“…Finally, innovation outcomes raise the level of national competitiveness through various effects, such as knowledge spillover, market spillover and network spillover [7]. Therefore, policy-makers often employ a variety of policy tools, such as technology transfer [4], patent licensing [8], collaborative R&D, tax incentives, R&D subsidies, industry-academia joint programs or low-interest loans, to provide the resources that companies need to perform R&D, to share risks and to increase their willingness to invest in innovative activities, which guide the direction of future industrial development [9,10]. Therefore, we know that the formulation and implementation of technology policies by the government is a critical factor in determining future national competitiveness.…”