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Benchmarking Innovation Policy and Innovation Framework Conditions January 2004 Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs Centre for Economic and Business Research Foreword In the report “The New Economy: Beyond the Hype – The OECD Growth Project (2001)”, the OECD identified 4 areas that are likely to be the princi- pal factors in driving economic growth in the future: innovation, entrepre- neurship, ICT and human resources. In the future innovation and technology diffusion will be even more critical to the economic and social progress of advanced industrialized countries. In order to pursue an effective innovation policy it is therefore necessary to build a comprehensive methodology for strengthening knowledge-transfer across the OECD. Based on the “Roadmap for Benchmarking Business Policies” (OECD, 2002), this publication investigates innovation performance and innovation framework conditions across 27 OECD countries using a variety of quanti- tative and qualitative data and analysis. The report is made in cooperation with the Norwegian Ministry for Trade and Industry and Inside Consulting. 2/41 Summary This report benchmarks innovation and innovation policy across 27 OECD countries. In the future innovation and innovation diffusion will be even more critical to the economic and social progress of advanced industrialized countries, ...