questions if innovation has truly been the main driver of those instruments. It provides a brief overview on the intersections … of politics, economics, innovation and institutions as well as the main choices, incentives and alliances of the … Brazilian government, which are illustrated by the Innovation Law, PITCE, PDP and campaign financing of President Lula's 2002 …

development model, based on SMEs, which is founded on the specialization of productions, on innovation and internationalization …

) and the complex systems evolutionary economics (EE) to address issues related to innovation processes, technological … of socio-technical systems of production and innovation. Finally, it provides a perspective of generality and scope, an … concepts in the context of the functioning of socio-technical systems of production and innovation. Then as a closure raises …

The study of the relationships between innovation and the competitiveness of industries is an important topic for both … economics view. Both traditions agree on the important role played by innovation and the intersectoral diffusion of advanced … play a fundamental role for shaping innovation patterns and their impacts on the competitiveness of industries. …

innovation. In other words, competitiveness is a necessary but not sufficient condition for continued prosperity. Hence, the need …

economic development. Knowledge-based economies are founded on increasing specialization, research, innovation and learning … training, innovation, information infrastructure, the institutional regime. This contribution will focus mainly on one of those …

economic and social cohesion. The importance of innovation was long underestimated in service and tourism activities …. Successful innovation, as for instance innovation that is also profitable to the tourism firm in a competitive market, must … of much research. This paper illustrates why technological innovation is considered as a major force in tourism industry …