Rebecca Kerr – Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium

Extinction Rebellion, Greta Thunberg, and the school strike: the case to include social movements in science, technology and innovation policymaking

Posted on May 30, 2019 (September 18, 2019) by Rebecca Kerr

As London sizzled in an unexpected Easter heatwave, climate activist Greta Thunberg addressed the hundreds of people who had taken to the streets as part of the Extinction Rebellion protest. For ten days, protesters blockaded parts of London demanding that…

Harnessing innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals – UNCTAD’s National Framework

Posted on May 22, 2019 (September 20, 2023) by Rebecca Kerr

Addressing the Sustainable Development Goals requires a radical transformation of current innovation systems. To this end, UNCTAD has published a new framework for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Reviews (STIPs) that introduces the concept of Transformative Innovation Policy. TIPC Academic…

Senegal’s Virtual University, a Case Study on Transformative Innovation Policy

Posted on May 10, 2019 (September 20, 2023) by Rebecca Kerr

May 2019 Mamadou Diallo, Jacob Dasylva, Fatou Cissé, Mamadou Sy, Marie Blanche Ting, Chux Daniels, Joseph Saturnin Diémé Through a competitive selection process, Senegal has been chosen alongside Ghana and Kenya to participate in the pilot phase of the Transformative…

The E-waste management system in Ghana through the Transformative Innovation Policy Lens

Posted on May 10, 2019 (August 13, 2019) by Rebecca Kerr

MAY 2019 Wilhemina Quaye, Gordon Akon-Yamga; Adelaide Asante, Chux Daniels Ghana joined the Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP) Africa Exploratory Hub in 2018 with a special focus on the case study of the E-waste management system in Ghana. The Transformative Innovation…

Implementation of Open Digital Spaces and the Virtual University in Senegal: a Journey through Transformative Innovation

Posted on March 10, 2019 (September 20, 2023) by Rebecca Kerr

March 2019 Fatou Cisse, Mamadou Sy, Joseph Dieme, Chux Daniels, Marie Blanche Ting Senegal participated in a Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP) Africa workshop on the 4th and 5th of February 2019. The workshop was held at National Research Foundation (NRF) in…

Transformative Innovation Policy in Ghana: Lessons from the South Africa workshop

Posted on March 10, 2019 (July 23, 2019) by Rebecca Kerr

Ghana has signed up to the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and has incorporated all 17 SDGs into the country’s national development plans. The Government Coordinated Priority Programme is anchored on: Revitalising the economy Transforming agriculture and…

Systemic solutions for sustainable transitions? Learning from the case of Mayan Octopus fishing industry in Mexico

Posted on January 29, 2019 (September 3, 2019) by Rebecca Kerr

SANDRO GIACHI | JANUARY 2019 This TIPC Long Read takes an in-depth look into the work of the Consortium in Mexico, in collaboration with CONACYT and the British Council in Mexico. Fishery: a key activity for Mexican coastal communities Positioned…

An Interview with Dr. Ana Lúcia Stival

Posted on December 4, 2018 (September 17, 2019) by Rebecca Kerr

With TIPC’s first trip to Brazil, a country like many in the world going through huge changes and challenges, we talk to Dr Ana Lúcia Stival, a senior analyst from the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication (MCTIC)….

A formative approach for Transformative Innovation Policy evaluation

Posted on October 6, 2018 (July 10, 2019) by Rebecca Kerr

TIPC is not only in the business of creating new policy frameworks for transformative change; a key programmatic focus for the Consortium is also on the evaluation of such policies. Sometimes, evaluation has been understood as a buzzword for researchers,…