Innovation ecosystems in banking and monetary sector: competitiveness versus sustainability

This paper addresses the innovation ecosystems configuration of the banking and monetary sector, checking its innovation orientation for competitiveness and sustainability. To achieve this objective, the actors’ perspective from the reframed Innovation Helix is applied. The main result is that the Banking and monetary authorities are rather centred on short-term system stability, which at the longer term can be counterproductive in terms of sustainability. Industry is mainly centred on competitiveness however increasingly taking into account the ‘green transition’. The society, academia and natural environment visions are strongly focused on sustainability. Currency innovations are envisaged at all the levels, bringing different proposals which can be complementary and that bring the potential of more bottom-up initiatives, collaboration and sustainability in socioecological dimension. Metamodern prospect enriches the standpoint

Innovation Ecosystems in the European Union: Towards a Theoretical Framework for their Structural Advancement Assessment

A theoretical framework to describe and assess the advancement of innovation ecosystems in the contemporary European Union is more than necessary in order to map actors and processes, and thus provide a more comprehensive and dynamic approach. For actors, the reframed innovation helix perspective is applied, while the multilevel perspective is used for processes. At each innovation progress stage, other actors should have a slightly different role, be more active and important, and also relate to each other in a different manner. The emergence and density of intermediary actors are seen as important aspects. From the process perspective, the innovation application and also its adoption at the sociotechnical landscape level are seen as crucial. Thus, collective intelligence with societal implications and consideration for the environment evolve into the key ingredients of an advanced innovation ecosystem in the European Union

Innovation Ecosystems in the EU: Policy Evolution and Horizon Europe Proposal Case Study (the Actors’ Perspective)

At the European Union (EU) level, innovation matter is acknowledged as crucial for progress and sustainability. Related policy action is materialized through Horizon Europe, the 9th Framework Program (FP) for research and development (R&D). The present 8th FP, Horizon 2020, is already considered the biggest public innovation support program in the world. Accordingly, the 9th FP is a cornerstone of innovation ecosystems configuration in the EU and, thus, should be carefully evaluated. In this paper, the analysis of the forthcoming FP proposal is made and a previously developed framework for the structural advancement assessment of innovation ecosystems was applied. The Actor’s viewpoint from the “innovation helix” is especially advantageous for a thorough evaluation. In conclusion, the Horizon Europe proposal does take into account the knowledge triangle or triple helix (Academia, Government, Industry) with “tacit”, however not very explicit, commitment towards complementing Society and Natural Environment dimensions. The process perspective of innovation is highlighted, particularly in terms of overcoming the “valley of death”; nevertheless, private innovation financing levels are still a matter of concern. If the sustainability is to be achieved, consistently allowing for socioecological transformation, authors recommend the orchestration of efforts, especially in the involvement of Society and implication in innovation, as well as in the Natural Environment orientation

A New European Bauhaus for a Culture of Transversality and Sustainability

This article provides a critical study of a New European Bauhaus initiative in the context of transversality, relational nature and sustainability of construction, architecture and civil engineering. Social and environmental factors in this ecosystem of innovation are highlighted, as well as the perspectives of actors within it. The relationships between art, technology and science of historical Bauhaus are assessed. The investigation of transversality was carried out using a visual tool developed by the authors, CATI, considering sustainability as the backbone. The New European Bauhaus is a pool of innovation that is supported by governments, academia, industry, society and the (natural) environment. It aims at social, environmental and cultural sustainability and includes ideas of social transformation. It is necessary to absorb the impact and overwhelming cultural consequences of previous and current Industrial Revolutions, principally relying on cyber–physical systems to generate spaces and collective intelligence. The climate crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic have increased the need for new approaches, expanding the concept of smart cities to smart territories, taking into account participation in society and general inclusivity

Ciencia en Sociedad. Reflexiones en el marco de su relación bidireccional

Con autorización de la editorial para este libro. La edición de este libro estuvo a cargo de Jesús Rey Rocha y Víctor Ladero.Este libro surge como una iniciativa para compilar una serie de artículos alumbrados a partir de la génesis del Grupo CURIE (Científic@s Unid@s por la Reactivación de la Investigación en España), semilla de la Asociación Española para el Avance de la Ciencia (AEAC). Durante meses sus miembros estuvieron intercambiando reflexiones y debatiendo sobre la distancia entre la ciencia y la sociedad, y la necesidad de crear una asociación que llenase ese vacío entre los científicos y los ciudadanos, que apostase por llevar la ciencia y los conocimientos generados por la misma a toda la sociedad, tal y como establecen la Declaración de Derechos Humanos y la Constitución Española, en su artículo 44.Peer reviewe

Reseña de Negociación tridimensional. Herramientas poderosas para cambiar el juego en sus negociaciones más importantes

La capacidad del verdadero estratega se demuestra cuando éste es capaz, no de hacer una buena negociación, sino de cambiar las reglas del juego y transformar los escenarios. Es justamente en este punto donde el libro Negociación Tridimensional hace una contribución valiosa y genera las mejores aportaciones. Se compone de 15 capítulos que ayudan al lector a reconocer la importancia de pensar estratégicamente para actuar oportunamente

Internacionalización y competitividad de los mercados locales (agroindustria)

La transversalidad de la economía naranja y su contribución a la resiliencia en la economía local. Presentado en la Red "Desarrollo de la Inteligencia Colectiva" y basado en el artículo From internationalization to local markets poverty alleviation and competitiveness in the agro-industrial sector of Latin America

Innovación y finanzas

La innovación en el sector financiero está avanzando, hay muchas causas y los efectos más visibles se dirigen hacia unos campos determinados, como el emergente sector de las Fintechs, Blockchain y desde luego el cambio regulatorio que intenta acompañar a la expansión continua de la digitalización y el cambio social correspondiente

Innovation ecosystems in banking and monetary sector: competitiveness versus sustainability

This paper addresses the innovation ecosystems configuration of the banking and monetary sector, checking its innovation orientation for competitiveness and sustainability. To achieve this objective, the actors’ perspective from the reframed Innovation Helix is applied. The main result is that the Banking and monetary authorities are rather centred on short-term system stability, which at the longer term can be counterproductive in terms of sustainability. Industry is mainly centred on competitiveness however increasingly taking into account the ‘green transition’. The society, academia and natural environment visions are strongly focused on sustainability. Currency innovations are envisaged at all the levels, bringing different proposals which can be complementary and that bring the potential of more bottom-up initiatives, collaboration and sustainability in socioecological dimension. Metamodern prospect enriches the standpoint.Este documento aborda la configuración de ecosistemas de innovación del sector de la banca y moneda, verificando su orientación de innovación en términos de la competitividad y la sostenibilidad. Para lograr este objetivo, se aplica la perspectiva de los actores desde la Hélice de Innovación reformulada. El resultado principal es que las autoridades bancarias y monetarias están principalmente centradas en la estabilidad del sistema a corto plazo, que puede ser contraproducente a largo plazo en términos de sostenibilidad. La industria está orientada principalmente hacia la competitividad, aunque cada vez se tiene más en cuenta la ‘transición ecológica’. Las visiones desde la sociedad, academia y el medio ambiente se enfocan con fuerza en la sostenibilidad. Las innovaciones en moneda traen diferentes propuestas que pueden ser complementarias y que brindan el potencial de más iniciativas desde abajo, la colaboración y sostenibilidad en términos socioecológicos. El prospecto metamoderno enriquece el punto de vista, especialmente en cuanto al atrevimiento a saber, que este artículo intenta potenciar