Innovation System Analysis: the Case of Iran

The main goal of this article is to analyze and assess the innovation system in Iran in a regional context. The World Bank Institute Knowledge Assessment Methodology (KAM) variables were adopted to create the Regional Innovation System analysis model for this study. The research analyses are based on cross-country comparison. The findings show that, though science and technology growth in Iran is fast, the dominance of the government sector of R&D lags Iran far behind the innovative countries. Finally, the article provides policy implications and suggestions based on the findings of the research.

Keywords:

Innovation system , country comparisons , analyses , enterprise sector , R&D , government