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TRIP-Eu hub member spotlight: University of Vaasa and the City of Vaasa – Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium

Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) @tipconsortium.bsky.social · 16d

The #TRIPEuHub is growing!

Welcome University of Vaasa & City of Vaasa 🇫🇮

Together, they’re tackling one of today’s biggest challenges: how to rapid regional growth with sustainable energy and urban development. 🌱⚡

Read more: tipconsortium.net/news/trip-eu...

#TransformativeInnovation

Swedish Platform for System Innovation Research in Interaction (SIRI) Symposium 2025 – Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium

Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) @tipconsortium.bsky.social · 18d

Join the 2025 SIRI Symposium in Gothenburg this October!

On 8 October, come together for a day of dialogue and exchange. This year’s theme is Design and Implementation of Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP).

👉 Register here: tipconsortium.net/event/swedis...

#SIRISymposium #Innovation

New Publication: Harnessing Public Research Funding for Transformative Climate Innovation in Africa: Insights from Global Trends – Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium

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Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) @tipconsortium.bsky.social · 20d

New publication from #TIAH:

🌍Global climate R&D funding is skewed — UK, EU, and US dominate, while Africa and other regions lag behind. Critical areas like industrial decarbonisation and social sciences remain underfunded.

Read the policy brief here: tipconsortium.net/news/new-pub...

#Funding

New policy brief calls for action for sustainable transport in African cities – Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium

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Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) @tipconsortium.bsky.social · Sep 10

New policy brief from TIAH calls for action on sustainable transport in African cities.

Electric, automated, and shared mobility can unlock cleaner, smarter, and more inclusive urban transport. 💡

📖 Read full brief here: tipconsortium.net/news/new-pol...

#SustainableTransport #Africa #TIAH

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Frank Kumli @frankkumli.bsky.social · Aug 27

Modernizing Development: Portfolios are here!

Dynamic, adaptive interventions tackling #complex challenges—financing transitions, fostering learning, and enabling #transformation

@undp.org

www.linkedin.com/posts/kumli_...

#innovation #systems

Accelerating climate action in unfavourable local contexts: the role of policy entrepreneurship

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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · Jul 7

How do ambitious climate policies take shape in local authorities operating in relatively unfavourable, resource-constrained contexts? Check out this article by @alfiegaffney.bsky.social @climateuea.bsky.social @nature.com rdcu.be/eu8GU

npj Climate Action - Accelerating climate action in unfavourable local contexts: the role of policy entrepreneurship

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gquaggiotto.bsky.social @gquaggiotto.bsky.social · Sep 2

"Too often, we see rigidity at the top, experimentation at the grassroots, and a weak middle. Innovation agencies should be the bridge—but their structures and practices remain stuck in the past" www.socialeurope.eu/europes-inno... @rainerkattel.bsky.social

Europe's Innovation Agencies Need Radical Reform To Meet Today's Grand Challenges

Innovation agencies in the EU are no longer fit for purpose. A major overhaul of both the concept of innovation and of institutional structures is urgent.

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Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) @tipconsortium.bsky.social · Apr 3

Chats open - let us know if you would like to be added to (or removed from) our TIP starter pack!

go.bsky.app/JrihoW5

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Victoria Shaw @victoriashaw.bsky.social · Sep 2

TIPC colleagues @miriamacebillo.bsky.social Diana Velasco & @sandraboni.bsky.social explore how policy entrepreneurs drive transformative innovation via experimentation, collaboration & place-based approaches

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@tipconsortium.bsky.social @ingeniocsicupv.bsky.social

New publication: Policy entrepreneurship in collaborative governance: transformative innovation in Catalonia’s sustainability transition – Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium

New publication: Policy entrepreneurship in collaborative governance: transformative innovation in Catalonia’s sustainability transition – Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium

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Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) @tipconsortium.bsky.social · Aug 25

Discover how policy entrepreneurship shapes CPSI within TIP. 🌱

The paper examines Catalonia’s Shared Agendas, focusing on strategies like systemic reframing, co-creating visions, and experimental implementation to tackle sustainability challenges.

👉 Read here: tipconsortium.net/news/new-pub...

Accompanied by Prof. | Lynette Luvai

Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) @tipconsortium.bsky.social · Aug 13

💡 Unlocking Kenya’s full development potential.

Great discussion with Lynette Luvai, Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak, and Chux Daniels on how
#STI can shape Kenya’s inclusive, sustainable industrial future. 🌍✨

#Innovation #STI #Kenya #IndustrialPolicy #UNIDO #NACOSTI

Accompanied by Prof. Chux Daniels, I had the pleasure of meeting Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak, Principal Secretary for Science, Research, and Innovation. Our discussion underscored the critical role that ...

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Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) @tipconsortium.bsky.social · Aug 11

🧠Join us online on 12 August at 11:00 AM WAT to explore strategies to operationalise industrial and innovation policies in Nigeria, and to connect with Africa’s science, technology, and innovation (STI) network.

🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/ebeZdaR

#TIAH #TransformativeInnovation #Africa #Webinar

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Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) @tipconsortium.bsky.social · Jul 17

Frank Kumli @frankkumli.bsky.social · Jul 13

Shared Agendas!

-> drive transformative action through shared vision, co-responsibility, and continuous learning to influence dominant systems

www.linkedin.com/posts/kumli_...

#innovation #systemschange #RIS3CAT

New UNECE Transformative Innovation Charter to reshape innovation for long-term development | UNECE

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floravelino.bsky.social @floravelino.bsky.social · Jul 14

One thing that gives me hope in the face of all the despair in our world is the many ways & places in which people are coming together to create more just & sustainable alternatives. Do you know such social innovation initiatives? Please help us map initiatives and networks that are worth studying!

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Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) @tipconsortium.bsky.social · Jul 17

TIPC has contributed to the new UNECE Transformative Innovation Charter through ongoing partnership work with the ETIN network

More at unece.org/eci/document...

unece.org/economic-coo...

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Policy entrepreneurship in collaborative governance: transformative innovation in Catalonia’s sustainability transition

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Sustainability Transitions Research Network (STRN) @transitionsnetwork.bsky.social · Jun 23

New here and not sure who to follow? 👀
We’ve created a starter pack of researchers working on topics related to socio-technical change. It’s a first attempt and will grow over time.
Know someone who should be on it or want to be included yourself? Comment below or send us a DM ✉️
go.bsky.app/7STgwpg

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miriamacebillo.bsky.social @miriamacebillo.bsky.social · Jun 12

Thrilled to share our new article published in Policy Design and Practice
doi.org/10.1080/2574...
With Diana Velasco and Alejandra Boni of bsky.app/profile/inge...

#TransformativeInnovation #Governance #SustainabilityTransition #PolicyEntrepreneurship #Catalonia #RIS3CAT @tipconsortium.bsky.social

There is increasing recognition that public sectors in Western countries alone cannot tackle complex societal challenges. However, detailed research on the role of public agents in implementing col...

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Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) @tipconsortium.bsky.social · Jun 13

The new EC JRC report " Advancing sustainable development in Africa" is out! It showcases how #STI drives SDGs in 5 African countries tackling challenges, citing TIPC & TIAH's work strengthening African innovation systems.

🔗Read here: publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...

#Africa #SDGs

Advancing sustainable development in Africa

The report provides a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) roadmaps aimed at advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sub-Sahara...

publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu

Accelerating sustainable transformations

Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) @tipconsortium.bsky.social · Jun 11

🧠 Join us online on 19 June, 11:00–12:00 CEST for the Open Learning Series with TIPC & ETIN as we introduce the ETIN Charter - a new framework for transformative innovation, cross-sector collaboration, and change through shared learning.

Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/accelerati...

Network launch for new UNECE Transformative Innovation Charter, a shared agenda for cross-sectoral collaboration on global challenges.

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New TIPC Research Brief Makes the Case for Science, Technology and Innovation Parks in Kenya – Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium

Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) @tipconsortium.bsky.social · Jun 5

📄 New TIPC brief calls for investment in Science, Tech & Innovation Parks to boost Kenya’s knowledge economy. Co-authored by Dr Chux Daniels & Dr Frank Ndakala, it outlines policy gaps and the transformative potential of STIPs.

Read: tipconsortium.net/news/new-tip...

#InnovationPolicy #Kenya

TIPC Research Brief Calls for Transformative Action on Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa – Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium

Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) @tipconsortium.bsky.social · Jun 3

New TIPC brief urges transformative action on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Africa. Drawing on Kenya’s experience, it calls for bold, system-level change rooted in One Health & inclusive governance 🦠🌍

Read here: tipconsortium.net/news/tipc-re...

#AMR #OneHealth #TIPC

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Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) @tipconsortium.bsky.social · May 28

Join ETIN Innovation Circle, 28 May, 16:00–17:00 CEST to explore how cities and regions drive systemic change through place-based innovation🏙️. Hear insights from TIPC, Fraunhofer ISI & City of Mannheim on strategies for sustainable transformation.

Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: On-line training on science, technology and innovation policy and policy instruments for Africa - 19, 21 & 26 May 2025. After registering, you will receive ...

Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) @tipconsortium.bsky.social · May 25

🎯 Join us on the 26th of May for the final online session of our Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) policy series, focussed on STI Policy Monitoring and Evaluation, from 10:00–13:00 CAT. Register here: tinyurl.com/ws64Africa2025

The webinar sessions will run from: 10:00–13:00 Central Africa Time (GMT+2) To help you convert the time to your local zone: 08:00–11:00 GMT (e.g. Accra) 09:00–12:00 West Africa Time (e.g. Douala) 10:...

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Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) @tipconsortium.bsky.social · May 15

Thanks Will, we’ve added you!