Müfit Sabo (Gast)
Back in grace of mission-oriented innovation?
Not a day goes by without a newspaper announcing a new sustainable technology somewhere in the world or a government initiative to address a global challenge. This is certainly due to an awareness of our enormous challenges, but also to a new understanding of the role of governments in research and innovation (R&D). Indeed, governments seem to have rediscovered the virtues of mission-oriented R&D programs like Apollo (moon landing) or Manhattan (atomic bomb) missions carried out by direct interventions in R&D activities.Read more
