This report is an account of the relationship between the ERA development and German research and innovation policy (R&I policy). The report introduces what ERA is and how the activities and instruments at European level have fundamentally changed and broadened. It provides a discussion of key...

We contribute to the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) literature in two ways: (i) we consider how societal aspects are taken into account in research and innovation activities in four fundamentally different futures, as opposed to analysing current practices; and (ii) put the emphasis...

The demand for the public sector to be more involved in transitions towards a more sustainable society has raised questions about what capabilities are needed for Public Sector Organisations (PSOs) to play a part in tackling important societal issues such as climate change. To do this, PSOs need...

The importance of social innovation for overcoming societal challenges is now widely recognised. In addition to their contribution to the transformation of socio-technical systems, they are also assigned an important role in flanking disruptive technological developments and coping with crisis...

This publication discusses results from a study on knowledge triangle (KT) policies and practices in Germany. Our study analyzes characteristics of the situation in Germany, where the interaction between the different policy levels is rather crucial for understanding KT policies and...

[Introduction] Since about 15 years, science, technology and innovation (STI) policies are increasingly geared towards addressing objectives reaching beyond an immediate economic focus on growth and competitiveness. This "normative turn" (Daimer et al. 2012) is expressed in the strategic...

Die gegenständliche Studie untersucht, ob sich neue 'Politikstile' - insbesondere das Konzept der 'neuen Missionsorientierung' - in der Forschungs- und Innovations- (F&I) Politik beobachten lassen, wie diese charakterisiert werden können, und welche Schlussfolgerungen für die deutsche...