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Developmental Universities in Inclusive Innovation Systems

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A fundamental question concerning social inclusion is what kind of knowledge is being produced and diffused in the innovation system and for whom. Prevailing innovation policies are ill suited for a world deeply shaped by knowledge-based inequality and by environmental damage. Alternatives are needed in order to foster frugal and satisfactory innovation. A main clue is paying attention to the social demand of knowledge. That includes democratizing access to information. Considering some innovation policies as social policies and conversely can be very useful. The aim of new democratic knowledge policies is to curtail environmental and social threats by making Sustainable Human Development–friendly scenarios more feasible. Fundamental among such scenarios are what can be called Inclusive Innovation Systems. Their potential stakeholders deserve close consideration.

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Arocena, R., Göransson, B., Sutz, J. (2018). Inclusive Innovation Systems and Policies. In: Developmental Universities in Inclusive Innovation Systems. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64152-2_5

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