This chapter reviews academic research on the connections between agglomeration and innovation. We first describe the … conceptual distinctions between invention and innovation. We then discuss how these factors are frequently measured in the data … and industrial diversity) that theoretical and empirical work links to innovation, and we discuss factors that help …

investment, Ireland scores high in international innovation scoreboards. Overall, policies to boost innovation and … jobs. While Ireland has made good progress towards building up its scientific capabilities, innovation capacity remains … effective, the innovation strategy should be simplified, with a drastic reduction in the number of government agencies involved …

In an open and digital economy where ICTs, global networks and innovation systems play a key economic role, knowledge … to use new ways to innovate. New innovation processes permit companies to reduce risk and the costs of innovation. New … paradigms, called open innovation and co-innovation, allow organizations to remain innovative in a rapidly changing environment …

Technology appropriation in knowledge economy: innovation and intellectual property in Latin American software industry … Intellectual property rights aim at providing incentives for innovation, but can also constitute a burden for technological … discussed based on their efficiency in stimulating information technologies innovation and diffusion. The methodology adopted …

Networks broaden the space for sourcing knowledge and skills for innovation in tourism beyond traditional actors and … relationships between the actors linked via web platform in generating ideas and implementing innovation in tourism. It assesses the … dynamics of web platform evolution towards sectoral innovation eco-system in tourism. Applying case study methodology and …

-organisational configurations of these factories confirm that this wave of technological innovation is far from leading to total automation or the …

efficient systematic development and innovation at the local level, particularity during a time of economic crisis. The … establishment of Institutes of Local Development and Innovation (ITAK) is primarily geared towards promoting innovative …

efficient systematic development and innovation at the local level, particularity during a time of economic crisis. The … establishment of Institutes of Local Development and Innovation (ITAK) is primarily geared towards promoting innovative …