From knowledge translation and knowledge brokerage towards knowledge co-creation: an innovation systems perspective on the public health knowledge infrastructure in The Netherlands

Problem - The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) is concerned about the fact that science-based knowledge is not efficiently used for innovation in public health policy and practice. Therefore a study was carried out to explore underlying mechanisms that explain how knowledge is exchanged (or not). Methods - The innovation system perspective served as the theoretical framework to study the complex process of exchange, interaction and co-creation of knowledge, and served to classify failures. Qualitative interviews were carried out with stakeholders from the kn... Mehr ...