A functional review by the World Bank of Romania's research, development and innovation (RD&I) sector has been … World Bank Higher Education Review team and the EC's DG Research and Innovation -- presents observations and recommendations … extensive literature research and data analysis, as well as three missions to Bucharest in January, March, and April 2011 …

outputs is patents. The main variables related to innovation inputs are investment in research and development (R&D) and … include measures of innovation outcomes as well as variables related to innovation effort. The main indicator of innovation … of innovation outputs and inputs by looking at the over-time behavior of the relevant series and comparing the …

substantially over the past decade. Lack of diversification cannot be pinned down to a single cause. Competition and innovation are … initiatives to foster innovation could be strengthened through a number of specific measures focusing on commercialization of … public research and development and adequate research funding. This study is organized as follows. Section two scrutinizes …

This note provides a medium-term agenda for supporting Mexico's competitiveness by fostering greater innovation … Mexico's innovation policy agenda. While the firm is at the center of innovation, empirical evidence shows that public policy … can generate an external environment more conducive to innovation. The past decade has brought several policy changes and …

Chile is increasingly looking to innovation as a pillar of its competitiveness and an engine of growth to close the … an increased awareness of the importance of innovation to growth and a desire to move toward a more diversified and … government commitments to innovation have raised new challenges. The remaining of the report is structured as follows. Chapter …

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 …

women-who were developing their own innovations without the support of formal research and development services. In order to … researchers and extensionists, the multi-disciplinary research team at IRA organized field visits. However, a much further … innovation. …

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. …

activities. Results show that lack of competition and entrepreneurial innovation are relevant obstacles to the emergence of new …

national flagship Program 844 on "Supporting the National Innovation Initiative to 2025" toward building a pipeline of … contribution of the public research sector to the innovative startup agenda …