Our current historical moment is marked by a widespread sense of (ongoing and
anticipated) crises, prompting calls to change existing economic, political, social, and …

This paper presents an analytical framework for assessing the emergence of a new policy
paradigm labelled “transformative innovation policy”, which can be seen as layered upon …

During the last two to three decades policy-makers have increasingly became concerned
about the role of innovation for economic performance and, more recently, for the solution of …

The paper explores transformative ways to address Grand Challenges, while locating them
in a broader diagnosis of ongoing changes. Coping with Grand Challenges is a challenge in …

In recent years, the traditional rationale for innovation policy has been expanded to more
explicitly contribute to tackling societal challenges. There is broad agreement that demand …

Market creation is moving to the centre of mission-oriented innovation policy. This is
particularly visible in the space sector. Agencies such as the National Aeronautics and …

Citizen science (CS), that is, the involvement of citizens in data collection or analysis for
research projects, is becoming more widespread. This is due to the increasing digitalization …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of the digitalization phenomenon in
the development of innovative business models that are sustainability oriented. Thus, the …

As innovation is increasingly becoming an imperative for policymakers around the globe,
there is a growing tendency to frame policy problems as problems of innovation. This logic …

US public activities in space directed via NASA are undergoing change. While NASA has
historically been able to drive market creation, through its procurement policy (which is much …