Application of Mission-Oriented Innovation Policies in Addressing Grand Challenges: Several Case Studies

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NRISP

10.22059/jppolicy.2026.402449.2786

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Mission oriented innovation policies define long term and measurable missions and use a policy mix in research, innovation, investment, regulation, and stakeholder participation to actively address grand challenges. Using document analysis, this study examines selected missions in the European Union and Iran, including the Cancer Mission, the Soil Deal and Carbon Neutral initiatives in the EU, and the Clean Air Program in Iran. The findings show that EU missions, with clear direction, central leadership, coherent coordination, continuous evaluation, feedback, portfolio management, and measurable sub goals, have achieved relatively high success. In contrast, Iran’s Clean Air mission, while supported by clear legal and strategic foundations, faces constraints in stakeholder engagement, cross sector coordination, monitoring, feedback, and portfolio management. Developing a national system for identifying and prioritizing grand challenges through mission based frameworks with clear performance indicators and feedback mechanisms is therefore essential.

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Iranian Journal of Public Policy

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Available Online from 12 April 2026

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