6th International PhDays Conference (2025)

Abstract

The 6th edition of International PhDays Conference, taking place on March 5th, 6th & 7th at the INGENIO (CSIC-UPV) facilities in València, is a call for a critical reappraisal of innovation, in particular: the social understanding of its nature; the new challenges it poses, including environmental and socio-economic effects; and the policy responses that emerge or can be proposed to deal with them. This event will encourage debates in two parallel broad domains: `Pushing the boundaries: Redefining the limits of innovation' and `New forms of generating innovation'. We strive for detailed debates on the role of public administration as a facilitator of sustainable innovation, alongside case studies that provide key insights into both success and failure in innovation. Additionally, we invite transdisciplinary methodologies that advance new understanding of innovation while promoting equity and knowledge co-creation. The 6th edition of this conference, Re-focusing Innovation: Governance Frames, Innovation Ecosystems, and Co-creation Networks, will seek to promote dialogue around new governance models, innovation ecosystems, and networks that connect academia with civil society, businesses, and governments to address social, environmental, and economic challenges. We aim to engage in in-depth discussions about the role of public administration in facilitating sustainable innovation, supported by case studies that offer valuable lessons from both successful and unsuccessful innovations. Furthermore, we encourage the use of transdisciplinary approaches that enhance our understanding of innovation while fostering equity and collaborative knowledge co-creation.