Penna, Caetano CR;
Mazzucato, Mariana;
De Oliveira Santos, Guilherme;
(2025)
Systemic capacities and capabilities for mission-oriented innovation policies: A novel framework and a case study of Brazil's Inova programme.
(UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) Working Paper
2025-02).
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP): London, UK.
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Abstract
This paper develops and applies a novel systemic framework for analysing the capacities and capabilities required for successful mission-oriented innovation policies. The framework identifies six critical dimensions where both structural capacities and dynamic capabilities must align: state, technical-administrative, policy, scientific-technological, industrial and demand dimensions. We demonstrate how specific capacities and capabilities contribute to policy outcomes through an explanatory case study of Brazil’s Inova programme, particularly comparing the PAISS Industrial (bioethanol) and Inova Petro (oil and gas) subprogrammes. While PAISS Industrial’s success stemmed from strong alignment across all dimensions and effective mobilisation of existing capabilities, Inova Petro struggled, despite substantial resources, due to misalignment between technical requirements and industry capabilities, coupled with limited market-shaping mechanisms. The analysis reveals that successful missionoriented policies require not just individual capacities and capabilities, but their systematic alignment and effective mobilisation across all dimensions. Furthermore, sophisticated design and implementation capabilities are central in translating capacity into impact, particularly when building upon previous experiences. The findings have significant implications for policy design, suggesting that mission-oriented policies should consider existing capacities and capabilities, while simultaneously serving as vehicles for developing new ones through implementation.
| Type: | Working / discussion paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Systemic capacities and capabilities for mission-oriented innovation policies: A novel framework and a case study of Brazil's Inova programme |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/publications/2025/f... |
| Language: | English |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Inst for Innovation and Public Purpose |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10210993 |
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