and industrial clusters has provided the basis for further development. <p> In any country, and particularly in a country … areas. These firms have often agglomerated into geographical clusters and are found in many industrial sectors. A number of … such clusters are evolving into centers of strong innovative capability. They are still weakly linked and inadequately …

In recent decades industrial clusters and agglomerations were recognized as drivers of regional and often national … mapping, establishment of institutions (labelled as cluster initiative/ association) in respective clusters through public … influenced by different sets of institutional framework conditions. Information and communication technologies (ICT) clusters and …

Innovation processes consist of interactive learning mechanisms that combine different knowledge sources. Using a set …-by-doing, -using and -interacting) modes of innovation. We show that SMEs integrate STI-based knowledge into DUI-routines through … absorb STI-based knowledge. Based on our empirical findings, we derive implications for innovation policy with regards to …

regions with less developed innovation capacities as it fosters cooperation and knowledge transfer, which is known to be …