Learning innovation policy in a market-based context

process, issues and challenges for EU canditate-countries

Claire Nauwelaers (Author), Alasdair Reid (Author)

Abstract

This article draws lessons from the level of development and governance systems of innovation policy in the thirteen European Union (EU) candidate countries concerned. In particular, the article addresses the question of whether the design and implementation of an innovation policy can only take place in mature market economies or whether innovation policy can be designed and implemented in the context of imperfect national innovation systems. It is argued that a variety of innovation policy governance models co-exist in the EU. Diversity is observed with regard to ministry- or agency-led policies, the degree of responsibility at regional level, and the strength of inter-ministerial co-ordination mechanisms. The authors conclude that there is no one-fits-all system of innovation governance. The degree of maturity in policy in the candidate countries is uneven, with Estonia, Hungary and Turkey appearing as the leading countries. Though with a number of caveats, the paper offers a positive response to the question if the candidate countries can learn from innovation policy developments in the EU. The main challenge for a successful benchmarking exercise in the innovation policy is to develop policy learning capabilities in the candidate countries.

Keywords

European union;political systems;learning;Članstvo;Inovacije;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2002
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UL FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
UDC:	32:061.1EU
COBISS:	21804637
ISSN:	1408-6980
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Učenje inovacijske politike v tržnem okolju
Secondary abstract:	Članek se opira na izkušnje dosedanjega razvoja inovacijske politike in njenega izvajanja v trinajstih kandidatkah za članstvo v Evropski uniji (EU). Še posebej se posveča vprašanju, ali je oblikovanje in izvajanje inovacijske politike mogoče samo v zrelih, tržno usmerjenih gospodarstvih, ali pa je takšno politiko mogoče oblikovati in izvajati tudi v nepopolnih inovacijskih sistemih. Avtorja trdita, da v EU soobstaja vrsta različnih modelov upravljanja inovacijskih politik. Razlike je mogoče opaziti glede vodenja tovrstnih politik (ministrstvo ali posamezna agencija), stopnje odgovornosti na regionalni ravni in moči koordinativnih mehanizmov med ministrstvi. Na podlagi raziskanega sklepata, da ni univerzalnega modela upravljanja pri inovacijah. Tudi stopnja zrelosti politik držav kandidatk na tem področju je različna, pri čemer so največji napredek dosegle Estonija, Madžarska in Turčija. Kljub vsemu pa avtorja menita, da je mogoče z optimizmom odgovoriti na vprašanje, ali se države kandidatke lahko učijo iz izkušenj EU, če bodo le razvile politiko, ki bo takšno učenje tudi omogočila.
Secondary keywords:	Evropska unija;politični sistemi;učenje;Membership;Innovations;
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 357-379, 482, 485
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ5
Issue:	ǂno. ǂ4
Chronology:	Dec. 2002
ID:	14890058