08. Transformative Innovation Policy in Developmental Context – Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium

Understanding Multi-Faceted Inclusive Innovation in India and Implications for Policy...

Poster

28 October 2019

Central Project Concerns Innovation to accelerate development and alleviate poverty are all the rage in India today. Programmes by government and non-governmental actors that support inclusive innovation in various ways are multiplying. However, these all appear to target different kinds...

Globalisation and Innovation in Sustainable Energy Industries in China

Poster

25 October 2019

Over the past decade, China has emerged as a leading player in several renewable energy technologies. This research addresses both the causes and consequences of China’s rise in sustainable energy technologies. Chinese firms are beginning to take the global lead,...

Transformative Decision Support Tools for Sustainable Human Settlements

Poster

25 October 2019

The broad objective of the study is to facilitate the identification existing decision support tools, develop criteria for selecting a high impact and transformational support tool, pilot the tool and make recommendations to the Department of Science and Technology on...

The Political Economy of Low Carbon Energy Transition in Mexico

Poster

25 October 2019

Explaining energy transitions in favour of the environment requires a multidisciplinary approach. Therefore, this research explores the political economy of energy transitions in Mexico through a multi-level perspective approach (MLP). Mexico has followed an economic model based around fossil-fuels, especially...

The African network of researchers in learning, innovation and competence...

Poster

25 October 2019

(AfricaLics) is the African regional network for researchers involved in innovation and development research with a specific interest in promoting learning, innovation and competence building systems approaches. The network currently includes scholars from all over Africa including Algeria, Kenya, Mozambique,...

Transforming policy design: the experiment of the Universidad de Ibagué...

Poster

23 October 2019

At Universidad de Ibagué (UI, Tolima, Colombia) an Experimental Policy Engagment is taking place. This is an ongoing participatory policy design process (May 2019 – May 2020) that aims to define a capability list for the whole University. The capability...

Establishing the role of labour actors in sustainability transitions: case...

Poster

23 October 2019

The research question driving our work is how do sustainability transitions, particularly the understanding of ‘roles’ and ‘actors’, enable sustainable innovations and transformation in the textile and garment sector in Asia? The role of actors and actor constellations associated with...

Redistributing prototyping capabilities in societies

Poster

23 October 2019

Prototyping capabilities are redistributing radically in many societies, both spatially and socially. It is argued these redistributions expand human capabilities for social transformation beyond conventional (industrial) centres of production and consumption. Our project tests these claims through the study of...

Transformative Innovation Policies for Renewable Energy Production: The Case of...

Poster

21 October 2019

For developing countries, energy is a fundamental resource for its existence and functioning. In this scenario of constant growth demand, diversification of the energy matrix is a necessity, making evident the need for incentive and investment in new forms of...