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Understanding the manifold approaches that shape research, development and innovation policies

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|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2025-0029 | Journal eISSN: 2674-4619 | Journal ISSN: 2674-4600
Language: English
Published on: Oct 8, 2025
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