OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: China 2008

OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy offer a comprehensive assessment of the innovation system of individual OECD member and non-member countries, focusing on the role of policy and government. The Chinese government has launched a national strategy to build an innovation-driven economy and society by 2020. Will China be able to succeed in making this challenging transition? This report assesses the current status of Chinas national innovation system and policies, and recommends improvements required in both the policy and institutional environments for China to succeed in promoting innovation through a market-based approach.

Table of Content :

Introduction
Executive Summary
PART I. SYNTHESIS REPORT
PART II. THEMATIC CHAPTERS
Chapter 1. Institutional Set-Up, Performance, Objectives and Key Challenges
-Annex 1.A. China's Innovation Policy according to the EU Trend Chart Innovation Policy System
Chapter 2. Innovation and R&D in China's Business Sector
Chapter 3. China's Public Research Institutes
Chapter 4. Industry and Science Relations
-Annex 4.A1. Comparison of Tsinghua University and Chongqing University
-Annex 4.A2. The Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIB), CAS
-Annex 4.A3. Incubators in Shanghai
-Annex 4.A4. Shanghai Yangpu Incubator
-Annex 4.A5. Networking Business Incubators
Chapter 5. China and the Globalisation of Research and Development
Chapter 6. Human Resources for Science, Technology and Innovation in China
Chapter 7. Regional Innovation Systems in China: Insights from Shanghai, Sichuan and Liaoning
Chapter 8. The Evolution of China's Science and Technology Policy 1975-2007
Chapter 9. Framework Conditions for Innovation
Chapter 10. Governance and the Role of Government in the Chinese National Innovation System
Chapter 11. Chinese Research and Development Programmes for Science and Technology
PART III. ANNEXES
Annex A. Statistical Annex
Annex B. Regional Innovation Systems and Policy in Chengdu, Province of Sichuan
Annex C. Three Case Studies on International R&D Activities in China
Annex D. Public Procurement and Innovation: OECD Experience and Reflections on China
Annex E. Bureaucratic System and Negotiation Network: A Theoretical Framework for China's Industrial Policy
Annex F. China's Policies for Encouraging the Indigenous Innovation of Enterprises
Annex G. Agendas
-Final Conference on the Review of China's National Innovation System: Domestic Challenges and Global Integration
-High Level International Business Symposium on China and R&D Globalisation: Integration and Mutual Benefits