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What are the implications of national innovation systems?

• 41 CONCLUSIONS A. Policy implications The study of national innovation systems offers new rationales and new approaches for government technology policies.

How does the OECD work on national innovation systems?

• C. Future research The OECD is building the linkages among the people in different countries engaged in work on national innovation systems. This is done through informal networking at meetings and workshops, as well as through more formal analyses of the components of innovation systems and the development of innovation indicators.

What is the interface between innovation and science systems?

• The interface between innovation and science systems was initially structured around national research organisa- tions and domestic firms, at a time when the strategic inter- ests of the different stakeholders converged easily towards national goals.

What are the analytical approaches to national innovation systems?

• 21 ANALYTICAL APPROACHES TO NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS A. Innovation surveys A more comprehensive approach to mapping national innovation systems is contained in firm-level innovation surveys, which question firms on their sources of knowledge relevant to innovation.