‘The next generation of innovation policy: Directionality and the role of demand-oriented instruments’—Introduction to the special section

Jakob Edler and Wouter P Boon

Science and Public Policy, 2018, vol. 45, issue 4, 433-434

Abstract: This editorial introduces the basic idea and content of the special section “the next generation of innovation policy: Directionality and the role of demand side instruments”. It highlights the purpose of the special section, i.e. to spark a new debate about innovation policy against the demands for more directionality of policy intervention and the need for policies to actively contribute to system transitions to confront major societal challenges. It summarises the main contribution of each of the articles in the special section.

Keywords: innovation policy; directionality; societal challenges; demand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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