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National Innovation System

Benoı̂t Godin · 2009 · Science Technology & Human Values

Summary. This paper traces the intellectual origins of the National Innovation System framework, showing that the OECD's work in the 1960s fundamentally shaped the systems approach to innovation that later researchers like Freeman, Nelson, and Lundvall developed. The author argues the OECD's emphasis on interconnected sectors—government, university, and industry—and their relationships as drivers of innovation performance directly influenced the framework that became central to innovation studies.

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Godin, B.. (2009). National Innovation System. Science Technology & Human Values. https://doi.org/10.1177/0162243908329187

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DOI
10.1177/0162243908329187
Countries
Canada
Regions
North America
Categories
innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
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2026-04-28