Local innovation refers to the dynamics of IK - the knowledge that grows within a social group, incorporating learning … of thinking and doing. Local innovation is the process through which individuals or groups discover or develop new and …

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

modes of institutional interaction between industry, academia, and government. Though there are several hundred IT … 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 …

"This paper examines the role of private support institutions in determining small and medium enterprise (SME) growth …-based, business networks. There are important links between these informal governance institutions and SME performance. Networks raise …

"It is so widely recognized that innovation is a key driver of economic growth that it is cliche to say so. This … article studies product innovation by firms with data from 68 countries, covering more than 25,000 firms in eight … manufacturing sectors. The author assesses the predictions of inter-disciplinary research on innovation by firms. The econometric …

"Fujita and Hill compare and contrast Tokyo's innovation structure with the industrial districts model and the …, industrial districts and clusters, participative consumer culture, continuous learning from abroad, local government policies …, the national system of innovation, and the historical genesis of Tokyo in Japan's political economy. They find that the …

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 … and enforcing competition laws modestly increases both the pressure that firms feel regarding innovation and the level of …

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

substantially over the past decade. Lack of diversification cannot be pinned down to a single cause. Competition and innovation are … of less efficient firms, thereby contributing to increased productivity and export propensity. The government's current … initiatives to foster innovation could be strengthened through a number of specific measures focusing on commercialization of …