OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy.

Foreword
 Table of contents
 Acknowledgements and contributions
 Abbreviations and acronyms
 Reader\'s guide
 Analytical approach to national innovation systems
 Review of France
 References
 Executive summary
 Chapter 1. Overall assessment and recommendations
 Strategic challenges facing the French research and innovation system (SFRI)
 Performance of the SFRI
 The PIA
 Chapter 2. France\'s economic performance and innovation
 Diminished competitiveness
 Manufacturing and service sectors: Differing trends
 The increase in government deficits
 Insufficiently innovation-friendly general conditions. The role of innovation in the decline of French industryNotes
 References
 Chapter 3. Initial training of human resources for research and innovation in France
 Workforce training (skills available for innovation)
 Primary and secondary education (the foundations of skills for innovation)
 Higher education (initial training for innovation)
 Internationalisation and training of HR
 Challenges to improving the quality of training in higher education
 References
 Chapter 4. Public research in France
 Introduction
 Scientific output and the cost of French public research. Public research organisations (PROs)Reforms
 Universities
 Conclusion: What is the current status of the public research system in France?
 Notes
 References
 Chapter 5. Transfers between public research and businesses in France
 Introduction
 Rapidly changing environment
 Forms of transfer: A few performance-related aspects
 Conclusions
 Notes
 References
 Chapter 6. Research and innovation support policies in France
 Overview of business innovation policies
 Research tax credit (CIR)
 Direct instruments of public support for innovation in business
 Targeted and sectoral policies. Conclusion: Assessment of French policies supporting research and innovationNotes
 References
 Chapter 7. Innovative entrepreneurship in France
 A review of innovative business creation in France
 Venture capital and business angels
 Policies supporting innovative entrepreneurship
 Notes
 References
 Chapter 8. Governance of research and innovation policies in France
 What does governance of a scientific and technological system mean?
 Overall governance in France
 Vertical co-ordination
 Policy assessment
 Regional and local authorities
 The European dimension
 Conclusion
 References.