National Systems of Innovation in Comparison

- Preface. Part 1. Introduction and Summary
1.1 Technological Performance - Concept and Practice

Part 2. The Origin of Knowledge: Research and Development
2.1 R+D Activities in the German Business Sector
2.2 The Global Distribution of R+D Activities
2.3 Internationalisation of Industrial R+D

Part 3. Performance Indicators of NSI
3.1 Scientific Performance in an International Comparison
3.2 Technological Structures and Performance as Reflected by Patent Indicators
3.3 Innovation in Firms

Part 4. Structural Change and Performance of the NSI
4.1 Economic Performance of Technology Sectors
4.2 Technology-based Start-ups
4.3 Diffusion of Information and Communication Technology

Part 5. Education as a Base for NSI
5.1 Education Structures and Highly Skilled Employment in Europe - A Comparison
5.2 Challenges to the German Dual System
5.3 Higher Education Indicators
5.4 Germany's Education System in an International Perspective - An Analysis in Relation to Innovation

Part 6. Policies for Improving NSI
6.1 Trends in Innovation Policy: An International Comparison

Part 7. Annex
7.1 References
7.2 Abbreviations
7.3 About the Authors