Innovation road-mapping for the Sustainable Development Goals
2 October 2017
IIPP and Sustainable Development Solutions Network held a seminar at University College London with key experts to explore the role of innovation in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) and the (SDSN) have formed a collaboration around innovation and technology road-mapping for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As a first joint event, IIPP and SDSN held a scoping seminar organised at University College London on October 2nd 2017. The seminar brought together key experts from across the globe to explore the way in which the mission-oriented approach to innovation, a key work stream in IIPP, can be used to develop a framework for developing technology roadmaps for SDGs in a few priority areas - including health and renewable energy. Â
The seminar was structured around five sessions:
Session I
An overview of the innovation and technology challenges in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University, SDSN & Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø IIPP
Mission-oriented innovation framework
Mariana Mazzucato, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø IIPP & SDSN
Technology Roadmaps and innovation platforms: UK case study
Dan Hodges, Innovate UK
Session II
Interactions of market and non-market institutions to foster the development of technologies for SDGs
Richard Nelson, Columbia University
The transition to sustainability: Role of (innovation) policy in promoting structural change
Jan Fagerberg, University of Oslo
Discussion, Luc Soete, Maastricht University
Session III
Agriculture and food
Erik Millstone, University of Sussex
Health innovation
Sonia Sachs, SDSNÂ Â
Session IV
Sustainable cities
Dan Hill, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø IIPP, Arup
Space missions and SDGs
Douglas K R Robinson, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø, IPP and CNRS, LISIS, France
Session V
Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and SDGs
Mike Batty, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Casa
Digital Governance and SDGs
Rainer Kattel, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø IIPP
Low-Carbon Economy
Jim Watson, UK Energy Research Center
Will McDowall, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Energy Institute
Managing IPR and SDGs
Andrea Laplane, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø IIPP