The concept of Bridging Technologies (BTs) refers to technologies which are important for the regional knowledge base … patenting regions are not necessarily the ones that embed most new technologies in their Knowledge Space (KS). Our findings …

Various forms of interaction during the process of research and innovation constitute a global network of knowledge … network to participate in global knowledge ows and to increase success in idea generation, invention and innovation. In this … chapter, we review the literature on two of the most important channels of international knowledge diffusion in the field of …

assessing how the structure of actor-based knowledge networks is affected by such policies. We continue in that direction and … analyze how technology-based regional knowledge spaces structurally respond to the introduction of a cluster policy. Taking … the example of the German BioRegio contest, we examine how such knowledge spaces in winning and non-winning regions …

positive effects on innovation of both the total number of relations and of access to a larger knowledge base. However, when … some sort of public good to the innovation system. -- Innovator networks ; Gatekeeper ; Zero Iflated Generalised Poisson …

The last decades saw a pronounced shift in innovation policy in Germany and many other countries towards increased …. -- Cluster ; Innovation Policy ; Evaluation ; Social Network Analysis …

The flow of knowledge through interaction between innovative actors is central to the systemic view of innovation. We … core competencies of the network. -- Innovator networks ; innovation system ; R&D cooperation ; mobility …

contexts when knowledge is novel and the innovation endeavor is more radical while this effect is less pronounced for projects …The role of geographical proximity in fostering connections and knowledge flows between innovative actors ranks among … the most controversial themes in the research of innovation systems, regional networks and new economic geography. While …