Andy Hall

Presented at: CRISP-UNU-INTECH 'Capacity Development Programme on applying Innovation Systems Perspectives in Agriculture', Hyderabad, India, 2005

Key Words: Innovation Systems, Agricultural Research

Abstract: Innovation Systems is a concept to help reveal and deal with the partnership and institutional issues that shape innovation processes and shape the contribution of research to that process. It recognises multiple knowledge bases, including research but also others. It is a capability to innovate, not just today but in ever-changing environments — i.e., it is a dynamic, adaptive capability. It is embedded in and defined by the institutional and policy contexts that shape the ways actors and organisations behave