Walking the talk? Innovation policy approaches to unleash the transformative potentials of the Nordic bioeconomy

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Walking the talk? Innovation policy approaches to unleash the transformative potentials of the Nordic bioeconomy. / Scordato, Lisa; Bugge, Markus M; Hansen, Teis; Tanner, Anne; Wicken, Olav.

In: Science and Public Policy, Vol. 49, No. 2, 2022, p. 324-346.

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Scordato, L, Bugge, MM, Hansen, T, Tanner, A & Wicken, O 2022, 'Walking the talk? Innovation policy approaches to unleash the transformative potentials of the Nordic bioeconomy', Science and Public Policy, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 324-346. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scab083

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Scordato, L., Bugge, M. M., Hansen, T., Tanner, A., & Wicken, O. (2022). Walking the talk? Innovation policy approaches to unleash the transformative potentials of the Nordic bioeconomy. Science and Public Policy, 49(2), 324-346. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scab083

Vancouver

Scordato L, Bugge MM, Hansen T, Tanner A, Wicken O. Walking the talk? Innovation policy approaches to unleash the transformative potentials of the Nordic bioeconomy. Science and Public Policy. 2022;49(2):324-346. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scab083

Author

Scordato, Lisa ; Bugge, Markus M ; Hansen, Teis ; Tanner, Anne ; Wicken, Olav. / Walking the talk? Innovation policy approaches to unleash the transformative potentials of the Nordic bioeconomy. In: Science and Public Policy. 2022 ; Vol. 49, No. 2. pp. 324-346.

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