Shall the state be back in, leading missions for transformative innovation policy? Or shall the state back off, letting society lead the change? There seems to be a fundamental dilemma associated to the role of the state in relation to transformative innovation policy. The dilemma is about whether the state shall be back in the … Continue reading
The global innovation index GII 2016 was published in mid-august. It aggregated index shows that Denmark is number 8 in the world, and therefore among the top countries when it comes to innovation. A similar picture emerged some weeks before when Denmark was voted number 2 among the 28 EU countries in the overall aggregated … Continue reading
Many research funding agencies have recently adopted what I define here as the new impact agenda. Naturally, funding agencies want to know what is the impact of the research they have funded. The new impact agenda is ambitious and demanding, but it has some important challenges too. To be sure, assessing the impact of research … Continue reading
Innovation policy programs and instruments are very ambitious. Measuring their effects must focus broadly and not narrowly on their added value. Many countries have developed ambitious public policies, programs and instruments that promote innovation in the economy, and the solution of complex societal problems. The logic behind this is the expectation that public programs can … Continue reading
The return on investment and the impact of STI policies is a crucial issue in most countries. This was the topic of a symposia at the AAAS meeting 2013 in Boston. The symposia made me think that behind these discussions on returns and impact there are three crucial issues and questions that might be interesting to address: One is what … Continue reading
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