Politiche per l'innovazione in Francia

France is a very interesting case study for industrial economists, for the strong presence of State in economy. Such choice in economic policy induced the creation of plenty of instruments and structures to be analysed. In the field of research, the French situation is characterised by a strong role of non-university public research, and for a concentration by respect to industries and subjects carrying on research. There are some industries, in which the State intervened both in economic and in research fields, that realise most French research. More over public bodies (as the CNRS or other specialised agencies) and big firms enjoying public procurement carry on a big part of it. To correct these distortions many bodies carrying on the technology transfer activities have been created, above all in the last decades