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This paper focuses on the systems-of-innovation (SI) approach and its policy implications. It introduces the topic by … the innovation process and the division of labour between private and public actors in carrying out SI activities. In this … context, the paper argues that the notion of optimality is irrelevant in an innovation system context and it discusses the …
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African countries lag clearly behind developed countries when it comes to accumulating technological capabilities, upgrading and catching up. Also, firms in least developed countries are characterised by very low levels of absorptive capacity. It is therefore crucial to understand how this...
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The vast literature of systems of innovation is rich in theoretical and empirical studies about the complexity and … manner the nature and types of strategic choices that public actors in systems of innovation are facing given the ever … posing to systems of innovation in industrialised and developing countries, past and present. The next section approaches the …
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This paper sheds light on the role of the regional innovation system in facilitating the Bangalore Software clusters … innovation profile. Recent research has documented that Bangalore has become one of the most important IT clusters outside the US … discussing the role of policy interventions in supporting innovation in the software cluster and, more specifically, the …
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This paper is concerned with the changing role of regional innovation systems and regional policies in supporting the … value chains. Special attention is paid to policies supporting the emergence and development of the regional innovation … system in this transition process. Regional innovation systems in developing countries have very recently started to be …
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development of regional innovation systems in developing countries, focusing the discussion on the Bangalore software cluster …. Innovation systems research has paid significant attention to the importance of universities and other publicly financed research …, sustaining and deepening Bangalores regional innovation system for the IT-service and software industry embedding the discussion …
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competing on innovation in the global value chain; special attention is paid to clustered SMEs. By comparing 4 clusters in …
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Clusters are considered an adequate tool for development by governments and international organizations. Existing literature assumes that cluster policy can be universally applied & that industries cluster in similar ways. By comparing clusters in Asia, we highlight significant industrial...
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This paper sheds light on the role of the regional innovation system facilitating the transition from competing on low … cost activities/services towards competing in innovation, using Bangalore software industry as an example. Recent research … system of innovation, that is, how the system of innovation emerges and evolves encompassing the changes in the strategies of …
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This paper illustrates the importance of global-local linkages in cultural cluster-studies by discussing the impact of Hollywoods runway productions on the indigenous film cluster in Toronto, Canada. While global-local linkages are at the forefront of the current debate in cluster studies, the...
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