Innovation agencies deal with the ‘here and now’ of supporting innovation and entrepreneurship. But they must also be prepared to respond to the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow. How might they be able to learn from a future that is not yet written, and use this to inform their strategic planning?
With the budget for R&D in many OECD countries having significantly increased to support mission-driven innovation agendas, our call for more experimental innovation policy that is evidence based is paramount to ensure effective transitions towards an inclusive green economy.
In this blog, we explore how public sector organisations can become more inclusive employers.
By now it is clear that the Covid-19 pandemic is much more than a global health crisis. In this blog, Marieke Goettsch and Alex Glennie outline the impact Covid-19 has had on innovation, and the role innovation agencies can play in the recovery effort.
This blog, by guest bloggers Theo Roelandt and Henry van der Wiel, outlines the Dutch innovation vouchers trial and its implications for innovation policy.
It’s not always easy to find reliable and robust experimental research which we can use to learn what works in different contexts. Therefore, to encourage evidence-based policymaking, we have updated our database and include over 150 Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) in the field of innovation, entrepreneurship and growth.
Part one of the three-part blog series on cross-sectoral partnerships for the future of innovation.
Cross-sectoral partnerships are essential for the future of innovation. This three part blog series is here to convince you that cross-sectoral partnerships are desirable, that they are possible, but generally speaking will not happen on their own.
Mission-oriented innovation policy is back on the agenda, gaining more and more traction among both innovation policymakers and practitioners. Teo Firpo explains how and why experimentation is important when delivering missions.
Mindsets greatly affect the tools we use and the outcomes we achieve; it’s time for governments and those working with public services to confront this reality rather than keep futilely trying to control it, says Alexis Palá of Y Lab, after her session at IGL2019.
