Navigating a sustainable future: rethinking growth through research and innovation.
Since the mid-20th century, robust economic growth fuelled by research and innovation has been under threat, as wanning optimism and distrust of institutions leads to a critical reassessment of innovation and growth as a solution to societal problems. Refocussing research and innovation funding towards addressing ‘societal challenges’ and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals is an important political response. Technopolis supports this transformative effort to reshape intricate ‘socio-technical systems,’ fostering a sustainable future through strategic innovation initiatives.
As a result, the governance of research and innovation is entering into a new era, with complex innovation and transition programmes. These programmes are often large and long-lasting and require involvement across many parts of government and with different stakeholders, many of whom have traditionally not been part of research and innovation policy.
The new programmes drive new needs and demands, such as:
- Widespread engagement of citizens and stakeholder groups in policy formation and evaluation
- Foresight and road mapping that help chart the optimal technological trajectories and the directions of intervention efforts
- The incorporation of experiments, testbeds into innovation policy
- Responsible research and innovation (RRI) toolkit
- The analysis of systems over long periods, where the links between intervention and effects are complex and difficult to attribute
Technopolis Group has been at the heart of changes in innovation for more than 30 years. We support policymakers and research and innovation organisations in addressing the challenges they face by delivering strategic advice, strategic studies, foresight and evaluations notably on:
- Research and innovation systems
- Governance of science and technology policy
- Research and innovation funding
- Programme and agency evaluations and reviews
- International cooperation in science and innovation
- Open science
- Responsible Research and Innovation
- Technology transfer and knowledge exchange
We especially have an in-depth knowledge of technologies and markets in:
- Agrofood
- Digital
- Key enabling technologies
- Life sciences
- Resource efficiency
- Sustainable energy
- Space
- Transport and mobility
We operate all over Europe and beyond, particularly in low and middle-income countries.
For more information, please reach out to Sophie Viscido, Partner.
Who we work for and with
We work for the Ministries of Research and/or Innovation, National Research and/or Innovation agencies worldwide, the EU Institutions (European Commission, DG RTD, the Executive Agencies), and International organisations (OECD, Multilateral Development Banks, Multilateral and Bilateral Donors, UN Agencies…) . We operate all over Europe and beyond, including in low and middle-income countries.
Technopolis Group is leading and partner of a series of Framework Contracts for the European Commission, DG RTD to provide Foresight services (Lot 1), Strategic Studies (Lot 2), and Evaluation services (Lot 3).
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