Integrating policy agendas for sustainable innovation: a quadruple helix approach to the European Green Deal and sustainability transitions

• Autorzy: Popper Monika , Popper Rafał , Rapetti Carina Alejandra , Pique Josep Miquel

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DOI

10.2478/emj-2025-0009

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper explores the integration of DIY (Do-It-Yourself) and crowdsourcing-driven innovation management with top-down policy frameworks to advance the European Green Deal and sustainability transitions. Drawing on the CASI (Common Framework for the Assessment and Management of Sustainable Innovation) project, it examines how CASI-F and its CASIPEDIA platform — a repository of over 700 sustainable innovation initiatives — can bridge local and global sustainability goals. Using a quadruple helix approach, the study highlights the role of innovation ecosystems in driving systemic change through the alignment of technological, economic, social, and environmental objectives. The paper compares the CASI SI agendas with the European Green Deal and sustainability transition agendas, identifying synergies, gaps, and opportunities for further alignment. Foresight is emphasised as a crucial tool to ensure innovation strategies remain adaptable, future-oriented, and resilient to emerging challenges. The findings underscore the importance of integrating grassroots innovations into broader policy frameworks to enhance sustainability transitions. Lastly, the paper recommends strengthening the Green Deal by fostering innovations from diverse actors, including those from the quadruple helix, and promoting the application of SMART foresight processes.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

sustainability transitions; innovation ecosystem; European Green Deal; crowdsourcing-driven innovation; quadruple helix; sustainable innovation (SI) agendas; foresight methodology; climate-neutral future

PL

transformacja; rozwój zrównoważony; ekosystem innowacji; Europejski Zielony Ład; innowacje oparte na crowdsourcingu; czterokrotna helisa; programy zrównoważonych innowacji (SI); metodologia prognozowania; przyszłość neutralna dla klimatu

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Białostockiej
• Czasopismo: Engineering Management in Production and Services
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 17, no. 2
• Strony: 1--22
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 37 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Popper Monika

• Futures Diamond Ltd, 9 Bold Street, Warrington, WA1 1DN, Manchester, United Kingdom

• https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7138-0002

autor

Popper Rafał

• Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Warsaw University ofTechnology, 02-524 Warsaw, Poland
• Smart Society Research Group, La Salle – Ramon Llull University, Sant Joan de La Salle 42, 08022, Barcelona, Spain
• Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4653-4994

autor

Rapetti Carina Alejandra

• Smart Society Research Group, La Salle – Ramon Llull University, Sant Joan de La Salle 42, 08022, Barcelona, Spain

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6423-7478

autor

Pique Josep Miquel

• Smart Society Research Group, La Salle – Ramon Llull University, Sant Joan de La Salle 42, 08022, Barcelona, Spain

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0215-0139

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