Abstract South Africa’s National Development Plan entrenches the importance of a capable developmental state for the country’s social and economic development. Likewise, the potential of science, technology and innovation to address development challenges is emphasised. The developmental state and inclusive innovation ideas have been in and out of the policy agenda since 1996 but have recently gained renewed policy attention. As part of an inclusive innovation for development agenda, the Department of Science and Technology facilitated the demonstration of a suite of basic service innovations in ‘distressed’ municipalities. This paper, using a mixed-methods approach, draws on the assessment of these demonstrations to reflect on key features which come to the fore in both the developmental state and inclusive innovation literature as crucial for success. In order to enjoy a measure of success in terms of developmental states and inclusive innovation for development, similar conditions are necessary: the encouragement and fostering of active participation by all stakeholders; sufficient financial resources and human capabilities at all levels; and strong collaborative and cohesive networks with similar purposes in mind. Once these form part of practice we are likely to see better implementation of inclusive innovation for development.

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创新促进南非发展：受困城市基本服务技术的经验

摘要南非的《国家发展计划》确立了一个有能力的发展国家对于该国社会和经济发展的重要性。同样，强调了科学，技术和创新解决发展挑战的潜力。自1996年以来，发展状态和包容性创新思想已列入和退出政策议程，但最近已引起新的政策关注。作为促进发展的包容性创新议程的一部分，科学技术部在“陷入困境的”城市中促进了一系列基本服务创新的示范。本文采用混合方法，通过对这些示范的评估，来反思在发展状态和包容性创新文学中对于成功至关重要的关键特征。为了在发展状态和包容性创新促进发展方面取得成功，必须有类似的条件：鼓励和促进所有利益攸关方的积极参与；各级有足够的财政资源和人员能力；以及具有类似目的的强大协作和凝聚力网络。一旦这些成为实践的一部分，我们很可能会看到包容性创新促进发展的更好实施。鼓励和促进所有利益相关者的积极参与；各级有足够的财政资源和人员能力；以及具有类似目的的强大协作和凝聚力网络。一旦这些成为实践的一部分，我们很可能会看到包容性创新促进发展的更好实施。鼓励和促进所有利益相关者的积极参与；各级有足够的财政资源和人员能力；以及具有类似目的的强大协作和凝聚力网络。一旦这些成为实践的一部分，我们很可能会看到包容性创新促进发展的更好实施。