This book analyses the role of networks in innovation and technology diffusion. It reviews policy initiatives to … fresh conceptual insights and new factual information on this important mechanism of innovation-led growth. …

The growth potential of countries increasingly depends on the effectiveness of their innovation systems in creating … can be seen as reduced-form innovation systems. Policies to stimulate innovation at national and local levels must both …

Promoting innovation requires innovative government policy. Innovation through the creation, diffusion and use of …, the determinants of innovation performance have changed in a globalising, knowledge-based economy. Government policy to … boost innovation performance must be adapted accordingly, based on a sound conceptual framework. Synthesising the results of …