With the emergence of a knowledge-based society, innovation has become an increasingly important factor in the … competitiveness of firms, the prosperity of nations and dynamic world growth. Innovation uses scientific progress to meet the changing … needs of society and is thus one of the keys to sustainable development. Promoting innovation is now a high priority in most …

innovation in the business sector. In addition to identifying good practices across a range of programme types, it compares … business innovation policies across several countries, with a particular focus on Canada. …

This publication examines the relationship between innovation policy and economic performance in six OECD countries. In …-depth analyses highlight countries' strengths and weaknesses in innovation, as well as the effectiveness of their innovation policies … even profoundly change, their innovation policies in order to deal with opportunities and threats posed by new …

This paper concludes the project “Support to Improve Effectiveness of Lithuania’s Innovation Policy” which summarises … in selected areas of science, technology and innovation (STI) policy. The report takes stock of recent policy actions … taken since the “OECD Review of Innovation Policy: Lithuania 2016”. Drawing on international good practices it explores the …

To make the most of its longstanding tradition of manufacturing and innovation, Piedmont, Italy, is undertaking a … process of industrial transition, the success of which may be linked to an updated approach to its regional innovation policy …. This should include promoting technology and non-technology driven innovation, building the innovation competences of micro …