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Science policy, along with related concepts such as technology policy and innovation policy, is increasingly important as we move towards a more knowledge-intensive economy. It is concerned with decisions by government, and by other organizations investing in research, on the allocation of resources to different research areas in order to maximize economic, social, environmental and cultural benefits. Government science policy also includes efforts to create an environment that will influence the research behaviour of firms and other actors in the national system of innovation in such a way that this leads to desired outcomes.
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Martin, B.R. (2018). Science Policy. In: Augier, M., Teece, D.J. (eds) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Strategic Management. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-00772-8_794
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