The purpose of this paper is to outline the strategic challenges for creating knowledge‐based innovation in China.
The paper outlines the context of innovation in China and describes the triple helix model of knowledge‐based innovation.
China's re‐emergence as a major power in the world economy points to the needs of integrating China into the global innovation networks. However, there are a number of challenges facing Chinese firms, academics, government agencies and policy makers.
The paper gives notice of launch in 2009 of the Journal of Knowledge‐based Innovation in China which will address the innovation challenges facing China in the transition from a planned to a market‐driven economy in the twenty‐first century. The new journal will provide a platform for the development of new ideas and research on knowledge‐based innovation.
