-of-the-art overview of current research on innovation and entrepreneurship in functional regions. There are numerous questions regarding … entrepreneurship and innovation in functional regions that have not yet been answered - until now. Some of the issues that the expert … are entrepreneurial actions and innovation? How important are firm size, firm maturity and corporate structure for …

1. Introduction to unlocking regional innovation and entrepreneurship: The potential for increasing capacities / Iréne … Bernhard, Urban Gråsjö and Charlie Karlsson -- 2. Activating and redirecting regional potentials through innovation and … entrepreneurship: An explorative study of European regions / Andreas P. Cornett and Nils Karl Sørensen -- 3. Urban innovation districts …

Science, technology and innovation (STI) have played a key role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and the … innovation activities to find solutions to the pandemic. Moreover, the paper covers STI policies that targeted universities …

Contents: 1. Introduction: Diversity, innovation and clusters - spatial perspectives / Irene Bernhard, Urban Gråsjö and … Urban Gråsjö -- 4. Inclusive place innovation as a means for local community regeneration / Irene Bernhard, Anna Karin … industrial PhD students and perceptions of their impact on firm innovation / Karin Berg and Maureen McKelvey -- 8. Globalizing …

-border innovation cooperation: partner selection, national borders and knowledge bases / Rannaveig Edda Hjaltadóttir, Teemu Makkonen and …

How are OECD countries supporting digital innovation and ensuring that benefits spread across the economy? This paper … explores the current landscape of strategies and initiatives implemented in OECD countries to support innovation in the digital …) strategies. The paper also discusses policy instruments used across OECD to support digital innovation targeting four objectives …