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dc.titleThe Age of Missions: Addressing Societal Challenges Through Mission-Oriented Innovation Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
dc.contributor.authorMazzucato, Mariana
dc.contributor.authorPenna, Caetano C. R.
dc.contributor.orgunitCompetitiveness, Technology and Innovation Division
dc.coverageColombia
dc.coverageMexico
dc.coverageChile
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.date.available2020-11-06T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2020-11-06T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractCountries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) face the challenge of finding new growth engines that allow them to achieve and sustain high levels of economic and social development in the long term. Social development implies that the objective is not to grow for growths sake, but to achieve a certain type of growth that goes in a certain direction, that ensures improvements in the standard and quality of life of people. In this context, mission-oriented policies can be key to directing investment in innovation toward solving the main challenges that countries face. Mission-oriented policies have been implemented in some LAC countries, obtaining different results and lessons learned. This document conceptualizes and characterizes mission-oriented innovation policies and offers criteria to select missions and challenges. It presents the key results and lessons from six case studies, highlighting their dynamics of implementation and outcomes. Finally, it provides conclusions and recommendations for policymakers.
dc.format.extent39
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002828
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-Age-of-Missions-Addressing-Societal-Challenges-Through-Mission-Oriented-Innovation-Policies-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/La-era-de-las-misiones-Como-abordar-los-desafios-sociales-mediante-politicas-de-innovacion-orientadas-por-misiones-en-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectInnovation Policy
dc.subjectCompetitiveness
dc.subjectInstitutional Capacity
dc.subjectProductivity Growth
dc.subjectDigital Skill
dc.subjectTechnological Innovation
dc.subjectBusiness Innovation
dc.subjectTechnology-Based Entrepreneurship
dc.subject.jelcodeO30 - Innovation • Research and Development • Technological Change • Intellectual Property Rights: General
dc.subject.jelcodeO33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences • Diffusion Processes
dc.subject.jelcodeO20 - Development Planning and Policy: General
dc.subject.jelcodeO10 - Economic Development: General
dc.subject.jelcodeD24 - Production • Cost • Capital • Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity • Capacity
dc.subject.jelcodeO40 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General
dc.subject.jelcodeF43 - Economic Growth of Open Economies
dc.subject.keywordsinnovation;Latin America;economic growth;technology;innovation policies;Caribbean;Productivity;Competitiveness;digital skills measurement;international surveys;digital talent/skills;technological advances;mission-oriented policies;inclusive innovation
dc.typeLearning Materials
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-LM-00276
idb.operationRG-T2726
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