This paper aims to provide an overview of the recently introduced demand based innovation policy instrument in Finland … - the Strategic Centers for Science, Technology and Innovation (in Finnish - SHOKs). SHOKs are formed to support the … innovative activities of existing industries in Finland with emphasis on industrial renewal through innovation. The focus in this …

when there is a certain level of prior patenting experience of the individual innovation partners. Interestingly, the prior … patenting experience of the pairs of firms filing the joint patent does not seem to matter. It thus seems that learning from the …