The Systems of Innovation Approach and Innovation Policy: An account of the state of the art

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ByCharles EdquistHome page: http://www.tema.liu.se/tema-t/sirp/chaed.htmE-mail: Charles.Edquist@tema.liu.seLead paper presented at the DRUID Conference, Aalborg, June 12-15, 2001, under theme F:‘National Systems of Innovation, Institutions and Public Policies’Draft of 2001-06-01Contents1. Introduction 22. Systems and Systems Analysis 43. The Main Components of Systems of Innovation (SIs) 54. Taxonomies of Innovations 65. The Main Functions of SIs 86. Relations between Components and Functions in SIs 127. Boundaries of SIs: spatial, sectoral and functional 128. The Evolutionary Heritage of the SI Approach 159. Other Kinds of Learning than Innovation Processes - in Systems of Learning? 1610. SIs and the State 1710.1. Innovation Policy and Policy Implications of the SI Approach 1810.2. The Design and Implementation of Innovation Policy 1912. Conclusions 20References 20