Iranian Association for Management of Technology Journal of Science and Technology Policy 20080840 12 2 2019 06 22 Roadmapping: an Instrument for Formulating and Implementing STI Policies Roadmapping: an Instrument for Formulating and Implementing STI Policies 543 559 13725 FA Fateme Sadat Rahmati Ph.D. Candidate of Science and Technology Policy Making, Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST),Tehran, Iran Maziar Attari Expert Researcher; BTF Institute, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2019 08 24 STI policies face many challenges in societies including ambiguities and uncertainties toward the future. To tackle with challenges, many instruments are developed. Roadmapping as one of these instruments initially is used as a planning tool at the firm level in technology development, but during the last years, national science, technology and innovation (STI) policy makers have become aware of the potential roadmapping offers for strategic technology and innovation management and begun applying it in the context of STI policy and priority setting in this context especially. Recently, to meet the need of STI policies, some of roadmap features have been strengthened, including: holistic (attention to social issues and the social context of innovations and policies), alternative futures (use of different scenarios toward different perspectives), and participation and active learning. In this way, it has become a powerful instrument of STI policy. This paper introduces the roadmapping concept history, structure, and processes, and designing and implementing the STI policies, and finally, lists the STI's performance indicators. STI policies face many challenges in societies including ambiguities and uncertainties toward the future. To tackle with challenges, many instruments are developed. Roadmapping as one of these instruments initially is used as a planning tool at the firm level in technology development, but during the last years, national science, technology and innovation (STI) policy makers have become aware of the potential roadmapping offers for strategic technology and innovation management and begun applying it in the context of STI policy and priority setting in this context especially. Recently, to meet the need of STI policies, some of roadmap features have been strengthened, including: holistic (attention to social issues and the social context of innovations and policies), alternative futures (use of different scenarios toward different perspectives), and participation and active learning. In this way, it has become a powerful instrument of STI policy. This paper introduces the roadmapping concept history, structure, and processes, and designing and implementing the STI policies, and finally, lists the STI's performance indicators. https://jstp.nrisp.ac.ir/article_13725_ae49f5f424fc0f61452fb913e15b6cd4.pdf