"Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across … and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have … restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation to consideration of the role of firm characteristics. The authors …

growth. The author argues that Bangalore has serious innovation challenges with weak university-industry linkages, lack of … the commercial IT industry. To strengthen Bangalore's and India's innovation system, the Indian business model must be … reformed by diversifying geographical and product markets, stemming international and internal brain drain, and contributing to …

industries, and an emphasis on innovation all contribute to the dynamism of a major metropolitan region. This paper--a product of …"Fujita and Hill compare and contrast Tokyo's innovation structure with the industrial districts model and the … creation, integral and co-location systems of corporate research and development and new product development, test markets …

when competition is treated as endogenous to innovation. This paper--a product of the Growth and Investment Team … not feel pressure (Carlin and others 2001; World Bank 2004). However, competition also appears to affect innovation in … of competition and, consequently, assesses their net impact on innovation. He finds that reducing tariffs and enacting …

(Promoting Local Innovation). The Ethiopian program set up multi-stakeholder teams in different agro climatic zones. The paper …

Promoting Local Innovation (PROLINNOVA), which was held in March 2004 at the Furra Institute of Development Studies in Yirgalem …

, financing the program, choosing an organizational structure, adapting to the innovation ecosystem and the role for the public …

competitive, knowledge based economy, and for involving Russia in the development process. A broad range of innovation policies … innovation. Regional innovation systems are constantly evolving and government must be flexible enough to support learning and … interactions between innovation stakeholders and the ability of firms to find their competitive advantages in global markets. …

SME growth performance and productivity is currently poor, and these related challenges must be simultaneously addressed …. Although growth and productivity may be affected by different aspects of the business environment, productivity is needed for … firms to be competitive and thus be able to sustain growth in the long term. Therefore, growth and productivity must be …