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Science policy is not just about research and development. To have meaning in a connected world, it must encompass the entire science and technology system, a system which includes the generation of S&T knowledge, its transmission and use. As with any system, it includes actors and their interactions, and the policy objectives are to make the system function better so that it can convert ideas into more wealth and jobs, more knowledge, and a better quality of life for the people in the society.
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Gault, F.D., Hansen, W. (1999). Knowledge Flows in the S&T System. In: Dyker, D.A., Radosevic, S. (eds) Innovation and Structural Change in Post-Socialist Countries: A Quantitative Approach. NATO ASI Series, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4463-6_21
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