Responsible innovation and societal challenges: The multi-scalarity dilemma DOI Creative Commons
Martijn Wiarda, Neelke Doorn

Journal of Responsible Technology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 16, P. 100072 - 100072

Published: Oct. 29, 2023

Societal challenges tend to be characterized by their multi-scalarity as problems emerge and co-evolve on multiple scales. Resolving these requires innovators navigate often conflicting considerations between scales when dealing with complexity, uncertainty, contestation. Innovators need ground resolutions in local values worldviews while simultaneously fitting into global efforts help drive systematic responses. Nevertheless, studies Responsible Innovation commonly focus exclusively a or scale. In this perspective paper, we explore rationales for two prevalent but opposing approaches, provide tentative insights how could navigated uniting through hybrid approach. The paper proceeds opening up research multi-scalarity, the geographical relational aspects of broader sense.

Language: Английский

Regional innovation systems in an era of grand societal challenges: reorientation versus transformation DOI Open Access
Arne Isaksen, Michaela Trippl, Heike Mayer

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European Planning Studies, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 30(11), P. 2125 - 2138

Published: June 13, 2022

This editorial seeks to contribute a critical rethinking of the regional innovation system (RIS) framework and examine what kind 'reinvention' policy is needed in era grand societal challenges. The concept challenge-oriented systems (CoRISs) employed cast light on how RISs can be reconfigured response Based articles this issue, distinguishes between two routes into which CoRISs could developed: RIS reorientation strategies versus transformation strategies. first strategy assumes that at least some place-specific problems are related challenges tackled by use existing assets, actors institutions historically grown RISs. go step further. They emphasize disruption strategic creation new elements. These include inclusion innovative actor groups, implementations institutional change, also old network linkages establishment ones. reflects uptake different spatial contexts as preconditions vary, may demand solutions level.

Language: Английский

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Great expectations: The promises and limits of innovation policy in addressing societal challenges DOI
Mart Laatsit, Markus Grillitsch,

Lea Fünfschilling

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Research Policy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 54(3), P. 105184 - 105184

Published: Jan. 28, 2025

Language: Английский

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Engaging marginalized communities in multi-level transformative innovation policy: The case of the Just Transition Fund DOI
Jessica Clément,

Lama Alarda,

Artur Ochojski

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Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 212, P. 124002 - 124002

Published: Jan. 23, 2025

Language: Английский

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Towards a problem-oriented regional industrial policy: possibilities for public intervention in framing, valuation and market formation DOI
Kieron Flanagan, Elvira Uyarra, Iris Wanzenböck

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Regional Studies, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 57(6), P. 998 - 1010

Published: Jan. 27, 2022

Thinking about regional industrial policies remains focused on the supply of new knowledge, and recently also grand challenges missions, but takes problems, demand market formation largely for granted. In this paper we build policy sciences, sociology markets valuation approaches to explore place-based roles agency, institutions, networks values in discursive processes problem-framing creation. We identify a number choices trade-offs processes, practices constitutive elements creation that turn suggest possibilities more societal problem-oriented policies.

Language: Английский

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Double Weaving: A Bottom-Up Process of Connecting Locations and Scales to Mitigate Grand Challenges DOI

Arijit Chatterjee,

Anjan Ghosh,

Bernard Léca

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Academy of Management Journal, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 66(3), P. 797 - 828

Published: May 3, 2022

Grand challenges are system-wide problems. While top-down approaches to mitigating grand may have potentially far-reaching impact, such initiatives from the higher scales can fail because of limited knowledge ground realities. At same time, resilient local efforts address societal reach. How a grassroots organization work across locations and challenge? We report findings longitudinal case study Child In Need Institute (CINI), non-profit that successfully scaled its impact reach over seven million beneficiaries. Based on 40 years archival data four intensive fieldwork, our reveal “double weaving” as recursive process diagnosing addressing problems by connecting actors resources scales. The double-weaving gives researchers framework explore complex interplay between is necessary challenges. Our contributes research scaling, advancing spatial turn in organizational studies developing scalar dimension expanding has primarily focused locations.

Language: Английский

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Putting missions in their place: micro-missions and the role of universities in delivering challenge-led innovation DOI
Dylan Henderson, Kevin Morgan, Rick Delbridge

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Regional Studies, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 58(1), P. 208 - 219

Published: March 10, 2023

We draw on first-hand experience and empirical evidence to address current concerns that the mission approach carries too much emphasis technological innovation top-down state-led action. identify concept of smaller scale 'micro-missions' place-based challenges. In so doing, we show a role for universities extends beyond entrepreneurial triple helix demonstrate how can be effective an exclusively science technology economic outcomes. highlight as safe, convening spaces their in bringing together local actors designing delivering micro-missions approach.

Language: Английский

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Responsible mission governance: An integrative framework and research agenda DOI Creative Commons
Martijn Wiarda, M. J. Janssen, Tom B.J. Coenen

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Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 50, P. 100820 - 100820

Published: Feb. 8, 2024

Governance lies at the heart of instigating, steering, and creating conditions for mission-oriented transitions that potentially help resolve some our grand societal challenges. In doing so, policymakers will need to navigate both epistemic normative considerations develop, implement, evaluate missions responsibly. A number scholars have therefore expressed a better conceptualization responsible mission governance as procedural approach, particularly with aim coping complexity, uncertainty, contestation render these wicked problems intractable. this paper we develop an integrative framework by taking wickedness dimensions entry point. Accordingly, argue should integrate various complementary responsibilities (e.g., reflexivity) modes reflexive governance) improve effectiveness desirability missions. We conclude discussing urgent avenues future research

Language: Английский

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Mission-Oriented Innovation Policy for Sustainable Development: A Systematic Literature Review DOI Open Access
Odeh Al-Jayyousi, Hira Amin, Haitham Al-Zaidaneen

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(17), P. 13101 - 13101

Published: Aug. 31, 2023

This paper aims to explore effective ways incorporate a mission-orientated framework innovation policies that are designed achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). identify strategies of MOIP inform and sustainability in Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, particularly focusing on Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) context. It does so through systematic literature review current studies related MOIP, according PRISMA protocol, regarding countries GCC region currently undergoing ambitious national strategic development plans with inclusive growth at their core. targets SDG 9, which is about fostering sustainable. Implications for this study may policy even inspire wider terms metrics, energy transitions, ecosystem, public participation, implementation evaluation. Based ecosystems practices GCC, recommendations options outlined.

Language: Английский

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Determining the transformative potential of circular agriculture initiatives DOI Creative Commons

Jelle Silvius,

Anne G. Hoogstra,

Jeroen Candel

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AMBIO, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 52(12), P. 1968 - 1980

Published: July 13, 2023

Policymakers and scientists regard emerging circular initiatives as levers for transformations towards more sustainable food systems. However, it remains unclear how to determine the extent which have transformative potential. That is, can these foster a transformation result of they currently bring circularity into practice? In literature, characteristics are conceptualised in generic abstract way. To address this gap, we develop heuristic five potentially agriculture initiatives, illustrate with examples existing initiatives. The builds on 'small wins' literature. Initiatives that hold potential contribute principles outcomes concrete, in-depth both technological social nature. Additionally, faced barriers overcame them. enables policymakers, who call solutions, identify truly

Language: Английский

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China’s digital and green (twin) transition: insights from national and regional innovation policies DOI Creative Commons
Chris Brueck, Sebastian Losacker, Ingo Liefner

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Regional Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 17

Published: Aug. 21, 2024

This paper examines the role of policy in China's digital and green (twin) transition, building on a qualitative study large corpus documents domains. We analyse multi-level governance these transitions for three regional case studies: Shanghai, Wuhan Hangzhou. find that regions both adopt adjust aims means differently from national policy. A twin transition is not comprehensively addressed at level, but partially implemented regions. Based our findings, we develop typology sketching top-down implementation strategies.

Language: Английский

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