Updated A.Y. 2025-2026
Schedule and Reading Assignments
1-Day, Month 2026 Introduction to Research Policy (slides)
2-Day, Month 2026 Introduction to Innovation Economics (slides)
3-Day, Month 2026 Research Agenda (Kingdon, ch. 1, p. 1-20)
4-Day, Month 2026 Inside of Government (Kingdon, ch. 2, p. 21-44)
5-Day, Month 2026 Outside of Government (Kingdon, ch. 3, p. 45-70)
6-Day, Month 2026 Policy Window (Kingdon, ch. 3, p. 165-195)
7-Day, Month 2026 Open Innovation (EU-RTD, ch. 1, p. 11-30)
8-Day, Month 2026 Open Science (EU-RTD, ch. 2, p. 33-55)
9-Day, Month 2026 Open to the World (EU-RTD, ch. 2, p. 59-79)
10-Day, Month 2026 Research Infrastructures Policy (ESFRI, part 1, p. 7-31)
11-Day, Month 2026 Landscape Analysis of Domains (ESFRI, part 2, p. 37-114)
12-Day, Month 2026 Data (ESFRI, part 2, p. 41-47)
13-Day, Month 2026 Energy (ESFRI, part 2, p. 49-60)
14-Day, Month 2026 Environment (ESFRI, part 2, p. 63-65)
15-Day, Month 2026 Health & Food (ESFRI, part 2, p. 77-87)
16-Day, Month 2026 Physical Sciences & Engineering (ESFRI, part 2, p. 89-103)
17-Day, Month 2026 Social & Cultural Innovation (ESFRI, part 2, p. 105-114)
18-Day, Month 2026 Humanities (ESFRI, part 2, p. 111-112, 185-190)
19-Day, Month 2026 Social Sciences (ESFRI, part 2, p. 112, 229-233)
20-Day, Month 2026 Big data (ESFRI, part 2, p. 112-115, p. 193)
21-Day, Month 2026 Conclusion (ESFRI, p. 149-161)
Questo corso offre una panoramica sulla globalizzazione della scienza, della tecnologia e dell’innovazione, comprese le tendenze globali nel modo in cui la conoscenza viene prodotta e distribuita, lo sviluppo delle istituzioni e la politica globale. Mostra come il cambiamento tecnologico e l’innovazione siano influenzati dal ruolo dei paesi emergenti nella generazione di conoscenze scientifiche e tecnologiche e dalle multinazionali, e come le riforme in materia di diritti di proprietà intellettuale e commercio mondiale siano state influenzate dai flussi sempre più internazionali di conoscenza, tecnologia e innovazione. Affronta le principali tendenze della politica globale, tra cui un significativo spostamento verso la ricerca scientifica privata, il cambiamento nella distribuzione delle conoscenze scientifiche e tecniche e una maggiore consapevolezza da parte dei responsabili politici dell’impatto economico e tecnologico dell’attività scientifica. Il corso si concentrerà sulla definizione di un programma di ricerca che fornisca raccomandazioni alle agenzie di finanziamento su argomenti poco studiati e altamente rilevanti, e fornirà anche linee guida per l’ottimizzazione degli sforzi di ricerca al fine di evitare sovrapposizioni e, ove possibile, colmare le lacune nello spettro globale e nelle iniziative nazionali. Il corso riunisce le principali intuizioni concettuali alla base dell’impegno dell’Europa verso un programma di ricerca che attui l’innovazione aperta, la scienza aperta e l’apertura al mondo, ed evidenzia le azioni già in corso o in fase di preparazione. Un programma strategico di ricerca e innovazione affronta questioni quali: come trarre vantaggio e accedere alle conoscenze e alle competenze disponibili? Come promuovere l’accumulo di conoscenze e competenze? E come colmare le lacune nelle conoscenze? La seconda parte del corso fornirà un’analisi approfondita delle infrastrutture di ricerca europee con un impatto globale nei settori dei dati, dell’energia, dell’ambiente, della salute e dell’alimentazione, delle scienze fisiche e dell’ingegneria, nonché dell’innovazione sociale e culturale.
MANDATORY
European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (2015): Open Innovation, Open Science, Open to the World – A Vision for Europe, Luxembourg: Publication Office of the European Union. DOI 10.2777/061652(open access).
European Strategy Forum Research Infrastructures (2021): Strategy Report Research Infrastructures: Roadmap 2021. Brussels: Science and Technology Facilities Council. ISBN 978-88-943243-6-5 (open access).
Kingdon, John W. (2014): Agenda, Alternatives, and Public Policies (2nd ed.). Harlow: Pearson. ISBN 978-1-269-37450-6 (open access).
OPTIONAL
Archibugi, Daniele/Filippetti, Andrea (2015): The Handbook of Global Science, Technology, and Innovation. London: Wiley. DOI:10.1002/9781118739044.
Chesbrough, Herbert W. (2003): Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. ISBN 1-57851-837-7 (open access).
European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (2015): Bridge over Troubled Waters? The Link between European Historical Heritage and the Future of European Integration: Insights from Social Sciences and Humanities Research on Reflective Societies. Luxembourg: Publication Office of the European Union. DOI 102777/534076 (open access).
Pozzo, Riccardo (2021): History of Philosophy and the Reflective Society. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter. DOI 10.1515/9783110709292 (open access).
Pozzo, Riccardo/Boubtane, Ekrame/d’Albis, Hippolyte/Greco Tonegutti, Raffaella/Paravati, Claudio (2022) “A Future Agenda for Migration Studies,” in Introduction to Migration Studies: An Interactive Guide to the Literatures on Migration and Migration-related Diversities, ed. Peter Scholten (Cham: Springer), 483-500. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-92377-8_29.
Caussé, Alexandre/Cazenave, Élodie/Giry-Deloison, Charles/Gâman, Miruna/Grano, Marica/Heritage, Alison/Liévaux, Pascal/Spini, Lucilla/Virgili, Vania/Warren, Katherine/ Zoppo, Giuseppe (2025): ARCHE Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda and Its Synthesis (Paris: Heritage Research Alliance, 2025), 92 p.https://www.heritageresearch-hub.eu/app/uploads/2025/06/ARCHE-D2.6-ARCHE-SRIA-and-its-Synthesis.pdf.
Updated A.Y. 2025-2026
Schedule and Reading Assignments
1-Day, Month 2026 Introduction to Research Policy (slides)
2-Day, Month 2026 Introduction to Innovation Economics (slides)
3-Day, Month 2026 Research Agenda (Kingdon, ch. 1, p. 1-20)
4-Day, Month 2026 Inside of Government (Kingdon, ch. 2, p. 21-44)
5-Day, Month 2026 Outside of Government (Kingdon, ch. 3, p. 45-70)
6-Day, Month 2026 Policy Window (Kingdon, ch. 3, p. 165-195)
7-Day, Month 2026 Open Innovation (EU-RTD, ch. 1, p. 11-30)
8-Day, Month 2026 Open Science (EU-RTD, ch. 2, p. 33-55)
9-Day, Month 2026 Open to the World (EU-RTD, ch. 2, p. 59-79)
10-Day, Month 2026 Research Infrastructures Policy (ESFRI, part 1, p. 7-31)
11-Day, Month 2026 Landscape Analysis of Domains (ESFRI, part 2, p. 37-114)
12-Day, Month 2026 Data (ESFRI, part 2, p. 41-47)
13-Day, Month 2026 Energy (ESFRI, part 2, p. 49-60)
14-Day, Month 2026 Environment (ESFRI, part 2, p. 63-65)
15-Day, Month 2026 Health & Food (ESFRI, part 2, p. 77-87)
16-Day, Month 2026 Physical Sciences & Engineering (ESFRI, part 2, p. 89-103)
17-Day, Month 2026 Social & Cultural Innovation (ESFRI, part 2, p. 105-114)
18-Day, Month 2026 Humanities (ESFRI, part 2, p. 111-112, 185-190)
19-Day, Month 2026 Social Sciences (ESFRI, part 2, p. 112, 229-233)
20-Day, Month 2026 Big data (ESFRI, part 2, p. 112-115, p. 193)
21-Day, Month 2026 Conclusion (ESFRI, p. 149-161)
This course provides an overview of the globalization of science, technology, and innovation, including global trends in the way knowledge is produced and distributed, the development of institutions, and global policy. It shows how technological change and innovation are shaped by the role of emerging countries in the generation of science and technological knowledge, and transnational corporations, and how reforms in intellectual property rights and world trade have been affected by the increasingly international flows of knowledge, technology, and innovation. It addresses major trends in global policy, including a significant shift toward private scientific research, the change in the distribution of science and technical knowledge, and a heightened awareness among policymakers of the economic and technological impact of scientific activity. The course will focus on setting a research agenda, which provides recommendations for funding agencies regarding under-researched and highly relevant topics, it also provides roadmaps for the optimization of research efforts to avoid overlapping, and, where possible, to close the gaps in the global spectrum and national initiatives. The course brings together key conceptual insights behind Europe’s commitment to a research agenda that implements Open Innovation, Open Science and Open to the World and highlights actions that are already taking place or are being prepared. A Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda addresses questions such as: How to benefit from and get access to available knowledge and expertise? How to promote the accumulation of knowledge and expertise? and how to address gaps in knowledge? The second part of course will provide an extensive analysis of European research infrastructures with a global impact in the domains of Data, Energy, Environment, Health & Food, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Social & Cultural Innovation. Prerequisites: Since these are fundamentals, prior knowledge of research policy and innovation economics is not required.
MANDATORY
European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (2015): Open Innovation, Open Science, Open to the World – A Vision for Europe, Luxembourg: Publication Office of the European Union. DOI 10.2777/061652(open access).
European Strategy Forum Research Infrastructures (2021): Strategy Report Research Infrastructures: Roadmap 2021. Brussels: Science and Technology Facilities Council. ISBN 978-88-943243-6-5 (open access).
Kingdon, John W. (2014): Agenda, Alternatives, and Public Policies (2nd ed.). Harlow: Pearson. ISBN 978-1-269-37450-6 (open access).
OPTIONAL
Archibugi, Daniele/Filippetti, Andrea (2015): The Handbook of Global Science, Technology, and Innovation. London: Wiley. DOI:10.1002/9781118739044.
Chesbrough, Herbert W. (2003): Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. ISBN 1-57851-837-7 (open access).
European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (2015): Bridge over Troubled Waters? The Link between European Historical Heritage and the Future of European Integration: Insights from Social Sciences and Humanities Research on Reflective Societies. Luxembourg: Publication Office of the European Union. DOI 102777/534076 (open access).
Pozzo, Riccardo (2021): History of Philosophy and the Reflective Society. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter. DOI 10.1515/9783110709292 (open access).
Pozzo, Riccardo/Boubtane, Ekrame/d’Albis, Hippolyte/Greco Tonegutti, Raffaella/Paravati, Claudio (2022) “A Future Agenda for Migration Studies,” in Introduction to Migration Studies: An Interactive Guide to the Literatures on Migration and Migration-related Diversities, ed. Peter Scholten (Cham: Springer), 483-500. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-92377-8_29.
Caussé, Alexandre/Cazenave, Élodie/Giry-Deloison, Charles/Gâman, Miruna/Grano, Marica/Heritage, Alison/Liévaux, Pascal/Spini, Lucilla/Virgili, Vania/Warren, Katherine/ Zoppo, Giuseppe (2025): ARCHE Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda and Its Synthesis (Paris: Heritage Research Alliance, 2025), 92 p.https://www.heritageresearch-hub.eu/app/uploads/2025/06/ARCHE-D2.6-ARCHE-SRIA-and-its-Synthesis.pdf.
