Governance innovation : unlocking ICT potential Prof. Dr. Stefan Schepers Secretary general of the independent, tripartite High Level Group on Innovation Policy Management Director of EPPA Dublin, 12 June 2014

Institutions and technology evolution From bronze tools to iPhone : technology innovation effects economy and social life Role of institutions : organisation of societal interactions Key technological influences on the ‘modern’ state : printing press & steam machine

Creative destruction of institutions Present transformation : increasing complexity management gaps between - traditional governance objectives,methods and tools, dating from industrial economy; - new needs and objectives in economic, ecological and social systems; - insufficient governance innovation of methods and tools; - up- and downwards leakage of state powers

Governing ecological complexity Key is managing resilience : understanding dynamics, inter-actions and feedbacks in ecological systems to ensure restoration, adaptation, evolution Dominating ecological policy paradigm from 1970s : linear & legalistic regulatory trajectories Climate change research : understanding system complexity : possible with ICT know how New paradigm for governance of ecological sustainability : key role for ICT

Governing social stability Welfare state mechanisms : rooted in European metaphysical traditions, developed for and by industrial economy On-going social-cultural paradigm shifts : individualisation, networks, mobility, globalisation Complexity gaps : long term business cycles, driven by technology and global value chains versus national policies, driven by electoral cycles, in national frameworks Re-thinking democracy, legitimacy & accountability Key role for ICT : innovation of social tasks

Governing competitiveness & innovation Supra-national governance tools : regulations for opening up markets and setting common standards Economic competitiveness : creating space for disruptive technologies, managing multiple interdependent effects and feedbacks Fault line between European Union with macro-economic and market organisation tasks versus national governments with social tasks (education, health, social protection) Need for ecosystem approach to innovation & competitiveness : key to maintenance & modernisation welfare mechanisms ICT is key for managing inter-action between multiple stakeholders

To do list for ICT sector Re-thinking democracy, legitimacy & accountability Managing ecological resilience & economic competitiveness : ICT based policy & regulatory innovation New tools for collaborative governance of economic, social and ecological complexity between stakeholders