on data on innovation networks and activities in the life science, media, and food industries. The theoretical framework …This paper deals with institutional conditions in regional innovation systems; how institutions affect the organization … of innovation activities among firms, and in what ways regional policy initiatives can be supportive. The analysis draws …

innovation as well as the regional innovation systems concept. The empirical part of the article contains an analysis of … innovation-relevant knowledge. …

, focusing on the relation between institutions and innovation practices and taking into account the diversity of actors …

This paper analyses the role of university knowledge in innovation processes of cultural industries. Most of the … previous studies on cultural industries highlighted the importance of locally clustered firms in innovation processes. Studies … patterns and innovation processes of new media firms in Scania, Southern Sweden. The findings reveal that innovation …

Smart specialisation as a strategic approach for an innovation-driven regional development policy is extremely … policy approach. We will discuss the role of different modes of innovation and knowledge bases for different types of new … western parts of Norway, which has been successful economically despite low scores on the typical innovation indicators. The …

firms located in agglomerations or industrial clusters. This paper investigates the extent to which innovative firms in …