EurActive: A cross-country comparison of innovation policy and performance

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EurActive reports on a recently released OECD report that ties innovation policy with economic and social gowth and well-being:

Using a common framework based on the National Innovation Systems approach this report highlights countries’ strengths and weaknesses in innovation, as well as the effectiveness of their innovation policies in driving economic performance. Taken together, the country studies constitute a rich evidence base which will be of considerable interest to innovation policy makers in all OECD countries. They indicate that countries share a need to adapt – or even profoundly change – their innovation policies in order to deal with opportunities and threats posed by new technological and economic developments.

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