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====== Innovation policy ======

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Innovation policy uses public instruments to steer the direction and pace of innovation.
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===== Why this matters =====

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===== Shared definitions =====

Mission-oriented innovation policy is a coordinated package of policy and regulatory measures designed to mobilise innovation toward well-defined societal objectives within a defined timeframe. These measures span different stages of the innovation cycle, from research through demonstration to deployment. They combine supply-push and demand-pull instruments across policy fields, sectors, and disciplines.((OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation. (n.d.). //Mission-oriented innovation//. OECD OPSI. https://oecd-opsi.org/work-areas/mission-oriented-innovation/))

A mission in this context is a measurable, ambitious, and time-bound target that addresses complex challenges — such as climate change — through a purpose-oriented, market-shaping approach. The public sector takes an active coordinating role around cross-sectoral issues that individual actors cannot resolve alone.((OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation. (n.d.). //Mission-oriented innovation//. OECD OPSI. https://oecd-opsi.org/work-areas/mission-oriented-innovation/))

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**Table 1.** Types of mission-oriented innovation, by leadership, mission characteristics, and examples.\
//Source: Larrue (2021).((Larrue, P. (2021). //The design and implementation of mission-oriented innovation policies: A new systemic policy approach to address societal challenges//. OECD Science, Technology and Industry Policy Papers, No. 100. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/3f6c76a4-en))//
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^ Type ^ Leadership ^ Mission characteristics ^ Examples ^
| **Overarching mission-oriented strategic frameworks** | Centre of government; high-level committee | Multiple missions or mission areas; ambitious challenges; long-term horizon | Horizon Europe missions (EU); Mission-driven Topsector and Innovation Policy (Netherlands); High Tech Strategy 2025 missions (Germany); Moonshot R&D Program (Japan) |
| **Challenge-based programmes and schemes** | Agency | Focused; seeking acceleration of technological innovation; mid- to long-term horizon | Pilot-E (Norway); Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (UK); Genomics Health Futures Mission (Australia); Science Foundation Ireland's Innovative Prize (Ireland) |
| **Thematic mission-oriented programmes** | Ministry; agency | Focused on competitiveness in research consortia of the 1980s–1990s; mix of societal and competitive challenges in current programmes | VLSI (Japan); USABC (United States); Mobility of the Future (Austria); Building of Tomorrow / Cities of the Future (Austria) |
| **Ecosystem-based mission programmes** | Ministry; agency | Innovation agenda developed by innovation actors themselves, with neutral public authority support | SIP (Sweden); Vision-Driven Innovation Milieus (Sweden) |

Mission-oriented innovation is typically enabled by three interlinked policy structures: institutional entrepreneurship and mission governance (including coordination mechanisms and innovation labs), dedicated funding (which influences policy coordination, institution building, and risk-taking), and public procurement (a demand-based instrument to incentivise partners to generate new solutions).((OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation. (n.d.). //Facets of mission-oriented innovation//. OECD OPSI. https://oecd-opsi.org/publications/facets-mission/))

===== Perspectives =====

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===== Distinctions and overlaps =====

===== Related topics =====

[[topics:innovation|Innovation]] · [[topics:governance|Governance]] · [[topics:regulatory_sandbox|Regulatory sandbox]] · [[topics:transitions|Transitions]] · [[topics:technology|Technology]]

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  * Consider cross-referencing [[topics:innovation|Innovation]] for the broader conceptual framing; this page should focus on the policy design dimension.

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