Purpose

Strengthening and improving Scientific and Technical Information (S&Ti) flow in all nations require an effective national S&Ti policy (NS&TiP). The very first step in developing an integrated NS&TiP is clarifying its scope and dimensions. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the dimensions of NS&TiP, in the form of an analytical framework, and to show how to apply it.

Design/methodology/approach

The current study adopted a qualitative method, called the framework approach, and proposed HeLICAM, a comprehensive framework including different dimensions for NS&TiP. Afterward, Iran's science and technology documents were analyzed based on the proposed framework.

Findings

HeLICAM framework includes (1) human resources, (2) laws and regulations, (3) ICT infrastructure, (4) connections, (5) activities and (6) information market. The results obtained from the application of HeLICAM in the analysis of Iran's science and technology policy documents indicated that the various dimensions of NS&TiP have mostly been overlooked. Although several policies have been developed for science and technology in Iran, the efforts have not been comprehensive and effective enough.

Originality/value

This study proposes the normative analytical framework called HeLICAM. The purpose of HeLICAM is to provide a draft of NS&TiP dimensions to policymakers that will be useful in NS&Ti policymaking because this framework helps to answer questions like “what dimensions have been considered in writing the policy document?” and “What it lacks?”, “What are its strengths and weaknesses?”, and “How can it be improved?”

Peer review

The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-11-2020-0493

中文翻译：

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制定分析国家科技信息政策的综合框架：HeLICAM 在伊朗的应用

目的

加强和改善所有国家的科技信息 (S&Ti) 流动需要有效的国家科技信息政策 (NS&TiP)。开发集成 NS&TiP 的第一步是明确其范围和维度。因此，本研究旨在以分析框架的形式确定 NS&TiP 的维度，并展示如何应用它。

设计/方法/方法

目前的研究采用了一种定性的方法，称为框架方法，并提出了 HeLICAM，一个包括 NS&TiP 不同维度的综合框架。随后，伊朗的科技文件基于提出的框架进行了分析。

发现

HeLICAM 框架包括 (1) 人力资源、(2) 法律法规、(3) ICT 基础设施、(4) 连接、(5) 活动和 (6) 信息市场。HeLICAM在伊朗科技政策文件分析中的应用结果表明，NS&TiP的各个维度大多被忽视。尽管伊朗已经制定了多项科技政策，但这些努力还不够全面和有效。

原创性/价值

本研究提出了称为 HeLICAM 的规范分析框架。HeLICAM 的目的是向政策制定者提供 NS&TiP 维度草案，这将有助于 NS&Ti 政策制定，因为该框架有助于回答诸如“在编写政策文件时考虑了哪些维度？”等问题。以及“它缺乏什么？”、“它的优点和缺点是什么？”和“如何改进？”

同行评审

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