Government innovation policy transformation and innovation centres’ role (the case of Britain)

The article is devoted to development of innovation policy of the UK and formation of Catapult centers. The role of Catapult centers in promoting deeper collaboration between research and business and in building of innovation ecosystem is specified

Keywords: «catapult», commercialization, innovation, innovation police, innovation centers, key technologies, PPPs, R&D

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