所謂『國家科技優勢』是指一個國家集結國內政府、產業界與研究單位的力量與努力，幫助國家發展、使用、創造或改進國家的知識與科技，以培養國家的科技能力，並進而長期累積國家的科技優勢。根據許多的文獻報導，芬蘭便是一個具有高度國家科技優勢的國家，不但培養出世界級的行動電話公司 — Nokia，同時也以高度發展的國家科技能力以及名列前茅的國家競爭力聞名於世 — 在1999年瑞士IMD管理學院的世界國家競爭力評比中，僅次於美國與新加坡，而高居全球國家競爭力排名的第三位。
本研究的目的在瞭解芬蘭這個人口僅有五百五十萬、氣候嚴寒、地理位置偏遠，先天條件不甚優良的國家，是憑藉著什麼樣的條件發展其國家科技優勢。本研究根據國家科技優勢、國家知識創新體系以及芬蘭相關的文獻內容，定義出一個涵蓋『產、官、學、研』基本四要素，以及根據芬蘭特有文化與歷史背景所歸納，包含—『國際合作、人力資源與芬蘭特有文化』—外部的三個要素，同時適合本研究進行之研究架構。
透過探討芬蘭國內產官學研機構的運作機制、各機構間的合作互動模式，以及外部三要素對科技創新體系之總體影響，尋找出培養國家科技能力與科技優勢的關鍵成功因素。期望本研究進行之發現與結果，能夠提供發展中國家轉變策略、跟隨追趕上科技先進國家一個學習的典範與方向；另外，台灣社會目前正全力朝向科技化國家的目標邁進，在發展的過程中，面臨到許多的發展瓶頸與困境，因此，期望透過本研究之進行，也能提供給同樣是資源不豐的台灣，一個未來發展的參考準則與學習的楷模。

Finland has made considerable advances in generating a coordinated national innovation system and building its national technology strengths. According to Castells (2000), Finland has established itself as the first true information society, with one website per person, internet access in 100 % of school, a computer literacy campaign for adults, the largest diffusion of computer power and mobile telephone in the world, and a globally competitive information technology industry, spearheaded by Nokia.
The purpose of this thesis is to study and define the high frequency of consultation, deliberation and effective linkage creation between Finnish Government, education system, research institutes and industry. The process begins with the recognition that in the knowledge-based economy, knowledge can be fostered to produce economic benefits and national wealth.
The result of the thesis found that not only basic components like government, education system, research institutes, and industry, but also outside components, like international cooperation, human resource and culture, play very important roles while investigating the factors which help to facilitate and enforce Finland to develop its information society and national technology strength.

Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1. Research Motivation
1.2. Research Objectives
1.3. Research Processes
1.4. Research Limitation

Chapter 2 Literature Review
2.1. Innovation System for National Technological Capabilities
2.2. Technology Innovation and Diffusion System
2.3. Building up National Technological Capability for Developing Countries
2.4. Multiple Cooperation Framework for Developing Countries
2.5. From Imitation to Innovation
2.6. Experience of Newly Industrialized Economies

Chapter 3 Country Profile
3.1. Development of Finland
3.2. Historical Development
3.3. Domestic Industry Development and Foreign Trade

Chapter 4 Development the Framework

Chapter 5 Development of Finnish Information Society as Case Study
5.1. Government
5.2. Industry
5.3. Education System
5.4. Research Institutes
5.5. International Cooperation
5.6. Human Resource
5.7. Finnish Culture

Chapter 6 Conclusions and Future Research
6.1. Conclusions
6.2. Future Research

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