While a market economy seeks equilibrium, a knowledge-based economy may upset this tendency towards stabilization by … innovation, and institutional control can be captured with a generalized Triple Helix model. We propose to use the mutual … Netherlands are tested: medium-tech manufacturing is the main driver of a knowledge-based configuration in a regional economy …

We investigate the contribution of different inputs, particularly different knowledge sources,on regional patenting … output in the framework of a knowledge production function. Theknowledge sources included are R&D employment, size of public …,public departments, German Science Foundation (DFG), and from other sources. Thecontribution of these knowledge sources is tested …

A new approach in German innovation policy organizes contests of proposals for developing innovation networks. Based on … instrument of innovation policy. Compared to conventional policies, administration of the program is a much more critical issue …

The paper deals with the significant impact of location on innovation activity that has been found in many empirical … of these issues the concept of a regional innovation system is presented in some detail and an overview of results from … recent research on regional innovation systems is given. The paper then discusses basic policy options and names a number of …

in innovation activity between regions have so far been rather unsuccessful. Using a unique data set which contains … in the efficiency of innovation activities can be found. This variation is in correspondence with a center … differences in efficiency of regional innovation systems can be explained by differences in R&D-cooperation behavior.... …