Our study of the regional dimension of China's innovation system has in essence yielded five main findings. Firstly, contrary to what general wisdom may suggest at first sight, the regional concen-tration of R&D activities in China could not be found to be particularly stark. While they are...

This paper presents a framework to understand the impact of scientific knowledge on the policy-making process, focusing on the conceptual impact. We note the continuing dissatisfaction with the quality and effects of science-policy interactions in both theory and practice. We critique the...