Title: Framework for identifying improvement levers in national innovation systems through international benchmarks: case of Morocco, Turkey and Spain

Authors: Siham Hamidi; Abdelaziz Berrado

Addresses: Equipe AMIPS – Ecole Mohammadia d'Ingénieurs, Mohamed V University, Avenue Ibn Sina, BP765, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco ' Equipe AMIPS – Ecole Mohammadia d'Ingénieurs, Mohamed V University, Avenue Ibn Sina, BP765, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco

Abstract: The global conjuncture in general, and the COVID crisis combined with the Ukraine war in particular, continue to demonstrate how crucial innovation is, not only for the growth of any economy, but also for the stability and prosperity of nations. Furthermore, the context of globalisation and market openness requires efficient monitoring and assessment of national innovation systems (NISs) to allow efficient interventions of decision makers. This paper presents a methodological framework for the analysis of a country's NIS in an international context, and the identification of relevant levers for its improvement. This paper also presents case studies where the proposed framework is applied to analyse three NISs, namely those of Morocco, Turkey and Spain. These NISs are analysed qualitatively and quantitatively with suggestion of improvement levers. The scope of these case studies is global, using the Global Innovation Index data over five years (2015-2019), and data analysis techniques.

Keywords: national innovation systems; NISs; Global Innovation Index; Moroccan national innovation system; Turkish national innovation system; Spanish national innovation system; data analytics; cluster analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIL.2024.137656

International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2024 Vol.35 No.3, pp.249 - 284

Received: 14 Jan 2023
Accepted: 12 Apr 2023
Published online: 02 Apr 2024 *

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