This discussion paper intends to describe the current status of the Chinese science and innovation system - mainly on the national level - as well as the developments of the past about 10 years that led to this current status.

This discussion paper addresses policy learning and policy implementation in China since about 2006. In particular, the potential change of research and innovation policy under Xi Jinping is discussed, as well as core policies and strategies to further improve the Chinese innovation system and...

The goal to address broader societal problems by mission-oriented research and inno-vation policy has brought new demands for the governance and implementation to the forefront and led to a great diversity of missions. By developing a typology for the clas-sification of different types of...

The transformative turn of innovation policy has resulted in calls for a more entrepreneurial and directional role of the state. However, the multiple roles that the state might play in such processes remain underexplored. This paper studies the embedded role of the state in four distinct modes...

This paper presents a framework to understand the impact of scientific knowledge on the policy-making process, focusing on the conceptual impact. We note the continuing dissatisfaction with the quality and effects of science-policy interactions in both theory and practice. We critique the...

[Einleitung] Die Bedingungen und Verlaufsformen von Innovationen haben sich in den letzten Jahren deutlich gewandelt. Stichworte sind hier veränderte Innovationsstrategien von Unterneh-men, "offene" Innovationsmodelle, steigende Anforderungen an Geschwindigkeit und Agilität von...

[Einleitung und Fragestellung] Die Digitalisierung ermöglicht, dass Nutzerinnen und Nutzer eine immer wichtigere Rolle im Innovationsgeschehen spielen. Darüber sind sich Innovationsforschung und Manage-mentliteratur einig. Allerdings ist unklar, wie weit die Öffnung von Innovationsprozessen...

This discussion paper intends to describe the current status of the Chinese science and innovation system - mainly on the national level - as well as the developments of the past about 10 years that led to this current status.

This discussion paper addresses policy learning and policy implementation in China since about 2006. In particular, the potential change of research and innovation policy under Xi Jinping is discussed, as well as core policies and strategies to further improve the Chinese innovation system and...

The transformative turn of innovation policy has resulted in calls for a more entrepreneurial and directional role of the state. However, the multiple roles that the state might play in such processes remain underexplored. This paper studies the embedded role of the state in four distinct modes...