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TIPC Conference 2019 to take place in Valencia on 4th November

The 2019 date for the annual TIPC conference and engagement week has been confirmed. The conference will take place in Valencia, Spain, on 4 November 2019 and will be hosted by INGENIO (CSIC-UPV), the joint research institute of the Spanish National Research Council...
TIPC TRAINING COURSE TAKES PLACE IN MAY 2019

The first training course for the Consortium will be held at the University of Sussex on the 20-23 May 2019. Members and associates will gather to continue co-creation and receive training on key capacities for Transformative Innovation Policy.
TIP RESEARCH NETWORK MEETS IN UTRECHT

Utrecht University will host the second meeting for a Research Network on Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP) on the 25th-26th February 2019. The TIP Research Network is a collaborative inter-network dialogue between TIPC, the European Forum for Studies of Policies...
AFRICA HUB MEETS IN FEBRUARY TO REVIEW FIRST STAGE

The three newest Consortium associates from Kenya, Senegal and Ghana will meet in South Africa on the 4th and 5th February 2019 for a transnational workshop that will review the first stage of work done for the exploratory phase. The South African National Research...
TIPC DIRECTOR JOHAN SCHOT STARTS NEW ROLE AT UTRECHT UNIVERSITY

TIPC Director Johan Schot starts a new role in January 2019 as Professor of Comparative Global History at the Utrecht Centre for Global Challenges (UGLOBE) at the University of Utrecht. Previously Director of the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University...
WORKSHOP ON POLICY EXPERIMENTATION HELD IN SWEDEN WITH VINNOVA

Vinnova and TIPC team members will meet on the 29th January 2019 in Stockholm to discuss policy experimentation in Sweden as part of Sweden’s next stage of the core programme with the Consortium.

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JOIN THE TIPC TEAM: Transformative Innovation Job Openings

JUNE 2017 Applications are invited for two job openings related to the work of the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC). The University of Johannesburg is seeking a Trilateral Research Chair for TIP, 4IR & sustainable Development, and the University...
Call for Participation in the TIPC Conference 2019 Open

The call for participation in the TIPC conference has now opened. Please read the call below for details of how to apply: Over the past year, there has been a continuous dialogue between members of four research networks – the Transformative Innovation Policy...
A Transformative Innovation Learning Journey

MAY 2019 On the 20th May, delegates from TIPC member countries Finland, Sweden, Norway, South Africa, and Colombia arrived at the University of Sussex, UK, for three day’s residential training. The training formed part of a wider “Transformative Innovation Learning...
TIPC and British Council host workshop to develop a call for Transformative Innovation Policy in Mexico

27 MARCH 2019 On the 12th and 13th March, TIPC team members travelled to Mexico City to facilitate a two day workshop on developing a Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP) funding call. Hosted and funded by the British Council Mexico, the workshop aimed to bring...
TIPC Founder to speak at European Commission High-Level Conference on Sustainable Europe

On the 8th April, Founder and Academic Director of TIPC, Professor Johan Schot will speak at the European Commission High-Level Conference on ‘Sustainable Europe 2030. From Goals to Delivery’ in Brussels. Schot will deliver a keynote address on ‘The...
Inter-network dialogue on Transformative Innovation Policy agrees research agenda

FEBRUARY 2019 This week’s inter-network workshop, focused on Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP), has developed a priority agenda for TIP and announced there will be a call for TIP papers for the TIPC conference in November. This announcement follows the second...
TIP Africa Hub advances understanding of transformative change as case studies chosen

The Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP) Africa Hub has taken its second major step in exploring transformative change in the region. In Early February, the three associate members from Ghana, Kenya, and Senegal, along with TIPC team members and staff from...
What’s in store for 2019?

As the first month of the year draws to a close, 2019 is set to be one of great importance for the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC). In March, the Consortium moves into its second year of core work and begins in-depth, concrete work in specific...
Launch of Transformative Innovation Policy Africa Hub

11 DECEMBER 2018 Senegal, Ghana and Kenya are set to participate in the new Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP) Africa Hub. Supported by current Consortium member, South African’s National Research Foundation (NRF), they will collaboratively look at ways to...
TIPC meets Brazilian Ministry to discuss sustainable development

In November 2018, a TIPC delegation of Johan Schot, Matias Ramirez and Ana Lucia Stival visited Brazil as part of a wider trip to Latin America. The team attended Brazil’s first Global Forum on Innovation and Technology for Sustainability, FITS 2018, held at the...
TIPC deepens engagement in Latin America with Chile, Brazil and Colombia development visits.

NOVEMBER 2018 This month sees an extensive tour of Latin America by the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium team. Taking in Chile, Brazil and Colombia, the TIPC team aims to assess how collaboration towards a Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP) approach...
Global partnership on transformative change set to find new paths to growth

At a poignant time for the global conversation on man-made climate change, TIPC, coordinated by the University of Sussex Business School’s Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), held its annual members’ engagement week featuring the conference – ‘Innovation for...
TIPC 2018 Engagement Week, with Conference, Begins!

This week, 2 – 5 October 2018, sees the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex Business School, welcome members and associates of the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium for the annual conference – Innovation for...
PUBLICATION OF THREE FRAMES PAPER HAS IGNITED LIVELY DEBATE. WHERE DO YOU STAND?

A pioneering paper outlining the theoretical foundations of TIPC has been published by the prestigious journal Research Policy, stimulating interesting debate around the future of science, technology and innovation policy. Written by Professor Johan Schot, Founder...
WORKSHOP HELD ON TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION POLICY IN GERMANY AND AUSTRIA

On 19 June 2018, TIPC team members attended a workshop in Hannover, Germany, to discuss Transformative Innovation Policy in Germany and Austria, supported by VW Siftung. In attendance were representatives from TU Dortmund University, Austrian Institute of...
TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION – SEVEN WAYS COLOMBIA IS SEEING AN IMPACT

Following the launch of the world’s first transformative science, technology and innovation green paper, the next stage of Colombia’s cutting-edge approach to innovation policy is being showcased this month. The national ministry responsible, Colciencias, convenes the...
COLOMBIA EMBRACES TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION POLICY AS NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR POST-CONFLICT DEVELOPMENT

The impact on government policy around the world of the latest thinking in innovation from TIPC and the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex, was highlighted this week with the unveiling of Colombia’s new post-conflict Science, Technology...
TIPC LAUNCH of FIVE YEAR PROGRAMME, NEW WEBSITE AND BLOG SERIES

In honour of Sustainable Development Goal 17, Partnership for the Goals, TIPC officially commences its global strategic partnership on transformative innovation this week from 17 May 2018. The TIPC central aim is to build an international network dedicated to transformative change as embodied in the SDGs.
SPRU OFFERS NEW TRAINING COURSE FOR POLICY PROFESSIONALS

The Science Policy Research Unit, founding organisation of TIPC, is hosting a training course from the 18th – 22nd June on “Innovation Policy in a Changing Global Context”. Innovation policies, at national and transnational levels, must respond to the many dramatic...
TRANSFORMATIVE VISION FOR CHINA’S SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT

This March, China becomes the seventh country to work with the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex on a Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP) exploratory workshop.).
SHORTLIST OF TIP CASE STUDIES REVEALED

Following the inaugural workshop of TIPC members in Sweden, the Consortium has released the shortlist of projects selected for the next phase of examination.
THE TIPC CONFERENCE 2017 – ‘PROSPECTS FOR TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION POLICY’

The debut Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium conference, takes place from 20-21 September in Pretoria.
COMMITMENT FROM TIPC MEMBERS FOR 5 YEAR PROGRAMME

TIPC Members confirm their commitment to the 5 Year Programme
MEXICO EMBARKS ON JOURNEY TOWARDS INNOVATION FOR TRANSFORMATION

The Mexican National Council of Science and Technology, CONACYT, kicked off New Year with a step towards supporting innovation to facilitate transformative change.

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TIPC TEAM VISITS BRAZIL FOR DISCUSSION ON TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION

On November 27-29 2018, a delegation from TIPC and SPRU will visit Brazil for the Global Forum on Innovation and Technology for Sustainability | FITS 2018, which will be held at the Museum of Tomorrow, Rio de Janeiro. The Forum is organised by the Centro Global de...
TIPC TO BEGIN WORK WITH GHANA, KENYA AND SENEGAL

The IDRC has funded SPRU to develop a Transformative Innovation Policy Africa Hub. With the support of SPRU and researchers from the South African National Research Foundation, Ghana, Kenya and Senegal will take part in a TIP exploratory phase which will involve...
CUTTING EDGE THEORY BEHIND TIPC PUBLISHED

Professor Johan Schot and colleague Professor Steinmueller have had their cutting-edge theory on innovation accepted for publication. The seminal theory, which led to the creation of TIPC, began life in 2015 as a working paper published by SPRU. The ideas and actions...
IMPACT OF REGIONAL TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION POLICY BEGINS IN COLOMBIA

The Colombian ministry of science, technology and innovation, Colciencias, has published guidelines to inspire regional policy makers, academics, and civil society in alternative approaches to regional policies and programmes that use TIPC’s transformational...
COLOMBIA EMBRACES TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION POLICY AS NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR POST-CONFLICT DEVELOPMENT

The impact on government policy around the world of the latest thinking in innovation from the University of Sussex’s Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) was highlighted this week with the unveiling of Colombia’s new post-conflict Science, Technology and Innovation...
TIPC LAUNCH of FIVE YEAR PROGRAMME, NEW WEBSITE AND BLOG SERIES

TIPC is pleased to announce that the full five-year TIPC programme kicks off this week. The core transformative programme, new website and blogs are now live. In honour of Sustainable Development Goal 17, Partnership for the Goals, TIPC officially commences its...
MEXICO CHOOSES TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION POLICY CASE STUDY

TIPC Consortium members has decided upon a regional case-study that demonstrates potential for Transformative Innovation Policy in Mexico: “The transformation of the value chain of the Mayan Octopus sector in Yucatan.” On April 24th and 25th, SPRU team members in...
PANAMA EMBARKS ON EXPLORATORY PHASE

On the 18th April 2018, the National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT) hosted a two-day workshop, signifying the start of their exploratory phase with TIPC. During the workshop, participants explored theories and ideas behind Transformative...
GHANA HOSTS EXPLORATORY TIP DISCUSSIONS

On the 4th April, TIPC team members travelled to Ghana for a 2 day workshop on Transformative Innovation Policy. The workshop was hosted by the Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (CSIR- STEPRI). Participants included members from TIPC, STEPRI,...
TIPC EXPLORATORY YEAR POSITION PAPERS TO BE PUBLISHED

The position paper for the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium, Framing Innovation Policy For Transformative Change: Innovation Policy 3.0 (Schot and Steinmueller), is due to be published in 2018 by the journal, Research Policy. The Paper – ‘Deep...
CHINA HOSTS EXPLORATORY WORKSHOP 6-7 MARCH

The Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development (CASTED) have started to work with the Consortium as Associates. Beginning with an exploratory two-day workshop in China in early March, CASTED are driving the work with TIPC and the SPRU research team are...
SPANISH LANGUAGE HASHTAG IS LAUNCHED

Following the workshop in Mexico, TIPC consortium has released a Spanish hashtag #InnovaciónTransformativa. Tweet us at @TIPConsortium
TWO DAY EVENT ON “REGIONAL POLICY AND TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION IN COLOMBIA” HELD AT SPRU

In the framework of the SPRU – Colciencias cooperation agreement, SPRU organised a two-day event to socialise the advances of the project on “Regional Policy and Transformative Innovation” in Colombia. This one year project began in April 2017 and focuses on...
SOUTH AFRICA JOINT CHAIR FOR TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION

TIPC Member, South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF), in coordination with SPRU, are in the process of creating a jointly-funded Chair for Transformative Innovation.
MEXICO EMBARKS ON THEIR EXPLORATORY YEAR WITH TIPC

The Consortium welcomed the National Council of Science and Technology of Mexico (CONACYT) as a TIPC Associate Member this New Year. CONACYT began their exploratory phase with an introductory two day workshop on “Transformative Change and the Three Frames of...
READ OUR ROUND-UP OF THE TIPC PILOT YEAR

As the Consortium’s pilot year comes to a close, we reflect on the highlights of the past year, achievements and lessons learnt. Read our Round-Up and catch-up with the latest news, research briefs and reports, and upcoming events.

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SHORTLIST OF TIP CASE STUDIES REVEALED

Following the inaugural workshop of TIPC members in Sweden, the Consortium has released the shortlist of projects selected for the next phase of examination.
THE TIPC CONFERENCE 2017 – ‘PROSPECTS FOR TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION POLICY’

The debut Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium conference, takes place from 20-21 September in Pretoria.
COMMITMENT FROM TIPC MEMBERS FOR 5 YEAR PROGRAMME

TIPC Members confirm their commitment to the 5 Year Programme