OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy.

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the innovation system of the Netherlands, focusing on the role of government and including concrete recommendations on how to improve policies that affect innovation and R & D performance. Foreword Table of contents Abbreviations and acronyms Executive summary Chapter 1. Overall assessment and recommendations 1.1. Achievements and challenges 1.2. Main strengths and weaknesses of the Dutch innovation system 1.3. Scope for improving and further developing innovation policy 1.4. Key issues and recommendations Chapter 2. Economic performance and framework conditions for innovation in the Netherlands 2.1. Macroeconomic performance and productivity growth 2.2. Globalisation and structural change 2.3. Framework conditions for innovation and entrepreneurship. 2.4. The role of innovation in future developmentNotes References Chapter 3. Innovation performance in the Netherlands 3.1. Innovation inputs 3.2. Innovation outputs Notes References Chapter 4. Innovation actors in the Netherlands 4.1. Business sector 4.2. Higher education institutions 4.3. Public research institutes Notes References Chapter 5. The role of government 5.1. STI policy in the Netherlands: An historical overview 5.2. Main policy actors 5.3. Governance: Agenda setting, co-ordination, evaluation and the top sectors 5.4. Supporting business R & D and innovation. 5.5. Nurturing innovation skills5.6. Investing in public-sector research 5.7. The regional dimension 5.8. Supporting international knowledge linkages Notes References Annex 5.A1 -- The evolution of Dutch innovation policy since 2002: An overview.