Targeting R&D intensity in Finnish innovation policy

Matthias Deschryverei ; Kai Hussoii ; Arho Suomineni iVTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandiiMinistry of Economic Affairs ; Employment of Finland

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

关键词: innovation policy;    research and development (R&D);    R&D policy;    R&D intensity targets;   

DOI  :  https://doi.org/10.1787/51c767c9-en

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: OECD iLibrary

【 摘 要 】

Finland has been setting research and development (R&D) intensity targets for almost 50 years. This paper explores the Finnish national policy experience in fostering public and private investments in R&D. Three key insights are the following: a) a systemic and integrated policy approach needs an impactful co-ordination and governance mechanism; b) a balanced innovation system with well-working joint public-private partnership efforts and mechanisms will do better in absorbing shocks; c) a key strategy to absorb shocks to the economy and society is to invest in long-term capabilities. This study also provides an overview of the factors influencing the level of R&D intensity. The current 4% target to be reached by 2030 was set in 2019 but thus far relatively few policy actions have been introduced to operationalise it. With these dynamics and uncertainty, it remains to be seen if the target will be reached by 2030.