Social Sciences Research and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy-Making in Latin America: A Nexus Perception Study

Flanders Ahead, Wallonia Behind (But Catching Up): Reconstructing Communities Through Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy Making

Bulletin of Science Technology & Society ◽

10.1177/0270467619854327 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 37 (4) ◽

pp. 185-198

Author(s):

Michiel Van Oudheusden ◽

Nathan Charlier ◽

Pierre Delvenne

Keyword(s):

Policy Making ◽

Innovation Policy ◽

The Other ◽

Policy Actors ◽

Technology And Innovation ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Documentary Analysis ◽

Catching Up ◽

Science Technology ◽

Science Technology And Innovation

Drawing on a documentary analysis of two socioeconomic policy programs, one Flemish (“Vlaanderen in Actie”), the other Walloon (“Marshall Plans”), and a discourse analysis of how these programs are received in one Flemish and one Francophone quality newspaper, this article illustrates how Flanders and Wallonia both seek to become top-performing knowledge-based economies (KBEs). The article discerns a number of discursive repertoires, such as “Catching up,” which policy actors draw on to legitimize or question the transformation of Flanders and Wallonia into KBEs. The “Catching up” repertoire places Flanders resolutely ahead of Wallonia in the global race toward knowledge, excellence, and growth, but suggests that Wallonia may, in due course, overtake Flanders as a top competitive region. Given the expectations and fears that “Catching up” evokes among Flemish and Walloon policy actors, the repertoire serves these actors as a flexible discursive resource to make sense of, and shape, their collective futures and their regional identities. The article’s findings underline the simultaneity of, and the interplay between, globalizing forces and particularizing tendencies, as Flanders and Wallonia develop with a global KBE in region-specific ways.

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PRELIMINARY REMARKS ABOUT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION POLICY EVALUATION IN LATIN AMERICA

10.22163/fteval.2019.406 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Adriana Bin ◽

Rafaela M. Andrade ◽

Lissa Vasconcelllos Pinheiro ◽

Sergio Luiz Monteiro Salles-Filho

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Policy Evaluation ◽

Innovation Policy ◽

Technology And Innovation ◽

Science Technology ◽

Science Technology And Innovation

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Far from Becoming the Jaguar of Latin America: The Ecuadorian Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Turn

Assessing the Left Turn in Ecuador ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-27625-6_13 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 301-323 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

María Belén Albornoz

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Innovation Policy ◽

Technology And Innovation ◽

Science Technology ◽

Science Technology And Innovation

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Mobilizing Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for Socio-Economic Development: The Experience of Malaysia

STI Policy and Management Journal ◽

10.14203/stipm.2017.79 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 127

Author(s):

Kanagasundram Thiruchelvam

Keyword(s):

Policy Making ◽

Innovation Policy ◽

Innovation System ◽

Structural Features ◽

National Innovation System ◽

Technology And Innovation ◽

Science Technology ◽

Physical Infrastructure ◽

Technology Upgrading ◽

Science Technology And Innovation

<div><p>Malaysia has achieved remarkable economic growth for most parts of its history but is finding itself dogged by weak technological dynamism due to structural features of the economy as well as less than satisfactory proficiency in science, technology and innovation (STI). Despite massive investments in creating STI infrastructure, education, physical infrastructure and incentives to support technology upgrading, the stark reality is that the country continues to lag behind the successful latecomers. This paper presents a brief overview on Malaysia’s STI achievements, salient features of the nation’s national innovation system (NIS), the key challenges of its NIS and some recommendations on moving forward. The central theme of the paper is that success in STI is not automatic. It must be made to happen through effective policies promoting innovation as well as innovations in policy-making itself.</p><p> </p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Key words</span>: Malaysia; national innovation system; STI; innovation; policy making</p></div>

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Engaging with policy practitioners to promote institutionalisation of public participation in science, technology and innovation policy

Journal of Science Communication ◽

10.22323/2.17040801 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 17 (04) ◽

pp. N01

Author(s):

Mitsuru Kudo ◽

Go Yoshizawa ◽

Kei Kano

Keyword(s):

Public Participation ◽

Policy Making ◽

Innovation Policy ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Technology And Innovation ◽

Science Technology ◽

Evidence Based Policy ◽

Policy Making Process ◽

Key Aspects ◽

Science Technology And Innovation

This paper is a reflective account of a public participation project the authors conducted in Japan in 2012–2015, as part of the central government's initiative for evidence-based policy-making. The reflection focusses on three key aspects of the project: setting a precedent of involving public participation in policy-making; embedding an official mechanism for public participation in policy-making process; and raising policy practitioners' awareness of public participation. We also discuss why we think engaging with policy practitioners, while problematic in various ways, is and will continue to be important in promoting institutionalised practice of public participation.

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