A framework for mission-oriented innovation policy: Alternative pathways through the problem-solution space

Wanzenböck, Iris; Wesseling, Joeri; Frenken, Koen; Hekkert, Marko P.; Weber, Matthias

doi:10.31235/osf.io/njahp

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“…Visions can be individual or collective in nature. While contested visions might be a source of conflict and a barrier to change, shared visions provide orientation and directionality for actors (Wanzenböck et al 2019). Future prospects are a matter of continuous re-evaluation and they change over time.…”

Section: Setting the Scene: Key Factors Brought Forward In Recent Conmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards a stage model of regional industrial path transformation

Baumgartinger-Seiringer

Miörner

Trippl

2020

Industry and Innovation

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The recent debate on innovation-based structural change in Evolutionary Economic Geography is characterised by a strong focus on the rise of new industrial paths. This paper seeks to shift attention and cast light on radical innovation activities occurring within existing paths without necessarily leading to their dissolution. Departing from a systemic perspective of path development we propose a stage model of path transformation. We outline how radical change becomes initiated, reinforced and finally consolidated in established industrial paths. Particular attention is devoted to the ways in which actors-influenced by 'the past' and driven by visions and expectations (that is, 'the future')-exert agency to stimulate asset modification processes that are assumed to underpin path transformation and the reconfiguration of the wider support structures. The framework is applied to the analysis of the automotive industry in West Sweden, which is currently transforming towards the development of self-driving cars.

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Section: Setting the Scene: Key Factors Brought Forward In Recent Conmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards a stage model of regional industrial path transformation

Baumgartinger-Seiringer

Miörner

Trippl

2020

Industry and Innovation

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“…Thus, Correia et al (2013) argued that profound knowledge of the field in focus, "carbon literacy", is needed to design efficient procurement policies for carbon reduction. To provide such deeper understanding of a specific field, deeper cross-country studies are called for (Brammer and Walker 2011;Wong, Thomas Ng, and Shahidi 2013;Wanzenb€ ock et al 2019). This study responds to this demand within the field of infrastructure construction.…”

Section: Public Procurement As Policy Instrumentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In introducing new procurement requirements, demand-side strategies have been found to interact with supply-side development over longer periods of time (Brammer and Walker 2011;Uyarra et al 2017;Wanzenb€ ock et al 2019). Accordingly, research has emphasized the importance of awareness, competence and capacity on the buyer side (Correia et al 2013;Igarashi, de Boer, and Pfuhl 2017;OECD 2016;Testa et al 2016).…”

Section: Public Procurement As Policy Instrumentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the case of the Dutch CO 2 performance ladder, the 5% weighting assigned to this criterion was sufficient to incentivize contractors to invest in carbon management competence to obtain certifications. However, this award criterion no longer discriminates between tenders, since all suppliers are now on the same level (see also Rietbergen, Opstelten, and Blok 2017), illustrating the dynamic interaction over time between demand side requirements and market maturity (Brammer and Walker 2011;Uyarra et al 2017;Wanzenb€ ock et al 2019). In several cases, innovation processes were adapted to the limits set by competition concerns.…”

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Designing and implementing procurement requirements for carbon reduction in infrastructure construction – international overview and experiences

Kadefors

Lingegård

Uppenberg

et al. 2020

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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Carbon emissions emanating from infrastructure construction are substantial, and public infrastructure clients have begun to include carbon reduction goals in their procurement requirements. This is a new and complex field where practices vary and are still developing. Based on project documentation and interviews we map and analyze the design and implementation of carbon reduction requirements in projects by leading infrastructure clients in Australia, the Netherlands, Sweden, the US and the UK. Procurement requirements were influenced by concerns for tender competition, transaction costs and innovation, and further adapted to project delivery models, market maturity and client capabilities. Increasing awareness of practical and contextual constraints often led to modified strategies. This paper identifies factors that should be considered when designing carbon policies and requirements. This knowledge is important for clients and governments in order to develop more effective strategies for learning between contexts. Policies and future research should address client capabilities to drive long-term innovation.

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“…We categorised the factors that affected each theme into converging/diverging views (Wanzenböck et al, 2019). The importance of most factors that cause forage shortage, yak mortality, labour shortage, and limited sale of yak products (hereafter referred as problems) were diverging among stakeholder groups (Table 8).…”

Section: Convergence/divergence On Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transhumant pastoralism in a changing world : Challenges and opportunities to sustainable yak farming in Bhutan

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In the high altitude of Bhutan, yak farming is the main livelihood of transhumant pastoralists.However, yak farming is under pressures because of external factors such as socioeconomic developments, policies and climate change. Little is known about the impact of these factors on yak farming, and what policies and interventions might be required to sustain yak farming.Therefore, the aim of this thesis was to assess the impact of external factors and management on yak farming in Bhutan, with a focus on past developments, the current situation (including the health and welfare of yaks) and future perspectives in yak farming. Overall, increasing yak predation by predators, decreasing forage availability in the rangelands, and decreasing number of successors are the major threats to yak farming, while the market to sell yak products is the least threat. The factors causing forage shortage are specific to certain regions, e.g. competition with the horse population (west), cordyceps collection (central and west) and prohibited burning of shrubs around rangelands (east and central). In three regions (east, central, west,) the health and welfare of yaks was assessed using an adapted welfare protocol. In the visited yak herds, clinical issues, such as dirty body areas, integumentary lesions, ocular and nasal discharge, sings of diarrhoea, lameness and subclinical mastitis were virtually absent. A few instances of agonistic behaviour and flehming behaviour were observed. Yaks in the central and western regions exhibited more scratching and rubbing behaviour than did those in the eastern region, which may be associated with limited treatments against ectoparasites. Moreover, the traditional bull castration without use of analgesics was identified as a prominent welfare issues that calls for attention. Aside from several potential risk factors, the health and welfare status of yaks living in various regions of Bhutan was assessed as good at the time of visit. Although concerns around yak farming have increased over the years due to external factors, most herders (82%) wish their children to continue yak farming in the future. Nonetheless, over half of the herders (58%) and most livestock professionals (96%) think that the number of yak farming families will decline in the future. To get insight into how different stakeholders perceive the challenges and opportunities related to yak farming, six focus group interviews were organised with different stakeholders (herders and representatives of governmental bodies). Most problems and solutions identified in the focus group interviews differed between, and sometimes within, the stakeholder groups. There is a need for a multi-stakeholder dialogue aiming to discuss problems and solutions together with different stakeholders. The government should streamline socioeconomic development by supporting and improving basic facilities in yak farming villages (e.g. better access to communication, animal health services), pay attention to human-wildlife conflicts and forage shortage, and exp...

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A framework for mission-oriented innovation policy: Alternative pathways through the problem-solution space

Cited by 25 publications

References 75 publications

Towards a stage model of regional industrial path transformation

Towards a stage model of regional industrial path transformation

Designing and implementing procurement requirements for carbon reduction in infrastructure construction – international overview and experiences

Transhumant pastoralism in a changing world : Challenges and opportunities to sustainable yak farming in Bhutan

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