As small island countries, both Taiwan and Ireland have been regarded as locations that have performed economic miracles. Growing from agricultural economies to major regional players, both have often been studied as examples of national development and innovation. Therefore, this study seeks to compare the innovation policy in national contexts. The comparison of respective innovation policies on supply, environmental, and demand sides with a more elaborated classification base shows that the Taiwanese government adopts a more active top-down approach, making use of substantial levels of government research funding and resources to develop target industries. In contrast to this is the bottom-up approach of the Irish government that focuses more on creating an innovation environment and lifting firm-level research and development (R&D). Policy implications and suggestions are also given based on a number of similarities and contrasts identified in this research.
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Journal of Global Business and Technology 4(2), pp.1-23
