Research on processes of innovation has emphasised the role of (publicly funded) research institutions (RTOs) as well … as the embeddedness of innovation procedures in a systemic context. This paper deals with the changing contribution of … RTOs to innovation systems due to the emergence of a highly differentiated service economy. It is part of a larger research …

importance of the interactions and linkages among acteurs and institutions involved in innovation and technology development of a … country and calls such a web of interaction a national innovation system. The theoretical and empirical analyses on national … systems of innovation lead to the conclusion that countries differ in the way in which knowledge flows and that innovation …