The paper reviews the evolution of research and innovation in the EU and assesses how current policies and programmes … innovation and in the presence of global spillovers. It therefore develops a subsidiarity test to assess whether current … incentive to genuine bottom-up research, development and innovation (R&D&I) and a stimulus to local investments in innovation …

into complex networks and systems of innovation -- generally known as regional innovation systems -- has, in particular …, been associated with the delivery of greater innovation and growth. However, despite the growing economic and policy … innovation and economic growth. This article addresses this issue by looking at the relationship between innovation and economic …

. An overall well-functioning regional innovation system is important in the formative phase of an HFC innovation system …

Research on the impact of innovation on regional economic performance in Europe has fundamentally followed three … and efficiency of regional innovation systems; and c) the examination of geographical diffusion of regional knowledge … one model R&D, spillovers, and innovation systems approaches. A multiple regression analysis is conducted for all regions …

The paper lays down a strategy consisting of Innovation, Internalisation of Externalities, and Integration – called … Triple I. ‘Innovation’ is seen along value chain management in a systems perspective, driven by competition and participation …

ambitious Lisbon goals with respect to employment, productivity and innovation. …