Mechanisms and Functions within a National Innovation System

Functions in Innovation System Approaches

In the last twenty years, a large number of innovation system approaches have emerged. Even though there are similarities between different approaches, they emphasise different aspects of innovation systems. Moreover, within each approach the system models differ in terms of the concepts used and the actors identified and emphasised. It might, therefore, be useful to see if there is any agreeme...

The evolution of Norway’s national innovation system

Characterizing Receiver-Active National System of Innovation

The Information Resources Allocation Mechanisms in The National Innovation System of Finland

Nowadays, scientific and technical innovation is the key force to enhance general competitive advantage and international status of the country. All countries have regarded strengthening the independent innovation capability as the strategic basis for national sustainable development, and are committed to their own national innovation system (NIS) planning and construction. NIS is a complex ope...

Following the Approach of National Innovation System: Evidence from National Innovation Platform in China

Derives from the National Innovation System (NIS) approach, and based on some prominent weakness in China’s National Innovation System (NIS), this paper argues that China’s National Innovation Platform (NIP) program places more emphasis on the infrastructure of innovation and can be seen as an early stage to form a completed innovation system, and aims at combining the efforts and resources of ...