entrepreneurship and SME innovation at regional level. This is critical in supporting a shift towards a more innovation-driven and … and small firms in the development of an innovation cluster in the advanced agriculture and biotechnology and food for the … entrepreneurial culture; upgrading business development services so they that the match the requirements of SME innovation; attracting …

Small firms are playing an ever-increasing role in innovation, driven by changes in technologies and markets. Some spin … advantages. This book explores how government policy can boost innovation by improving the environment for entrepreneurship and … entrepreneurship. In addition, country notes present statistics and policy data on SMEs, entrepreneurship and innovation for 40 …

employment and strategic human resource management (HRM) framework to public sector innovation and service delivery challenges in …

instruments directed to SMEs. This is in part due the pace of technological innovation, which often exceeds the time it takes for … relations between SME intellectual asset management, innovation and competitiveness in different national and sectoral contexts …

The Government of Chile has set out a vision to develop a more inclusive society, and sees public sector innovation as … a means to achieve it. But in order to achieve these ambitious goals, the Government will need to improve the innovation … abilities, motivations and opportunities in Chile’s public service for contributing to innovation, and provides recommendations …

help governments boost innovation at both the national and local level and ultimately improve productivity and … innovation and provides a flexible framework focusing on 9 areas to promote it. …

In Brazil, as in other countries, innovation in the public sector is a core leadership challenge. Reflection is … competencies in public sector innovation, and the systems needed to appoint the most effective people and help them achieve results. …

regional innovation system and how it can boost productivity growth in rural regions by enhancing innovation. It also puts a … special focus on the agri-food sector to improve the agricultural innovation system. …

and research on rural innovation, and proposes ways to overcome the growing gaps between rural and urban places that are …