for the US: Scientists at public research institutes are key players for the commercialization of radical biotechnology …

importance of the interactions and linkages among acteurs and institutions involved in innovation and technology development of a … country and calls such a web of interaction a national innovation system. The theoretical and empirical analyses on national … systems of innovation lead to the conclusion that countries differ in the way in which knowledge flows and that innovation …

During the last 20 years, R&D and innovation activities in the service sector have clearly increased. Especially … services. About 8 percent of total employment in West Germany is in business services. In particular, by taking advantage of …" of technological information within the economy. They are providers, purchasers or partners in the context of innovation …

Nanomaterials are seen as a key technology for the 21st Century, and much is expected of them in terms of innovation … products. In this context, it seems all the more important for regions to put their own innovation systems in place, and to … public research institutes and private businesses could play a vital role in the process. This paper investigates what …

innovation activities. Portuguese and German data from the harmonised Community Innovation Survey (CIS III) allow us to compare … innovation cooperation behaviour of private firms in the two countries. Using a bivariate probit model, we show that the … decision to cooperate with foreign partners. Some differences remain, however: In Germany, exporters are more likely to …

This study provides insights into the effects of public R&D grants on R&D input and output of firms from Germany …. Previous research has shown that the allocation of R&D project grants is rather stable regarding the pool of beneficiaries. The …

Firms compete increasingly in an open innovation environment. Search strategies for external knowledge become therefore … crucial for firm success. Existing research differentiates between the breadth (diversity) and depth (intensity) with which … are built through internal or external R&D activities) and the munificence of its innovation environment. We test these …

This paper analyses the role of creative industries in affecting an economy's innovation performance. We conducted a … innovative sectors in the economy. They support innovation in a variety of other sectors through creative inputs, such as ideas … for new products (i.e. innovation content), supplementary products and services (such as software) or marketing support …