and innovation systems. We look at both conceptual and empirical approaches that figure prominently in scholarly work on … regional innovation systems. Based on a critical review and discussion of the literature we shed light on a large number and … variety of barriers and weaknesses that may hamper regional innovation and industrial change. It is shown in this paper that …

The concept of a holistic innovation policy is defined in this article, with discussions of what it is, why it is … relevant, and how it can be implemented to enhance product innovation. It is shown that the innovation systems approach has … diffused rapidly during the latest decades and has completely replaced the linear view in the field of innovation research. The …

innovation and to mitigate grand challenges. One of the main motivations for the support of Pre-Commercial Procurement schemes … was to use public needs as a driver for innovation. This concept was also introduced as a response to the need to … reinforce the innovation capabilities of the EU, while improving the quality and efficiency of public services. However, there …

The concept of a holistic innovation policy is defined in this paper, and it is discussed what it is, why it is … relevant and how it can be implemented. One of the main conclusions is that the innovation policies in European countries are … still linear (and not holistic), in spite of the fact that the linear view has been completely abandoned by innovation …

crucial innovation processes. “Intermediaries” are organizations that encompass an increasing role in overcoming these … developments. First, we identify and categorize intermediaries according to some specific Innovation System problems they tap into …Interaction is a central feature of well-functioning and integrated Regional Innovation Systems. However, it does not …

(especially R&D activities) in the innovation process from an innovation system perspective. It examines how governments and … using knowledge production in their innovation systems. It also examines the critical and most important issues at stake … from the point of view of innovation policy, looking in particular at the unresolved tensions and systemic unbalances …

geography, innovation studies and related fields. A core idea is that pre-existing industrial and institutional structures … evolutionary economic geography with an institutional perspective, offered by the regional innovation system (RIS) concept. This … enables us to capture the influence of the wider regional environment on the innovation capability of firms. We distinguish …

, the alignment of innovation system policy with ST policies, the alignment of objectives and instruments with systemic … problems as well as a proposed method for the identification of systemic problems in systems of innovation in developing …

According to the Innovation Union Scoreboard, published by the European Commission every year, Sweden has been, and … still is, an innovation leader within the EU and one of the most innovative countries in Europe. In the Innovation Union … called “EU Member States’ Innovation Performance”. In the ranking there are 10 countries between Sweden and the EU average …