Innovation, Institutions and Development

Dr. Serdar Turkeli

Specialisation Track Coordinator
October 28, 2016
Maastricht, The Netherlands

Introduction -What does Innovation stand for?

The introduction of a new good/product/service that is one with which consumers are not
yet familiar or of a new quality of a good/product/service.
The introduction of an improved or better method of production/financing
/distribution/consumption, which founded upon a discovery scientifically new or not, and can
also exist in a better way of handling a commodity commercially.

The opening of a new market that is a market into which the particular branch of
agriculture/manufacture/services of the country in question has not previously entered,
whether or not this market has existed before.
The conquest of a new source of supply of raw materials or half-manufactured goods,
again irrespective of whether this source already exists or whether it has first to be created.
The carrying out of the better organization of any organization/industry, like the creation
of a monopoly position or the breaking up of a monopoly position.
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Introduction What is IID about?

Innovation refers to technological innovations, sectoral innovations (e.g. in energy, health,
transport, ICT, financial, creative sectors), environmental innovation/eco-innovation, public sector
innovation, social innovation
Institutions refer to the institutional bodies that have a role in or impact on the form and
functioning of the innovation systems, in a multi-level setting:
@ global level (e.g. UN, EU, WTO, World Bank, associations of multinational companies),
@ national level (e.g. governments/ministries, public administrations, agencies, national
systems of innovation),
@ regional level (e.g. municipalities, regional/metropolitan/local systems of innovation),
in reproducing and transforming norms, values or ideas and interests in a society by innovationrelated policies towards a scientific, technological and innovation-based development or progress,
towards knowledge-based and knowledge-led societies.
Development refers to economic growth, social progress, ecological (people + planet) well-being.
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Introduction Staff, Courses and Why?

Associate Prof. Dr. Adriaan van Zon
Innovation and the Global Income Distribution (FebruaryMarch)
The important role of the production and use of technological knowledge
Associate Prof. Dr. Thomas Ziesemer
Innovation and Development Patterns around the Globe (MarchApril)
How governments, multinational companies, international institutions (e.g., WTO, World Bank) by e.g. technology
transfer and intellectual property rights contributed to the development
Kirsten Haaland (Researcher)
Innovation Systems in the Global Economy (AprilMay)
Long-distance connections, concentrated development and use of knowledge in space, the role of public
institutions such as universities and public research institutes in the emergence and functioning of local,
regional, national clusters of knowledge production
Dr. Serdar Turkeli (NWO Post-doctoral Researcher, Lecturer, Coordinator)
Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (MayJune)
The policy realm of science, technology and innovation, how these policies emerged, how to design and
implement these policies, why government policy may contribute to enhance welfare in society at large specific
policy instruments in the field of science, technology and innovation policy, and techniques that can be used to
evaluate the efficiency and impact of these instruments.
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Introduction - Guest Lecturers

Prof. Dr. Rene Kemp , UNU-MERIT / ICIS
Prof. Shyama Ramani , UNU-MERIT
Dr. Michiko Iizuka, UNU-MERIT
Mr. Hugo Hollanders, UNU-MERIT
Dr. Sascha Wunsch-Vincent, WIPO
Dr. Annalisa Primi, OECD
Dr. Fulvia Farinelli, UNCTAD

(of former two years)

Dr. Saeed Parto

Dr. Gerhard Gudergan
Dr. Fulvia Farinelli
Dr. Asel Doranova
Dr. Pim den Hertog
Mr. Rob Kirschbaum
PhDc. Hugo Confraria
PhDc. Omar Rodriguez
PhDc. Michael Verba

Theoretical/Conceptual Framework(s)

Macroeconomic Theories
Theories of Economic Growth
Theories of Development
Concepts from Neoclassical versus
Evolutionary Economics
Multi-level Systems of Innovation (Local,
Metropolitan, Regional, National) systems of
innovation
International/Supranational systems (e.g.
EUs Innovation Union)
Indicators
Theories of Governance
Models of policy-making and change,
Styles of policy analysis

A taxonomy for measuring macro-level eco-innovation performance

Source: Janzen J. (2016) A Critical Review and Comparative Assessment
of Eco-Innovation Measurements: To what extent do they capture green
growth? UNU-MERIT/ MGSoG Master Thesis, Maastricht, 2016

Books, Articles; Videos, Events

Data - Online Repository of IID Database List

Version September 2016
Eco-Innovation Observatory
Climate Change: OECD DAC External Development Finance
http://www.eco-innovation.eu/
Statistics
Educational Attainment Dataset
http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/climate-change.htm
http://www.barrolee.com
Climate Energy Solutions Finance Center (Financial
European Commission JRC R&I
Instruments)
https://rio.jrc.ec.europa.eu/en/stats/key-indicators
https://finance.cleanenergysolutions.org/search/resource/ European Commission Environment Eco-innovation
Projects database
https://cleanenergysolutions.org/resources/databases
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecoinnovation/projects/en/project-search?
Climate Policy Database
European Environment Agency
http://www.climatepolicydatabase.org/
http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps
Climatescope
Environmental Democracy Index
http://www.environmentaldemocracyindex.org/map
http://global-climatescope.org/en/
Environmental Performance Index
Climateworks Philanthropic (Grants)
http://epi.yale.edu/country-rankings
http://www.climateworks.org/portfolios/grants-database/ Global Innovation Index
Creditor Reporting Systems
https://www.globalinnovationindex.org/content/page/G
II-Home
https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=CRS1
Global Green Economy Index
CORDIS primary information source for EU-funded projects http://knoema.com/fwtxwvc/global-green-economysince 1990
index
Global CleanTech Innovation Index
http://cordis.europa.eu/projects/home_en.html
http://www.cleantech.com/indexes/the-globalcleantech-innovation-index/

Green Economy Index

http://dualcitizeninc.com/global-green-economy-index/economicenvironmental-indicators.php?id=5
International trade statistics 2001-2015
http://www.intracen.org/itc/market-info-tools/trade-statistics/
Knoema World Data Atlas (Data hub)
http://knoema.com/atlas/matrix
International Energy Agency
http://www.iea.org/policiesandmeasures/
The Observatory for Economic Complexity
http://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/
OECD Green Growth Indicators
http://stats.oecd.org/
http://www.oecd.org/env/indicators-modellingoutlooks/greengrowthindicators.htm
OECD The Innovation Policy Platform
https://www.innovationpolicyplatform.org/
OECD R&D Statistics
http://www.oecd.org/innovation/inno/researchanddevelopmentsta
tisticsrds.htm
Open Energy Information
http://en.openei.org/wiki/Main_Page
Social Capability and Economic Growth (SOCDEV)
http://www.efm.bris.ac.uk/ecjrwt/abstracts/socgrow.htm
South-South and Triangular Cooperation Database (South-South and
Triangular)
http://stage.undp-ssc-mapping.org/
Sustainable Governance Indicators
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http://www.sgi-network.org/2015/

Methods and Skills (towards thesis)

Discussions and Concluding Remarks

You will discuss
(your) problematization and you will set up interesting IID, STI*, STI policy related research
questions
You will setup an IID or STI policy case or a policy relevance for the problem/issue
By using reliable/relevant data and adequate method(s) you will analyze the context and
content
You will provide evidence-based conclusions
IID or STI-related policy analysis & assessment;
IID or STI-related policy critique,
IID or STI-related policy design
IID or STI-related policy recommendations

*STI stands for Science, Technology and Innovation

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Appendix - Example Master Theses

(partial list written under my supervision) Global coverage, different sectors, cases etc.
Janzen J. (2016) A Critical Review and Comparative Assessment of Eco-Innovation Measurements: To what extent do they capture green growth? Unpublished master's
thesis, UNU-MERIT/MGSoG Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 107 pages, Second Reader: Hugo Confraria

Salsal, S. (2016). Technological Capability Promotion in Developing Countries: First Steps in the Attempt to Operationalise UNCTADs Proposed South-South Innovation and
Technology Pact (SITEP), Unpublished master's thesis, UNUMERIT/ MGSoG Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 185 pages, Second Reader: Hugo Confraria
Dechamps Y. (2016). The Circular economy in Singapore: A Sectoral and Institutional Analysis, Unpublished master's thesis, UNU-MERIT/MGSoG Maastricht University, Maastricht,
The Netherlands, 113 pages, Second Reader: Iulia Falcan
Clay T. (2016). The Technological and Financial Challenges in Transition toward a Circular Economy Unpublished master's thesis, UNU-MERIT/MGSoG Maastricht University,
Maastricht, The Netherlands, 92 pages, Second Reader: Iulia Falcan
Dufourmont J. (2016). Data and Participatory Challenges in Transition to a Circular Economy in European Cities, Unpublished master's thesis, UNU-MERIT/MGSoG Maastricht
University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 107 pages, Second Reader: Iulia Falcan
Gayathri I. (2016). The Extent of Impact of Greening Seaports on International Trade Competitiveness, Unpublished master's thesis, UNU-MERIT/MGSoG Maastricht University,
Maastricht, The Netherlands, 140 pages, Second Reader: Iulia Falcan
Omacar, T. (2015). Employment in the Technological Age: How can political and institutional differences affect responses to technological unemployment from an
Innovation systems and Varieties of capitalism framework approach? Unpublished master's thesis, UNU-MERIT/MGSoG Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 52
pages, Second Reader: Michael Verba
Schweiger, L (2015). Integration or Innovation? A new role for Non-Government Organisations in light of the Refugees Crisis, Unpublished master's thesis, UNU-MERIT/MGSoG
Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 71 pages, Second Reader: Nguyen Thuy
van den Bergh, M. (2014). Comparative Analysis of African Cooperation in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation with the EU and China: Cases of South Africa and
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Kenya, Unpublished master's thesis, UNU-MERIT/MGSoG Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 84 pages, Second Reader: Tobias Broich

Appendix and more!

We have a collaborative book project. Google Doc.
Establishing an online community of Alumni, basically a policy/ideas blog
.Deciding with the participants on other instruments to support identity of IID specialisation
track
.Job prospects vary (public adm., consultancies, private sector, banks, international
organisations, universities)
Arjun Tasker (USAID, USA)
Juul Pinxten (World Bank Jakarta, Indonesia)
Gayathri Iyer (Observer Research Foundation India, Asia-pacific region)
Jan Janzen (European Parliament, Brussels)
Joke Dufourmont ( Circle Economy, Amsterdam)
Yordi Dienstra (Dialogic)

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Thank you for your attention!

Q&A
Innovation, Institutions and Development
Dr. Serdar Turkeli
Specialisation Track Coordinator
Academic Advising Weeks
October 31 Nov 11, 2016 (every day between 10 am and 5 pm)
Maastricht, The Netherlands