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Transformative innovation policy in practice in Austria, Finland and Sweden: What do the Recovery and Resilience Plans tell us about linking transformation and innovation policy?

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  • Sylvia Schwaag Serger
  • Bernhard Dachs
  • Paula Kivimaa
  • David Lazarevic
  • Jani Lukkarinen
  • Lennart Stenberg
  • Matthias Weber

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Governments are increasingly utilising research and innovation (R&I) policy to foster economic and societal change. Yet, the empirical correlation between these policies and socio-technical transformations remains under-explored. The report investigates this relationship by comparing the Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRPs) of Austria, Finland and Sweden, initiated under the NextGenerationEU framework post Covid-19. The report finds significant disparities in the content, process and transformative value of the RRPs among these countries. The differences in the content of the national RRPs, and the ability and willingness to seize the opportunity presented by the RRPs to drive transformation, are explained by existing national policy contexts and frameworks. Surprisingly, the role of R&I policy in the RRPs is less important than expected, despite its emphasised importance in literature and political rhetoric. The report further identifies implications for a transformative innovation policy as well as areas for further research.

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  • Sylvia Schwaag Serger & Bernhard Dachs & Paula Kivimaa & David Lazarevic & Jani Lukkarinen & Lennart Stenberg & Matthias Weber, 2023. "Transformative innovation policy in practice in Austria, Finland and Sweden: What do the Recovery and Resilience Plans tell us about linking transformation and innovation policy?," OECD Science, Technology and Industry Policy Papers 156, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:stiaac:156-en
    DOI: 10.1787/45d3a149-en
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    1. Avdeitchikova, Sofia & Schwaag Serger, Sylvia, 2024. "Innovation policy as an instrument for driving transformation – lessons from practice," Papers in Innovation Studies 2024/1, Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research.

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