Collaborative platforms for emerging technology: Creating convergence spaces

David Winickoff, Laura Kreiling, Martin Borowiecki, Hermann Garden and James Philp
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David Winickoff: OECD
Laura Kreiling: OECD
Martin Borowiecki: OECD
Hermann Garden: OECD
James Philp: OECD

No 109, OECD Science, Technology and Industry Policy Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: Governments, together with partners in industry and civil society, are developing experimental forms of collaborative platforms to provide better linkages between research and innovation, and to promote the development and use of emerging technology. This report analyses 33 case studies from key fields of emerging technology – genomics, advanced materials and engineering biology – and finds that collaborative platforms are most effective when they act as “convergence spaces” for the fusion of diverse disciplines, actors and technology. It also shows how governance mechanisms shape platform operations and act as policy levers for ordering what amounts to a common pool resource: they aim to maximise tangible and intangible value, realise sustainability models, foment collaboration, and promote technological integration. After presenting cross-cutting and comparative findings on key components of governance, the report concludes with policy implications for the design of existing and future collaborative platforms.

Keywords: advanced materials; biobanks; collaborative platforms; convergence space; engineering biology; genomics; governance; innovation policy; science and technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-04-23
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