1. Introduction 1 
2. A perspective for analysing Koreas national system of innovation  4 
2.1 Systems definition 때d its five generic fimctions  4 
2.2 The production fimction of the na더onal system of innovation  7 
2.3 The boundary spanning function of the national system of innovation   10 
2.4 The maintenance fimction of the national system of innovation 15 
2.5 πle adaptive fimction of the national system of innovation  19 
2.6 The management fimction of the national system of innovation  21 
3. Development of Koreas national system of innovation  24 
3.1 Consciously efforts of the Koreas government for shaping the NSI  24 
3.2 Inition and component elements in KNSI  26 
3.3 The governmenta1 efforts for the production fimction in KNSI  27 
3.4 The governmenta1 efforts for the boundary spanning fimction in KNSI  34 
3.5 The governmenta1 efforts for the adaptive function in KNSI 37 
3.6 The governmenta1 efforts for the maintenance fimction in KNSI  38 
3.7 The governmenta1 efforts for the management fimction in KNSI  40 
4. Discussions  42 
4.1 D∞s Nationa1 System of Irmovation be manageable?  42 
4.2 Effectiven않s of the system: link between private and public  44 
4.3 Stablty vs. DynannC8 of the system  46 
4.4 Diversification vs. Integration of the system  47 
5. Conclusions 49 
REFERENCES  544