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 …

, discussed and related to well-research system failures of regional innovation systems. …

for innovation and growth by disclosing and revealing the contingencies, particularities and specificities of the various … contexts and environments where knowledge creation, innovation and entrepreneurship take place. In order to achieve more … effective regional innovation policy, the paper presents and discusses five dimensions along which such unpacking can take place …

-based development of a region. These parks, it is argued, contribute to fostering technological innovation and transfer and stimulating …

increased as innovation becomes crucial for maintaining competitiveness. This has forced local and regional authorities to …

science and innovation policies. The variety of forms of university-industry linkages and spatial relationships that … the 1990s has led to the emergence of new systems of innovation, in which university-industry linkages have been sought as …

models: (i) the entrepreneurial university model, (ii) the regional innovation system model, (iii) the mode 2 university …