(Promoting Local Innovation). The Ethiopian program set up multi-stakeholder teams in different agro climatic zones. The paper …

Local innovation refers to the dynamics of IK - the knowledge that grows within a social group, incorporating learning … from own experience over generations but also knowledge gained from other sources and fully internalized within local ways … of thinking and doing. Local innovation is the process through which individuals or groups discover or develop new and …

, financing the program, choosing an organizational structure, adapting to the innovation ecosystem and the role for the public …

competitive, knowledge based economy, and for involving Russia in the development process. A broad range of innovation policies … innovation. Regional innovation systems are constantly evolving and government must be flexible enough to support learning and … interactions between innovation stakeholders and the ability of firms to find their competitive advantages in global markets. …

These proceedings highlight the key findings and public policy lessons that emerged from the Knowledge Economy Forum … contribute to accelerating the transition to an increasingly knowledge-based economy. …