In his recent discussion of regional innovation systems (RIS), Philip Cooke outlines the two starkly different … interpretations of regional innovation systems. (Regional Innovation Systems, Asymmetric Knowledge and the Legacies of Learning, Draft … 2007). He notes in his review, "Clearly, there are two kinds of regional innovation occurring in these examples. The first …

building ; innovation ; industrial/technology policies …

an active innovation promoter. As such, it has actively implemented innovation policies that focus especially on creating … new funding opportunities and establishing several R&D centres to facilitate information flow and innovation cooperation … electronics SMEs, whether these policies have positively affected innovation intensity in HK. The survey findings indicate that …

Innovation processes consist of interactive learning mechanisms that combine different knowledge sources. Using a set … of 72 exploratory interviews with small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and regional innovation consultants, this … paper analyzes the combination of STI (science-technology -innovation) and DUI (innovation based on learning …

services, as well as solutions to regional development, was introduced in Japan some time ago. Expectations have remained high … innovation by startups and other small and medium-sized enterprises, and thereby to revitalize rural areas, but so far, there …

We study the underlying mechanisms of technological innovation in SMEs in the context of ex-post evaluation of European … technological investment. To do so, we take an approach that is novel in innovation studies: a Bayesian Network Analysis to assess … the effectiveness of EU policy instrument for technological innovation and to determine the mechanisms by which the policy …

Private innovative activities receive public innovation support from different political levels. Few studies have … empirically evaluated the influence of political systems on the reception of public innovation support and no other studies have … evaluated innovation support across Europe with CIS data. This paper analyses the differences between federal, semi-federal and …

Innovation plays a critical role in shaping the industrial and firm competitiveness of any nation. Innovation is often … in understanding innovation in developing economies. This paper aims to study and present the current state of innovation … in the innovation process in the context of the existing government policy. India, being a developing nation, has its own …

privately financed R&D and subsidyinduced R&D investment to evaluate their respective effects on innovation performance. The … collaborate internationally as well as for SMEs. -- Innovation Policy ; Subsidies ; R&D ; SMEs ; International Collaboration … ; Treatment Effects ; Innovation Performance …

This paper studies the effects of different public innovation funding programs on the innovation output and export … contributes to higher innovation outputs, which in turn translates into higher export success in later years. This relation … however only holds for certain sources of public funding and certain types of innovation output. Innovation support from the …