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Researchers from the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) contributed to the 17th International Sustainability Transitions Conference (IST 2026), which took place from 31 August to 2 September at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Hosted by the Sustainability Transitions Research Network (STRN), the conference...

The University of Johannesburg Trilateral Research Chair in Transformative Innovation (UJ-TRCTI) has brought together policymakers, practitioners and researchers for a policy dialogue exploring how identified policy synergies can be activated and gaps addressed across water, energy, food, waste, sanitation and...

A new paper published by researchers Rob Byrne, Matias Ramirez, Claudia Obando-Rodriguez, Míriam Acebillo-Baque, Alejandra Boni, and Chux Daniels examines a critical challenge in global policy: how people with vastly different knowledge and experiences can work together to solve complex...

A new open-access paper published in Regional Studies examines how formative evaluation can strengthen the transformative capacity of Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) by supporting policy processes aligned with Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP). The paper, Supporting transformation in Smart Specialisation Strategies:...

Nearly 470 researchers, policymakers and practitioners gathered in Valencia from 10–12 June for the 2026 Eu-SPRI Forum conference – an annual gathering dedicated to the study of research and innovation policy. Across three days, more than 360 papers were presented...

The newly published Research Handbook on Regions and Transformative Innovation Policy explores how regions across the world are rethinking and employing innovation to tackle contemporary challenges.  While TIP has generated important insights into how innovation can contribute to system transformation,...

Impact Innovation is Sweden’s 10-year national innovation initiative, aimed at accelerating sustainable transitions by mobilising actors across sectors around ambitious societal missions. At a breakfast seminar organised by TIPC member Vinnova, representatives from the five Impact Innovation programmes shared lessons...