Interactions in knowledge systems: Foundations, policy implications and empirical methods
Published 1 November 1994Open access
Keith Smith
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Abstract
Recent years have seen fundamental changes in the ways we conceptualise innovation processes. The purpose of this paper is to explore one such reassessment, namely 'systems' approaches to innovation: the objective is to discuss the basis and policy implications of the approach, and then the extent to which policy-relevant empirical descriptions of systems are possible. What kinds of indicators and empirical methods can we use to characterise the profile and interactions of an innovation system?
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