This review of innovation policy in Slovenia offers a comprehensive assessment of Slovenia's innovation system, focusing on the role of government. It provides concrete recommendations and identifies good practices.
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Abbreviations and acronyms Overall assessment and recommendations -Achievements and challenges: an increased role for innovation in Slovenia’s economic development -Main strengths and weaknesses of the Slovenian innovation system -Scope for improving innovation policy -Strategic tasks and guiding principles -Recommendations Evaluation globale et recommendations -Réalisations et enjeux : un rôle accru de l’innovation dans le développement économique de la Slovénie -Les principales forces et faiblesses du système d’innovation de la Slovénie -La marge d’amélioration de la politique de l’innovation -Missions stratégiques et principes directeurs -Certains principes directeurs -Recommandations Chapter 1. Economic performance and framework conditions for innovation -1.1. Macroeconomic performance and productivity growth -1.2. International trade and foreign direct investment -1.3. Structural change: Production and international trade -1.4. Framework conditions for innovation -1.5. The role of innovation in Slovenia’s future economic development -References Chapter 2. Performance in science, technology and innovation in an international comparison -2.1. Innovation inputs -2.2. Innovation outputs -2.3. International benchmarking of the system -References Chapter 3. Innovation actors -3.1. The business sector -3.2. Universities (higher education institutions) -3.3. Public research organisations (PROs) -3.4. Interactions and linkages -3.5. Human resources for S&T and innovation -References Chapter 4. The role of government -4.1. The evolution of Slovenia’s science, technology and innovation policy -4.2. Governance and the policy mix -4.3. Governance structures in supporting public research and business sector innovation -4.4. National sources for funding innovation -4.5. European funding and internationalisation -4.6. Strategic tasks of innovation policy – a functional assessment -References Annex A. Meeting participants during the mission of the OECD review team, November 2010