This book analyses the role of networks in innovation and technology diffusion. It reviews policy initiatives to … fresh conceptual insights and new factual information on this important mechanism of innovation-led growth. …

The growth potential of countries increasingly depends on the effectiveness of their innovation systems in creating …, diffusing and using knowledge. A large share of market-based or informal knowledge flows occur within industrial clusters that … can be seen as reduced-form innovation systems. Policies to stimulate innovation at national and local levels must both …

, the determinants of innovation performance have changed in a globalising, knowledge-based economy. Government policy to …Promoting innovation requires innovative government policy. Innovation through the creation, diffusion and use of … knowledge has become a key driver of economic growth and provides part of the response to many new societal challenges. However …

(ICTs) for enabling digital innovation for growth and inclusiveness, and discusses the role of public policies in …