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This paper builds on the literature on mission-oriented innovation policy, governance, transition studies and innovation systems, and develops a structural-functional approach to formatively evaluate mission governance from a Mission-oriented Innovation Systems (MIS) perspective. Central to this MIS approach is the mission arena, a governance structure where actors formulate and govern the mission, by mobilizing and directing other, preexisting system components. Their goal is to meet the mission by developing and diffusing innovative mission solutions and destabilizing harmful practices. The MIS approach involves a problem-solutions diagnosis and an analysis of structural, functional, and systemic barriers. To provide formative mission governance recommendations, the systemic barriers are then contrasted with the mission arena’s governance tasks. To illustrate the value of the MIS approach, we use a case study of the Dutch mission for sustainable maritime shipping. This case study illustrates a mission arena striving to increase coherence amongst different innovation system structures in semblance of a MIS. The mission arena configuration of actors shaped the mission formulation and negotiated governance actions. Dominant industry networks negotiated green growth as problem direction and non-committal governance actions, which are likely ineffective for inherently transformative sustainability missions. The paper concludes by identifying directions for further developing the MIS approach and the mission arena concept.本文基于任务导向型创新政策、治理、转型研究与创新系统领域的既有文献，从任务导向型创新系统（Mission-oriented Innovation Systems, MIS）视角出发，构建结构-功能分析框架，对任务治理开展形成性评估。该MIS分析框架的核心是任务场域（mission arena）——一种治理结构，行动者可在此结构中通过动员与引导既有系统组件，制定并治理既定任务。其核心目标为：通过研发与推广创新性任务解决方案、破除有害实践，最终达成既定任务目标。MIS分析框架涵盖问题-方案诊断环节，以及对结构性、功能性与系统性障碍的剖析。为提出可优化任务治理的形成性建议，研究将系统性障碍与任务场域的治理任务进行对照分析。为展示MIS分析框架的应用价值，本文以荷兰可持续海运任务为例展开案例研究。该案例呈现了一个致力于提升不同创新系统结构间协同性、以趋近MIS规范形态的任务场域。任务场域内的行动者配置塑造了任务制定流程，并协商确定了相关治理举措。其中，主导产业网络将绿色增长定位为任务的问题导向，但仅商定了模糊摇摆、缺乏约束力的治理举措，这类举措对于本质上需要颠覆性变革的可持续性任务而言，大概率难以奏效。本文最后明确了进一步完善MIS分析框架与任务场域概念的研究方向。