The tower of Babylon in the governance of research, technology and innovation: Participatory foresight as a method of policy coordination

A Study on the Synergy of Renewable Energy Policies in Shandong Province: Based on the Coupling Coordination Model

“…Derived from a content analysis perspective, this method decrypts profound policy implications, such as policy stances, trends, and values [32]. Policy text analysis was employed to retrospectively scrutinize academic work on policy coordination, offering a specific emphasis on recent advancements in public administration [33]. Scholars gauge the consistency in policy by investigating whether existing sectoral policies share governance objectives both internally and collectively, complemented by the utilization of network analysis to comprehend the nexus between tools and individuals, thereby exploring policy coordination [34].…”

Evaluation of policy synergy in coastal ocean pollution prevention and control: The case from China

“…From the perspective of process, Bai et al (2018) argued that policy synergy is the process by which two or more policies coordinate to achieve a common objective. Dinges et al (2018) considered policy synergy as the collaboration among different organizational departments. Both definitions specify the meaning of policy synergy from the perspective of the process.…”

Towards Smarter Specialisation – Key Drivers of Nanotechnology Development in Podlaskie Region

“…Table 1. Roles of foresight in the process of developing and implementing smart specialisation strategy (source: own elaboration on the basis of Miles, Cassingena Harper, Georghiou, Keenan, & Popper, 2008;Dinges, Biegelbauer, & Wilhelmer, 2018) Foresight role Description Setting direction and prioritising investment in science, technology and innovation Providing knowledge that helps set priorities and take decisions regarding the financing of particular initiatives Stimulating research and innovation in the areas of foresight reflection Reorienting the science and innovation system so that is meets the country's needs (especially in the context of transition economies) Help in benchmarking of the national science and innovation system in order to identify its strengths and weaknesses as well as existing threats and opportunities Raising the status of science and innovation in the government as a means to attract investment in those fields Building a network of stakeholders around a common understanding and vision Networking and strengthening relations by solving common problems (especially when the pervious interaction was uncoordinated and lacked a "common language") Trust building between partners that are not used to collaboration with each other Assistance in collaboration across administrative and epistemological boundaries Revealing interdisciplinary dimensions in the areas of cooperation Broadening the vision and increasing the knowledge related to the future Increasing understanding and transformation of thinking about future challenges and possibilities Enabling the innovation system actors to review possible futures with regard to main directions, drivers and rapid changes Creating visions of the future which help the innovation system actors explore desirable and undesirable development paths and realise the choices that have impact on those paths Introducing new actors to the strategic deliberations Increasing the number of innovation system actors and the level of their engagement in decision making processes; broadening the knowledge pool and better legitimisation of the democratic process of policy shaping Expanding the scope and types of innovation system actors participating in the political decision-making processes related to science, technology and innovation Strengthening the mechanism of policy formulation and coordination Delivering knowledge to political processes and public debate in the spheres where science, technology and innovation play an important role Improvement of policy implementation as the effect of the actions of people who engage in introducing change into the policy governance subsystem thanks to the knowledge and understanding gained during the foresight process There are many ways foresight may strengthen the processes of search for smart specialisation and facilitate the implementation of smart specialisation strategies in the regions. A synthetic overview of the various aspects in which foresight reinforces smart specialisation strategy is presented in table 1.…”