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Mobilizing the transformative power of research for achieving the Sustainable...

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3 February 2023 | Oscar Romero, Matias Ramirez, Johan Schot and Felber Arroyave

This paper addresses the important question of how research can support the implementation of the United Nations 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) set out in the 2030 agenda. Much attention on this topic has so far coalesced around understanding and...

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JOURNAL ARTICLE: The dynamics of global public research funding on...

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15 December 2022 | Abdulrafiu Abbas, Benjamin K. Sovacool and Chux Daniels

This paper explores the funding trends, topical themes, and notable gaps in global public research funding across the areas of energy, climate change, transport, and industrial decarbonisation from 1990 to 2020. The paper organizes its analysis along the...

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Science for whom? Examining the data quality, themes, and trends...

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9 November 2022 | Benjamin K. Sovacool, Chux Daniels and Abdulrafiu Abbas

Public spending for research and development is undoubtedly one of the most powerful tools for government policy in the areas of climate change and energy systems and technology innovation. However, existing datasets are currently fragmented, incomplete, and partial...

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The Role of Transformative Innovation for SDGs Localisation. Insights from...

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12 October 2021 | Alejandra Boni, Diana Velasco and Mahlodi Tau

The 2030 Agenda positioned Science, Technology and Innovation as crucial means for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper explores how a localised South-African policy experiment named the “Living Catchments Project” (LC Project) contributes towards the SDGs....

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Transformative outcomes: assessing and reorienting experimentation with transformative innovation policy

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10 August 2021 | Bipashyee Ghosh, Paula Kivimaa, Matias Ramirez, Johan Schot and Jonas Torrens

The impending climate emergency, the Paris agreement and Sustainable Development Goals demand significant transformations in economies and societies. Science funders, innovation agencies, and scholars have explored new rationales and processes for policymaking, such as transformative innovation policy (TIP)....

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A formative approach to the evaluation of Transformative Innovation Policies

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10 August 2021 | Jordi Molas-Gallart, Alejandra Boni, Sandro Giachi and Johan Schot

Transformative Innovation Policies (TIPs) assert that addressing the key challenges currently facing our societies requires profound changes in current socio-technical systems. To leverage such ‘socio-technical transitions’ calls for a different, broad mix of research and innovation policies, with...

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Transformative innovation policy approach to e-waste management in Ghana: Perspectives...

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5 March 2021 | Gordon Akon-Yamga, Chux Daniels, Wilhelmina Quaye, Blanche Ting and Adelaide A. Asante

Ghana, as in many African countries, is faced with the challenge of sustainably managing electronic waste (e-waste). The country has a legal framework and is in the process of developing a public policy for e-waste management. However, e-waste...

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Fostering place-based coalitions between social movements and science for sustainable...

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10 September 2020 | Matias Ramirez, Javier Hernando Garcia Estevez, Oscar Romero and Claudia Obando Rodriguez

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. Our central proposition is that place-based social movements can facilitate unique local...

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Trois cadres pour la politique de l’innovation: R&D, systèmes d’innovation...

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5 June 2020 | Johan Schot and Ed Steinmueller

FRENCH VERSION – La politique de la science, la technologie et l’innovation (STI) est influencée par des cadres persistants qui émergent du contexte historique. Deux cadres sont identifiés comme coexistants et dominants dans les discussions sur les politiques...

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