This paper aims to provide an overview of the recently introduced demand based innovation policy instrument in Finland … - the Strategic Centers for Science, Technology and Innovation (in Finnish - SHOKs). SHOKs are formed to support the … innovative activities of existing industries in Finland with emphasis on industrial renewal through innovation. The focus in this …

innovation and finds that they are qualitatively different from those found in earlier studies of more generally representative …, only the largest firms were likely to identify patents as the most important method of appropriating innovation returns … regarding the functioning of the existing systems of intellectual property rights when key policy goals include innovation by …

innovation system. Three virtually simultaneous changes are of special importance. The first is the massive on-going renewal of … foundation of the so-called Strategic Centres for Science, Technology and Innovation (Finnish acronym : SHOK) that aim at …

innovation system. Three virtually simultaneous changes are of special importance. The first is the massive on-going renewal of … foundation of the so-called Strategic Centres for Science, Technology and Innovation (Finnish acronym : SHOK) that aim at …

-called Strategic Centres for Science, Technology and Innovation that aim at establishing and re-enforcing long-term research …

For developed countries, continuous innovation has been a prerequisite for economic growth for some time. Because … in industry, much effort has been spent on understanding university innovation processes and the transfer of technology … innovation service units. Only a closer look at the possible needs of researchers and the degree that the service units match …