The OECD review of Slovenia’s innovation policy is part of a series of OECD country reviews.* It was requested by the Slovenian authorities, represented by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MHEST) and was carried out by the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry (DSTI) under the auspices of the Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy (CSTP). The review draws on the results of a series of interviews with major stakeholders of Slovenia’s innovation system and on a background report commissioned by the Slovenian authorities. This background report (Bucar et al., 2010) was prepared by a team of Slovenian experts: Maja Bucar (main author) together with Andreja Jaklic and Bostjan Udovic. It contains a broad range of valuable information that is widely drawn upon in this report.