of sectors. These actors are trying to develop knowledge, products, services and a market for the use of digital games … them to support innovation and uptake of effective digital game-based approaches to empowerment and social inclusion. …

service improvement, and employment and growth, but significant activity is still required in research, innovation, and …

This study explores the impact of social capital on innovation by constructing a more general measure of social capital … that social capital has a positive impact on innovation at the national level. After controlling for R&D expenditure and … human capital there is a positive relationship between social capital and innovation. Social capital interacts with …

We analyze the spatial diffusion of knowledge in laser technology in West Germany from 1960, when this technology began … of laser knowledge was especially prevalent in large agglomerations. While we cannot detect knowledge spillovers from … research later, indicating the accumulation of knowledge generated in previous periods. Our results highlight the role of a …

We assess the efficiency of regional innovation systems (RIS) in Germany by means of a knowledge production function … the efficiency of its innovation system is inversely u-shaped. Regions dominated by large establishments tend to be less …

drive innovation. …

closely connected with changing knowledge and property rights. The internationalization of markets as a consequence of …