. -- Universities ; University departments ; Research ; Education ; Innovation …

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 …

technological and non-technological innovations. -- Innovation ; technological ; non-technological ; R&D ; firm ; development …

Several regional technology and innovation strategy documents have been written covering every region within Finland in … regional innovation strategies of Finnish regions using one conceptual framework developed for this purpose. The basis of this … Technology and Innovation, but it also includes elements from the theories of regional innovation systems and international trade …

This exploratory empirical study compares the determinants of innovation in manufacturing and services through … different innovation objectives or cooperating with different types of partners appears to have detrimental effects on service … innovation. We interpret the latter results through reference to service firms' R&D and alliance management capabilities …

innovation system. Three virtually simultaneous changes are of special importance. The first is the massive on-going renewal of … foundation of the so-called Strategic Centres for Science, Technology and Innovation (Finnish acronym: SHOK) that aim at … Centres for Science ; Technology and Innovation ; SHOK ; Universities Act ; University Inventions Act ; university technology …