Mission-oriented policy has gained increasing prominence in recent years, shaping political agendas across OECD countries and at the EU level. Germany, too, has embraced this approach, most notably through its High-Tech Strategy 2025. Building on this initial effort, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) introduced “mission teams” as part of its Future Strategy for Research and Innovation in 2023.
However, mission-oriented policy demands far more than that required for conventional policymaking approaches. Its success hinges on the development of new coordination mechanisms and governance models capable of navigating complex transformation processes effectively.