RIDE/IMIT Working Paper No. 84426-006 IMIT – Institute for Management of Innovation and Technology RIDE – R&D and Innovation’ and ‘Dynamics of Economies Functionality of innovation systems as a rationale for, and guide to innovation policy Anna Bergek, Staffan Jacobsson, Marko Hekkert, eith Smith www.chalmers.se/tme/EN/centers/ride