Forging New Frontiers in Mission‑Oriented Innovation Policies

Annex D. Mission Forward conference participants

The Mission Forward Conference was held in Vienna in October 2024. The event was by invitation only, reserved specifically for managers and policymakers directly involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of MOIPs. The conference gathered 140 participants, representing 40 unique mission-oriented initiatives/organisations in 23 countries, and 41 unique missions in a wide range of challenge areas. Table D.1 provides an overview of the different initiatives and individual missions that were present.

Table D.1. Mission Forward conference participants

Country or organisation	MOIP Initiative	Missions (when relevant)*
Australia	CSIRO missions	Drought Resilience Hydrogen Industry
Austria	Austrian EU missions	Austrian Mission Cancer Action Group Austrian Mission Cities Action Group Austrian Mission Climate Action Group Austrian Mission Soil Action Group Austrian Mission Waters Action Group
	Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology’s missions	Austrian Mission on Energy Transition Austrian Mission on Mobility Transition
Belgium	Circular Economy Flanders	MOIP initiative level
	S3 Wallonia	Green Hydrogen Waste2Bio
Brazil	National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development’s Structuring and Mobilizing Programs	MOIP initiative level
Canada	NRC Challenges	Arctic and Northern
Czechia	Czechia’s National Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) 2021-2027	MOIP initiative level
Denmark	Aalborg University missions	MOIP initiative level
	Innomissions	AgriFoodTure (Climate and Environment-friendly Agriculture and Food Production) CE-PT (Circular Economy with a focus on Plastics and Textiles) INNO-CCUS (carbon capture utilisation and storage) MissionGreenFuels (green fuels for transportation and industry – power-to-X, etc.)
European Commission	EU missions	Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Soil Deal
Finland	Business Finland missions	Digital Native Finland
	The Academy of Finland’s Flagship Programmes	DIWA – Digital Waters flagship
France	French EU missions	IP initiative level
	National Acceleration Strategy	Advanced Technologies for Energy Systems Recyclability, recycling and reincorporation of materials/bio-based products and sustainable fuels
Germany	Future Research and Innovation Strategy	MOIP initiative level
International Science Council	Pilot Science Missions	MOIP initiative level
Ireland	Research Ireland’s Challenge Funding	Irish Aid Challenges – SDG 13 and newly launched SDG 2
Japan	Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program	MOIP initiative level
Korea	Alchemist	Artificial Eco-Food (cell-cultured meat)
	Comprehensive Plan to Solve Social Problems Based on Science and Technology	Ageing Mission
	National Strategic Technology Policy	MOIP initiative level
Lithuania	Instrument for mission-based science and innovation	MOIP initiative level
Mission Innovation	Mission Innovation	MOIP initiative level
Nesta	Nesta	Fairer Start
Netherlands	Mission-Driven Innovation Policy	Circular economy Top consortium for Knowledge and Innovation (TKI) Construction and Technology TKI Health Holland, healthcare sector TKI Holland High Tech TKI Urban Energy
Norway	Norway national missions	Circular economy Sustainable feed
	Pilot-E	MOIP initiative level
Spain	Barcelona Metropolitan Commitment 2030	MOIP initiative level
	Smart Specialisation Strategy in Catalonia 2030 (RIS3CAT)	Bioeconomy Mission Manresa-Bages Shared Agenda
Sweden	Impact Innovation	Metals and Minerals Net Zero Industry Program SustainGov
	Vinnova pilot missions	MOIP initiative level
United Kingdom	Camden Council missions	MOIP initiative level
	Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund	Healthy Ageing, Transforming Construction Challenge
	Quantum Strategy missions	MOIP initiative level
United States	Department of Energy’s Energy Earthshots	MOIP initiative level

Note: * Conference participants could represent a whole MOIP initiative and/or a specific mission within this initiative.