Organisation
Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
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Acronym:
IIPP
Working paper
New economics of assistive technology: a call for a missions approach
The aim of this paper is to propose a model beyond the current assistive technology (AT) paradigm, which is often steeped in a market failure rationale. The authors propose a mission-oriented approach to AT which will enable a greater rate of innovation (thus directing and mobilising AT investments) and subsequently greater access to well-suited AT...
Working paper
Dynamic capabilities in the public sector: the case of the UK’s Government Digital Service
This study explores the concept of dynamic capabilities in the public sector. Using the UK’s Government Digital Service (GDS) as a case study, the authors demonstrate how such capabilities form and how they evolve over time.
Report
Welfare 5.0: why we need a social revolution
In this document, the author argues that investment is needed in the creation of a new social settlement — one that can address the very different social, economic technological and ecological crises of today. Arguing that this is a moment of paradigm change, the paper sets out a new purpose, vision and social code that...
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A framework for mission-oriented innovation policy roadmapping for the SDGs: the case of plastic-free oceans
This paper proposes and tests a mission-oriented policy roadmapping framework and process to help governments and international organisations address long-term societal challenges by supporting selected high-impact missions.
Working paper
Putting value creation back into ‘public value’: from market-fixing to market-shaping
This paper examines the intellectual origins of the notion of public value and argues that it relies too heavily on an intellectual framework derived from conventional economics, where the role of the public sector is largely reactive, focused on correcting market failures to enhance economic efficiency.