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Innovation policy is a key public policy in many parts of the world and is seen as crucial for securing a better future. It reflects the explicit understanding of knowledge and innovation being fundamental for the economic performance not only of nations but also of regions and cities. In this chapter, we focus on the various rationales informing Finland’s evolving innovation policy, shedding light on the changes in this regard from the modern outset of innovation policy from the early 1990s to the early 2020s.
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Sotarauta, M., Kolehmainen, J., Laasonen, V. (2023). Evolving Innovation Policy Rationales in Finland. In: Pekkola, E., Johanson, JE., Mykkänen, M. (eds) Finnish Public Administration. Governance and Public Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34862-4_12
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