Socio-technical systems describe systems that operate at the level of societal domains or functions such as transport, energy, housing, agriculture and food, communication, and health care (Geels & Schot, 2010). They together provide the backbone of contemporary societies and have nurtured the way we develop and innovate, with economic growth as the one defining success factor.
TIPC, in which a dedicated team of researchers collaborates with STI policymakers from across the world, aims at developing and implementing a new narrative around innovation policy – one that doesn’t focus on sheer growth but on contributing to the greater good and placing the SDGs at its core.
TIPC furthermore aims at finding ways for evaluating and reflecting on innovation policies based on their “transformative potential” – their potential to direct the Second Deep Transition into a sustainable direction.