Innovation Agencies : Cases from Developing Economies
Many high-income and developing countries have established agencies to promote innovation. This study examines the origin and evolution, organizational structure, policy interventions, delivery challenges, and evaluation mechanisms of 13 innovation...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/615921573678530574/Innovation-Agencies-Cases-from-Developing-Economies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32675 |
| Summary: | Many high-income and developing
countries have established agencies to promote innovation.
This study examines the origin and evolution, organizational
structure, policy interventions, delivery challenges, and
evaluation mechanisms of 13 innovation agencies in
developing countries and one case (SPRING in Singapore) for
comparison purposes. This study does not assume that the
only approach to improving innovation lies in a dedicated
agency – each innovation system is governed differently and
the same intervention may have very different results in
different contexts. Rather, our goal is to capture how these
agencies dealt with the major challenges that confront
establishing an innovation agency in a developing country
context, where innovation is often hampered by significant
market, coordination, and institutional failures,
investments in innovation tend to be limited, and the
capabilities required for effective innovation are often
lacking. The analysis is presented according to seven
building blocks that emerged from the analysis of the cases’
patterns and dynamics as pre-requisites for the success of
innovation agencies, including a clear but adaptable
mission, capable staff, effective governance and management
structures, diagnostic-based interventions, robust
monitoring and evaluation (M&E), sustainable funding,
and strategic partnerships and networks. A diagnosis of NIS
gaps and global trends is required to design policy interventions. |
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