Research Agenda for Innovation and Development

Edited by Judith Sutz, Retired Professor and former Academic Coordinator, University Research Council and Rodrigo Arocena, Retired Professor of Science and Development, Faculty of Sciences, University of the Republic, Uruguay

• Contents1 Innovation and development in their multiple dimensions:an overview of the book 1Judith Sutz and Rodrigo ArocenaPART I INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT: POINTS OFDEPARTURE2 On the concepts of development and its relations withinnovation 20Helena Lastres and José E. Cassiolato3 Combining a deep transition framework and humancapability approach for aligning innovation anddevelopment 38Johan Schot and Diana Velasco4 Human rights and dignity: techno-cultural innovation andinclusive and ecological development 51Fernando CalderonPART II INNOVATION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND THE MAKINGOF ITS WORKING AGENDA5 Innovation taken into our own hands: autonomy, technologyand development in grassroots innovation 63Adrian Smith and Mariano Fressoli6 Innovation as a combinatorial process: scarcity, variety,institutional change 79Smita Srinivas7 Innovation and the technological frontier: choosing paths tobridge the gap 96Florencia Barletta and Diana Suárez8 From micro joy to social agency: micro moments ofhappiness (MoH) as innovations in development practice 108Joske Bunders and Rajagobalan KeerthanaPART III NATIONAL INNOVATION POLICIES AIMED ATDEVELOPMENT: ISSUES AND EXAMPLES9 A new role of the state for transformations throughinnovation? 123Stefan Kuhlmann, Uwe Cantner and Dirk Fornahl10 STI policy in Latin America: a view from structuralheterogeneity 138Gabriela Dutrénit and Martín Puchet11 Forging new socio-technical imaginaries to shape innovationpolicy for development in Africa 159Glenda Kruss12 Innovation systems and industrial upgrading: the SoutheastAsian experience 176Rajah RasiahPART IV UNIVERSITIES: KEY INSTITUTIONS FORDEVELOPMENTAL INNOVATIONS13 Opportunities and constraints for universities to fosterdevelopmental innovations 192Birgitte Gregersen14 Development and deliberation: social innovation inuniversities 204Marila LázaroPART V SITUATING INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN THEPRESENT WORLD AND LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE15 Past, present, and future of the National Systems ofInnovation approach 219Bengt-Åke Lundvall16 Development today and how innovation may help build abetter path for the future 235Erika Kraemer-Mbula17 Concluding remarks: elements for an innovation anddevelopment research agenda in difficult times 247Rodrigo Arocena and Judith Sutz

‘This book uniquely demonstrates how different national realities determine the rate and direction of innovation and its development impact. It not only provides an academic view, but also valuable insights for those involved in designing innovation policies in different institutional contexts with the ultimate goal of promoting development.’