Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/144699 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
IEHAS Discussion Papers No. MT-DP - 2016/1
Publisher: 
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics, Budapest
Abstract: 
Forward-looking activities (FLAs) can influence innovation systems in various ways to a significant extent. This paper focuses on changes induced by FLAs in the innovation policy governance sub-systems (IPGSs) of the national innovation system (NIS). Our knowledge is surprisingly limited even on this subset of FLA impacts, despite several decades of practice and non-negligible analytical efforts. We propose new taxonomies of FLAs and IPGSs and explore hypotheses on the likely 'fit' between different types of FLAs and various IPGSs. Countries selected to illustrate the relevance of our analytical framework include Germany, Greece, and Hungary. Our intention is contribute to a more refined theory building concerning the role and likely impacts of FLAs. Further, as a better understanding of impacts supports the design of more appropriate and effective FLAs, as well as more insightful evaluation of FLAs, this approach is of practical relevance, too.
Subjects: 
Forward-looking activities (FLAs)
Impacts of FLAs
STI policy governance sub-systems
Tentative taxonomies
JEL: 
B52
O30
O38
O39
ISBN: 
978-615-5594-26-7
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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