development established at the University of Johannesburg, African Centre for Technology Studies (Kenya) and the Science Policy Research Unit at University of Sussex and description of the research and teaching activities the Chair conducts including work on transformative innovation, 4th industrial revolution … from Research Chair in Transformative Innovation and Sustainable Development (African Countries)

A brief written introduction to Norway’s focus on responsible research and innovation (RRI) that underpins the Research Council of Norway’s approach to transformative innovation.  Also included is a video discussion between Johan Schot and Laur Kanger about their impressions of the objectives and implementation of RRI in the Norwegian context. … from Towards Transformative Innovation Policy for Norway

A poster illustrating the aims and methods of the Swedish Transformative Innovation Policy Platform (STIPP). The Swedish Transformative Innovation Policy Platform (STIPP) brings together the strongest research environments and policy makers in the field of innovation and sustainability transitions in Sweden. The overall aim of the platform is to advance our understanding of the dynamics … from Swedish Transformative Innovation Policy Platform

The objective of this paper is to contribute to an important debate concerning the interaction between place-based social movements and the science, technology and innovation system. The central proposition of this paper is that place-based social movements can facilitate unique local heterogeneous alliances with key actors of the science and technology system. A process of … from Fostering place-based coalitions between social movements and science for sustainable urban environments: A case of embedded agency

El Libro Verde 2030 que Colciencias (Conocido hoy como Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovacion de Colombia- Minciencias) presentó al país en el año 2018 constituyó un primer paso para la renovación de la política nacional de ciencia e innovación, desarrollando su nivel estratégico mediante la definición de unas bases conceptuales, principios y rutas para … from Libro Verde 2030. Política Nacional de Ciencia e Innovación para el desarrollo sostenible (Version en Espanol)

The Green Book 2030, which Colciencias (today Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Colombia) presented to the country in 2018, constituted a first step in the renovation of national science and innovation policy – a step which grounded, in strategic terms, on defining conceptual foundations, principles and pathways for public action, as well as … from Green Book. National Science and Innovation Policy for sustainable development (English version)

A poster illustrating the approach to inclusive and sustainable developing being supported by the Universidad De La Repúblicain Uruguay. Profound transformative change is needed to cope with the main global challenges posed to Humankind: lack of sustainability that points to climatic catastrophe and rising inequality that fragments societies. Arguably, a notion of Sustainable Human Development … from The University as an Actor of Transformative STI Policies Facing Main Challenges for Sustainable Human Development: The case of the Universidad De La Repúblicain Uruguay

This background paper serves as an Annex to the Unit- ed Nation’s Guidebook for the Preparation of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for SDGs Roadmaps. Its purpose is to provide an overview of the existing methodologies and approaches that can be used to develop the Roadmaps. While the first framework for STI for SDGs Roadmaps … from Background Paper: Overview of the Existing STI for SDGs Roadmapping Methodologies

This paper analyses the Brazilian research system using the tools of bibliometric analysis to conclude that profound changes are necessary to re-orient the direction of research to meet social needs expressed in the SDGs and to move towards a more environmentally sustainable and socially just future. … from The Contribution of the Brazilian Research System to the Sustainable Development Goals

This blog illustrates the relationship between Transformative Innovation Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It examines how science, technology and innovation policy, if transformed, can work towards transforming the world towards meeting the aims encapsulated in the SDGs.   … from Transform Innovation Policy: Transform Our World? STI as a Game-changer for the SDGs

The Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC), coordinated by the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), is developing fresh approaches for public policy that use a Transformative Innovation Policy perspective to help in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals for both the Global South and North.   … from TIPC Approaching the Sustainable Development Goals with Transformative Innovation Policy

pending….   … from Transforming our world. Implementing the SDGs (Policy Report on the Colombian Mision de Sabios) (English version)

Pending…   … from Transforming our world. Implementing the SDGs (Policy Report on the Colombian Mision de Sabios) (Spanish version)