A new approach in German innovation policy organizes contests of proposals for developing innovation networks. Based on an overview of the different programs, we investigate the advantages, problems and limitations of such an approach. We find that this type of policy may have a relatively large...

4 Z3 4 Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI ISI-Schriftenreihe »Innovationspotenziale« Marianne Kulicke, Carsten Becker, Herbert Berteit, Miriam Hufnagl, Tim Grebe, Matthias Kirbach, Tasso Brandt, Thorsten Lübbers Evaluierung des Programmstarts und der...

A 45U- OZS SI Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI Book Series »lnnovation Potentials« Rainer Frietsch, Margot Schuller (Eds.) Competing for Global Innovation Leadership: Innovation Systems and Policies in the USA, Europe and Asia B...

This paper focuses on decentralized energy in Germany and how households' environmental behavior in terms of energy consumption is shaped in these contexts. It sets out to gain a more precise understanding of whether decentralized energy initiatives are a good tool to promote the adoption of...