as follows: • Evaluation of the impact of public R&D support on innovation in selected European countries; • Identifying … whether EU research and innovation programs have industrydriven priorities and address societal challenges, how they impact … innovation and to what extent SMEs are involved in these programs; • Evaluation of the advancement in the construction of …

agglomeration and innovation. By identifying the factors and policies to promote upgrading, the authors establish the theoretical … and policy basis for transforming industrial clusters from production-oriented to innovation-oriented agglomerations. They …

Localized creativity, small high-tech entrepreneurship, related innovation platforms, social capital embedded in …

behaviour of firms and entrepreneurs; and the influence of the global context on the location, export and innovation behaviour … innovation given at the 10th anniversary of the Udevalla conference. It is the finest set of conference papers I have seen in the … innovation in entrepreneurship, the second incorporates the institutional environment, while the third looks at the international …

-- 11. Platforms of innovation : some examples / Philip Cooke and Carla De Laurentis -- 12. The matrix : evolving policies … innovation. This, the authors argue, represents the rise of an externalized 'matrix' of knowledge flow dynamics among firms and … industries. The book also examines related economic governance research that reveals the catalytic role that leading innovation …