) Table of Contents Part I Local Culture and Regional Innovation Networks: Some Propositions,Sylvianne Pilo and Chris … the OsloRegion, Arne Isaksen Part III Entrepreneurship Stimulation in Regional Innovation Systems—Public Promotionof …

This book addresses the role of cooperation, networks and institutions in the context of regional innovation systems …. It emphasises the importance of these factors in the emergence of local innovation systems, using detailed examples of … political perspective, and highlight the local mechanisms which are involved in the development of innovation systems. They …

Cooperation in innovation processes has become crucial for the competitiveness of many firms. This paper focuses on … geographic and social proximity, the importance and frequency of cooperative interaction and the attributes of innovation …