Countries across the OECD have developed ambitious plans for STI policy to contribute to socio-technical transitions as the world recovers from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These plans contain a broad variety of policy goals and instruments designed to support STI in a changing global environment, to tackle new and growing challenges in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to apply new tools and approaches to STI policy making, especially digital tools, that emerged in the context of the pandemic.
Countries across the OECD have developed ambitious plans for STI policy to contribute to socio-technical transitions as the world recovers from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These plans contain a broad variety of policy goals and instruments designed to support STI in a changing global environment, to tackle new and growing challenges in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to apply new tools and approaches to STI policy making, especially digital tools, that emerged in the context of the pandemic.
Countries across the OECD have developed ambitious plans for STI policy to contribute to socio-technical transitions as the world recovers from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These plans contain a broad variety of policy goals and instruments designed to support STI in a changing global environment, to tackle new and growing challenges in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to apply new tools and approaches to STI policy making, especially digital tools, that emerged in the context of the pandemic.
Presentation by Dr. Romeo Bertolini, NDC Partnership, and Mr. Pieter Copper, Government of Netherlands, as part of the Peer Learning Summit (PLS) in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Overviews on the implementation of NDCs on a sectoral level (Innovate4Climate)NewClimate Institute
Thomas Day from NewClimate Institute presented findings from eight briefing papers about coverage of sectors in NDCs and prospects for sector-driven implementation during the Innovate4Climate conference in Barcelona.
CCCXG Global Forum March 2017 BG1 2018 facilitative dialogue : information ne...OECD Environment
CCCXG Global Forum March 2017 BG1 2018 facilitative dialogue : information needed to take stock for collective mitigation efforts under Article 4.1 by Leon Charles
Introduction to the Targeted Topics Forum | Anne HammillNAP Global Network
Presentation by Anne Hammill, IISD, introducing the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network at a Targeted Topics Forum on financing NAP processes. This event was held in Mexico City in June 2017.
Ensuring affordability, economic viability and fiscal sustainability - Duncan...OECD Governance
This presentation was made by Duncan Kernohan, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, at the 4th OECD Forum on Governance of Infrastructure held in Paris, on 17 April 2019
Presentation by Anika Terton, IISD, at the Peer Learning Summit on "The role of the NAP process in NDC implementation" held in Bangkok, Thailand, from Oct 1-2, 2018. This Forum was co-hosted by Thailand's Office of National Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) and the NAP Global Network.
Role of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process in NDC implementationNAP Global Network
Presentation by Anne Hammill, IISD, at the Peer Learning Summit on "The role of the NAP process in NDC implementation" held in Bangkok, Thailand, from Oct 1-2, 2018. This Forum was co-hosted by Thailand's Office of National Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) and the NAP Global Network.
Policy Coherence for Development and the EU: A feasible model for development?
Challenges faced by European Member States
Dr. Damien Helly,
Deputy Head of Programme EU External Action
Camões, Lisbon
Thursday, 18 June 2015
Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development: An IntroductionNAP Global Network
Presentation by Anika Terton, IISD, at the Peer Learning Summit on "The role of the NAP process in NDC implementation" held in Bangkok, Thailand, from Oct 1-2. This Forum was co-hosted by Thailand's Office of National Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) and the NAP Global Network.
Monitoring & Evaluation of National Adaptation: Key challenges and emerging s...NAP Global Network
Presented by Julie Dekens, IISD/NAP Global Network, in September 2020 at the Virtual Learning Event on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for National Adaptation in Pacific Small Island Developing States organized by organized by the NAP Global Network in collaboration with the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP)
Presentation by Dr. Romeo Bertolini, NDC Partnership, and Mr. Pieter Copper, Government of Netherlands, as part of the Peer Learning Summit (PLS) in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Overviews on the implementation of NDCs on a sectoral level (Innovate4Climate)NewClimate Institute
Thomas Day from NewClimate Institute presented findings from eight briefing papers about coverage of sectors in NDCs and prospects for sector-driven implementation during the Innovate4Climate conference in Barcelona.
CCCXG Global Forum March 2017 BG1 2018 facilitative dialogue : information ne...OECD Environment
CCCXG Global Forum March 2017 BG1 2018 facilitative dialogue : information needed to take stock for collective mitigation efforts under Article 4.1 by Leon Charles
Introduction to the Targeted Topics Forum | Anne HammillNAP Global Network
Presentation by Anne Hammill, IISD, introducing the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network at a Targeted Topics Forum on financing NAP processes. This event was held in Mexico City in June 2017.
Ensuring affordability, economic viability and fiscal sustainability - Duncan...OECD Governance
This presentation was made by Duncan Kernohan, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, at the 4th OECD Forum on Governance of Infrastructure held in Paris, on 17 April 2019
Presentation by Anika Terton, IISD, at the Peer Learning Summit on "The role of the NAP process in NDC implementation" held in Bangkok, Thailand, from Oct 1-2, 2018. This Forum was co-hosted by Thailand's Office of National Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) and the NAP Global Network.
Role of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process in NDC implementationNAP Global Network
Presentation by Anne Hammill, IISD, at the Peer Learning Summit on "The role of the NAP process in NDC implementation" held in Bangkok, Thailand, from Oct 1-2, 2018. This Forum was co-hosted by Thailand's Office of National Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) and the NAP Global Network.
Policy Coherence for Development and the EU: A feasible model for development?
Challenges faced by European Member States
Dr. Damien Helly,
Deputy Head of Programme EU External Action
Camões, Lisbon
Thursday, 18 June 2015
Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development: An IntroductionNAP Global Network
Presentation by Anika Terton, IISD, at the Peer Learning Summit on "The role of the NAP process in NDC implementation" held in Bangkok, Thailand, from Oct 1-2. This Forum was co-hosted by Thailand's Office of National Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) and the NAP Global Network.
Monitoring & Evaluation of National Adaptation: Key challenges and emerging s...NAP Global Network
Presented by Julie Dekens, IISD/NAP Global Network, in September 2020 at the Virtual Learning Event on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for National Adaptation in Pacific Small Island Developing States organized by organized by the NAP Global Network in collaboration with the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP)
Mobilising Evidence for Good Governance - OECD Presentation by Stéphane Jacob...OECD Governance
OECD Presentation by Stéphane Jacobzone on Mobilising Evidence for Good Governance. For further information see: http://www.oecd.org/gov/mobilising-evidence-for-good-governance-3f6f736b-en.htm
Designing an Effective Knowledge Partnership ProcessOlivier Serrat
Knowledge partnerships are about joint purpose in the identification, creation, storage, sharing, and use of knowledge; sadly, the state of the art in creating, managing, monitoring, and evaluating them remains immature.
An Exploration of the Imperatives for Successful Strategy Execution in ODL In...IOSRJBM
The study analysed the factors that influence the effectiveness of strategy execution in Open and Distance Learning institutions. The qualitative research methodology was employed with the research design taking a case study approach. Primary data were gathered through interviews and direct and participant observation methods. The study also utilized secondary data from journal publications mainly focusing on the area of strategy execution. The research population was composed of management in ODL universities in the SADC region. Respondents to the interviews were selected from ODL Universities in three SADC countries using the simple random sampling technique. The highest levels of confidentiality and ethical standards were adhered to so as to protect the integrity of the respondents and that of the Universities. The study revealed that strategy execution could be enhanced through the following; identification of institutional competences, translate strategy into explicit implementation guidelines, adapt to rapidly changing conditions, knowledgeable and engaged leadership, prudential use of resources and worker buy-in
A strategic approach to policy engagement for research organisationsJames Georgalakis
This is the presentation delivered as part of a two day workshop held in Nepal in 2014 aimed at communications professionals or the point person for communication within fifteen South Asian think tanks. Participants explored how they could adopt a systematic approach to planning research or knowledge outputs for policy engagement and influence. They explored the types of influencing outcomes they are focused on and their individual and institutional capacities to deliver strategic communication and policy engagement work. By the end of the workshop it was hoped that each participating institution would have identified a clear set of steps towards the development of a strategic approach to policy engagement and research communication at an institutional or programmatic level.
This workshop formed part of the IDRC funded Think Tanks Initiative South Asia programme. http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Programs/Social_and_Economic_Policy/Think_Tank_Initiative/Pages/About.aspx
Bridgingg the research policy gap influencing policy change-nairobiThe Scinnovent Centre
Presentation by Dr. Maurice Bolo, during the Scinnovent Centre' training on The Art of Influencing policy Change: tools and strategies for researchers, held on 12th -14th February 2013 at The African Academy of Sciences Campus Nairobi
The implementation 'black box' and evaluation as a driver for change. Presentation by Katie Burke and Claire Hickey of the Centre for Effective Services.
Strategic planning is a method for composing a plan which relates th.pdfnageswara1958
Strategic planning is a method for composing a plan which relates the overall vision of a
company or organization down to the individual programs and activities necessary to accomplish
it. Strategic planning is best defined as looking at where you want to go in the future and putting
together the resources, assets, and personnel to get there. What differentiates strategic from other
forms of planning is the focus on a broader goal for the future, a vision of what place in the
market the company wishes to pursue. The overall purpose of strategic planning is “to determine
where your market is going and find a way to continue servicing it (Your 2007 Strategic Plan
2006).” To accomplish this, a strategic plan relates an organization’s vision, its overall goals,
down to the individual programs, activities, and technologies which will attempt to accomplish
the vision. Once these programs are identified, a strategic plan will encompass an overall
business plan, or roadmap, which provides a structured timeline for accomplishing these
programs as well as the organizational vision.Regardless of which level of the organization is
performing the planning there are certain elements which it must possess in order to be
successful.These elements which include the following: long range direction, a framework for
linking decisions, being a living document, and being organizationally specific.
Long Range Direction :- The most important aspect of strategic planning is the focus on the long
term vision of the organization. Vision is the organization’s view of where it will be in future in
terms of its market, size, and accomplishments. Setting goals and milestones to be reached
within a certain timeframe will keep the organization focused on what it wants to accomplish.
This long range planning is essential to strategic planning because it sets a target. As Molvig
says, “long range planning looks at where you want to be in five years, strategic planning focuses
on how to position yourself to get there.” (Molvig 1993) In addition to analyzing where the
company wishes to be in the future, strategic planning involves determining what outside forces
may impact the vision. The actions of competitors, technological breakthroughs on the horizon,
and threats from changes in the world environment are just a few of the external forces which
should be considered in a good plan.
Framework for Linking Decisions:- Decisions are made at every level of an organization. From
the CEO down to the individual program managers resources are allocated, budgets developed
and schedules planned and carried out. Minztberg states, “The assumption of strategic planning
seems to be that objectives are decided upon the top management for the entire organization,
which in turn evoke the process of formulating strategy.” (Mintzberg, The Fall and Rise of
Strategic Planning 1994) Many times, each tier has complete autonomy and little direction
provided to link the decisions into a serious, well-c.
Within the framework of its Research Communications Capacity Building Program, GDNet produced, in collaboration with CommsConsult, a series of handouts with the aim to help southern researchers communicate their work more effectively. This series help understand policy processes and influencing policy with research; provide some tips for writing a policy brief, explains how to communicate effectively with your target audience through different communication tools, and presenting some useful online tools for data visualization.
how to develop business skills with other firm or company or say alliances and what should be our strategies for increasing profit by developing their interpersonal relations and what should be the idea for making a good partnership.
OECD bibliometric indicators: Selected highlights, April 2024innovationoecd
This document summarizes bibliometric indicators from the OECD based on data from Elsevier's Scopus database. It shows trends in scientific publication output, citation rates, collaboration, and mobility for countries and regions from 2011-2022. It also includes perspectives on artificial intelligence research and research related to long term challenges like environmental science and energy. The data can be explored further using the OECD's STI.Scoreboard platform (https://oe.cd/sti-scoreboard) and OECD Data Explorer (https://data-explorer.oecd.org) bibliometric datasets.
Presentation of the OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2023innovationoecd
OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2023: Enabling Transitions in Times of Disruption.
Find out more and access the publication at https://www.oecd.org/sti/science-technology-innovation-outlook/
Countries across the OECD have developed ambitious plans for STI policy to contribute to socio-technical transitions as the world recovers from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These plans contain a broad variety of policy goals and instruments designed to support STI in a changing global environment, to tackle new and growing challenges in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to apply new tools and approaches to STI policy making, especially digital tools, that emerged in the context of the pandemic.
Analysis of scientific publishing activity: Key findings, December 2021innovationoecd
OECD bibliometric data has been updated and now includes preliminary data for 2020. The indicators are based on Scopus Custom Data, Elsevier, Version 5.2021.
Find out more about OECD work on scientometrics and bibliometrics at https://oe.cd/scientometrics
Recommandation du Conseil de l'OCDE sur l'amélioration de l'accès aux données...innovationoecd
Optimiser les bénéfices intersectoriels et transfrontières de l'accès aux données et de leur partage, tout en protégeant les droits des parties prenantes
Recommandation adoptée en octobre 2021. En savoir plus : https://oe.cd/easd21fr
OECD Council Recommendation on Enhancing Access to and Sharing of Datainnovationoecd
Maximising the cross-sectoral and cross-border benefits of data access and sharing while protecting the rights of stakeholders
Recommendation adopted in October 2021. Find our more at https://oe.cd/easd21
2020.01.12 OECD STI Outlook launch - Impacts of COVID-19: How STI systems res...innovationoecd
On January 12, join OECD iLibrary, the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation, and ACRL/Choice for a presentation of the key findings from the new STI Outlook, followed by a conversation with OECD STI Director Andrew Wyckoff and RAND Corporation Senior Policy Researcher Marjory Blumenthal about the implications for research and innovation in the US.
Read more at https://oe.cd/STIO21-EES
Global Forum on Digital Security for Prosperity November 2019 event photo bookinnovationoecd
Global Forum on Digital Security for Prosperity: Encouraging Digital Security Innovation, London, 14-15 November 2019. Programme and event information available at oe.cd/gfdsp
Global Forum on Digital Security for Prosperity December 2018 event photo bookinnovationoecd
These photos were taken at the first meeting of the OECD Global Forum on Digital Security for Prosperity, held on 13-14 December 2018 in Paris, France. The Global Forum brings together experts and policy makers to foster regular sharing of experiences and good practice on digital security risk and its management, as well as mutual learning and convergence of views on digital security for economic and social prosperity. It is an international multilateral and multidisciplinary setting for all stakeholder communities. Global Forum website: oe.cd/gfdsp
#GFDSP
Participants at the December 2018 event examined the roles and responsibilities of actors for digital security and cybersecurity, with a focus on good practice for the governance of digital security risk in organisations, and improving digital security of technologies throughout their lifecycle.
The event included speakers from:
- Cybersecurity agencies of France (ANSSI), Germany (BSI), Israel (INCD), United States (DHS CISA), Malaysia, European Union (ENISA)
- Ministries from Brazil (Foreign Affairs), France (Foreign Affairs), Germany (Foreign Affairs), Japan (Min. of Economy, Trade and Industry - METI, Min. of Internal Affairs and Communication - MIC), Mexico (Instituto Federal de
Telecomunicaciones), Netherlands (Economic Affairs and Climate Policy), Norway (Min. of Local Government and Modernisation), United Kingdom (Dept. of Culture, Media, and Sports - DCMS), United States (Dept. of Commerce, Dept. of Homeland Security - DHS)
- Business: A.P. Møller – Maersk, Airbus, Deutsche Telekom, Intel, Microsoft, TÜV SÜD, YesWeHack.
- Civil society, Academia, Technical community (incl. CERT Brazil)
- Other organisations: Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA), Digital Infrastructure Netherlands Foundation (DINL), FS-ISAC, Internet Society ISOC & Online Trust Alliance OTA, BEUC, CEPS, BIAC, CSISAC, ITAC
Other key speakers included:
- Angel Gurría, Secretary-General, OECD
- Guillaume Poupard, Director General, Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d'Information, ANSSI, France
- Pascal Andrei, Chief Security Officer, Airbus
- Arne Schönbohm, President, Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), Germany
- Bruce Schneier, Author
- Marietje Schaake, Member of European Parliament
- Henri Verdier, Ambassador for Digital Affairs, France
- Ambassador Thomas Fitschen, Special Representative for Cyber Foreign Policy and
Cybersecurity, Germany
- Matthew Travis, Deputy Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States
- Carlos da Fonseca, Head of the Information Society Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil
The Oslo Manual is the international reference guide for collecting and using data on innovation. In this new 4th edition, published in October 2018, the manual has been updated to take into account a broader range of innovation-related phenomena as well as the experience gained from recent rounds of innovation surveys in OECD countries and partner economies and organisations.
OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2017: Setting the foundations for the digital tr...innovationoecd
The Digital Economy Outlook 2017 shows how Internet infrastructure and usage varies across countries and firms in the OECD area. It looks at policy implications of the digital transformation as well as a wide array of trends. Report available at http://oe.cd/deo2017 - See also the OECD Going Digital project: www.oecd.org/going-digital
OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2017: Presentation at Global Parliamentary Netwo...innovationoecd
The Digital Economy Outlook 2017 shows how Internet infrastructure and usage varies across countries and firms in the OECD area. It looks at policy implications of the digital transformation as well as a wide array of trends. Report available at http://oe.cd/deo2017
Presentation for the OECD Telecommunication and Broadcasting Review of Mexico...innovationoecd
4 years after Mexico overhauled its telecommunication and broadcasting sectors with a major legal and regulatory reform, a new OECD Review assesses the impact on communication markets, businesses and households. It recommends further measures for the telecommunication and broadcasting sectors to build on this progress and ensure Mexico reaps maximum benefits from the digital transformation. Gabriela Ramos, the OECD Chief of Staff, G20 Sherpa and Special Advisor to the Secretary-General, presented the OECD Telecommunication and Broadcasting Review of México 2017 along with Andrew Wyckoff, Director of Science, Technology and Innovation, OECD, Communications and Transport Minister Gerardo Ruiz Esparza and Federal Telecommunications Institute President Commissioner Gabriel Oswaldo Contreras Saldívar on 31 August 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Mexico City.
Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC) 25th anniversary | 28-30 June ...innovationoecd
Over the years, OECD work on productivity and globalisation has closely mirrored the work of the GGDC on these issues, reflecting considerable cooperation over the past 25 years. Dirk Pilat, Deputy Director of the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation, presented OECD work on productivity and Global value chains - an overview and cooperation with the GGDC.
Science, Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: A comparative overview ...innovationoecd
Presentation by Andy Wyckoff, OECD Director for Science, Technology and Innovation, at 2nd World Conference on Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 12 May 2017.
THE IMPORTANCE OF MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE SAMPLE RETURN.Sérgio Sacani
The return of a sample of near-surface atmosphere from Mars would facilitate answers to several first-order science questions surrounding the formation and evolution of the planet. One of the important aspects of terrestrial planet formation in general is the role that primary atmospheres played in influencing the chemistry and structure of the planets and their antecedents. Studies of the martian atmosphere can be used to investigate the role of a primary atmosphere in its history. Atmosphere samples would also inform our understanding of the near-surface chemistry of the planet, and ultimately the prospects for life. High-precision isotopic analyses of constituent gases are needed to address these questions, requiring that the analyses are made on returned samples rather than in situ.
Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
A brief information about the SCOP protein database used in bioinformatics.
The Structural Classification of Proteins (SCOP) database is a comprehensive and authoritative resource for the structural and evolutionary relationships of proteins. It provides a detailed and curated classification of protein structures, grouping them into families, superfamilies, and folds based on their structural and sequence similarities.
Multi-source connectivity as the driver of solar wind variability in the heli...Sérgio Sacani
The ambient solar wind that flls the heliosphere originates from multiple
sources in the solar corona and is highly structured. It is often described
as high-speed, relatively homogeneous, plasma streams from coronal
holes and slow-speed, highly variable, streams whose source regions are
under debate. A key goal of ESA/NASA’s Solar Orbiter mission is to identify
solar wind sources and understand what drives the complexity seen in the
heliosphere. By combining magnetic feld modelling and spectroscopic
techniques with high-resolution observations and measurements, we show
that the solar wind variability detected in situ by Solar Orbiter in March
2022 is driven by spatio-temporal changes in the magnetic connectivity to
multiple sources in the solar atmosphere. The magnetic feld footpoints
connected to the spacecraft moved from the boundaries of a coronal hole
to one active region (12961) and then across to another region (12957). This
is refected in the in situ measurements, which show the transition from fast
to highly Alfvénic then to slow solar wind that is disrupted by the arrival of
a coronal mass ejection. Our results describe solar wind variability at 0.5 au
but are applicable to near-Earth observatories.
Richard's aventures in two entangled wonderlandsRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
1. Policy Transitions
Hunter McGuire
Working Party for Innovation and Technology Policy (TIP)
OECD-VINNOVA Workshop, Session 1
The nature, function, and global
landscape of STI strategy
2. 2
What is a strategy?
Strategy is “coherent action, guided by a longer-term
sense of direction, to transform value-generating
processes, undertaken by (a network of) actors,
backed by an argument.”
- Wauters, B., (2019), “Strategic management in the public sector and public
policy-making: friend or foe?”.
3. 3
What purpose does a strategy serve?
Principal-agent
relations
• Principals can issue a strategy
document to control internal or
external agents
• Agents can issue a strategy
document to report to principals
Consensus-
building
• Strategy documents can reify a
consensus or commitment
between actors in an innovation
system
• They can coordinate action
Communication &
signalling
• Strategy documents can be used
to communicate an actor’s goals
to an external partner
• Strategy documents can be used
to signal priorities to the public
Organisational
motives
• Strategy documents can be
drafted to increase profile in a
bureaucracy
• Strategy documents can be
drafted as a matter of procedure
We hypothesise
that STI
strategy
documents are
drafted to fulfil
one or more of
the following
four functions:
4. 4
Long or short?
Many Documents Few Documents
Long Documents Short Documents
• Discoverability
• Likelihood of document
being read
• Simplicity
• Limited capacity for
diverse actors to
participate in strategy
making
• Greater capacity for
diverse actors to
participate in strategy
making
• Granularity
• Discoverability
• Likelihood of document
being read
5. 5
What makes a successful strategy?
Features
of
an
ideal
strategy
system
Principal-agent
relations
• Principals can issue a strategy
document to control internal or
external agents
• Agents can issue a strategy
document to report to principals
Consensus-
building
• Strategy documents can reify a
consensus or commitment
between actors in an innovation
system
• They can coordinate action
Communication &
signalling
• Strategy documents can be used
to communicate an actor’s goals
to an external partner
• Strategy documents can be used
to signal priorities to the public
Organisational
motives
• Strategy documents can be
drafted to increase profile in a
bureaucracy
• Strategy documents can be
drafted as a matter of procedure
Support greater
effectiveness
6. 6
What makes a successful strategy?
Features
of
an
ideal
strategy
system
1. Contain a plan that is implementable.
2. Grounded in a clear understanding of reality and have
realistic goals.
3. Mutually reinforce other STI strategy documents.
4. Carefully consider the best length for their purpose.