Identifying the Policy Making Challenges in the National Innovation System of Iran

The aim this research is identification of policy making challenges in the national innovation system of Iran through the Delphi method. According to findings of this research, 48 effective factors on Inefficiency and Ineffectivness of policy making function are recognized. It should be mentioned that 30 items of these factors recognized challenges have been detected and mentioned by other researches and 18 of them, according to suggestions of expert panels, are recognized in this research for Iran. The challenges are presented through the three main categories and two different model (detailed Model and comprehensive model) for the national innovation system of Iran.