Financial constraints can severely limit the development of small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) and are very … suggests that the scheme is successful at attracting SMEs with high-growth potential, and that – in line with signalling theory …

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 …

-innovations, and if so, can they be related to specific institutions and policies? Quantitative analysis of evolving innovation …In theory, innovation processes lie behind the evolution of national systems as they create interacting dynamics among … organisations. Institutions and policies are considered means for influencing these interactive dynamics, such as shifting …

development, can lose their comparative advantages compared to regions of developing countries. Innovation is the main instrument … paper is to discuss the importance of public policies in reinforcing regional innovation systems, and the role of regional … innovation agencies. With this in mind, we describe the policies implemented by the Regional Agency for Technology and Innovation …

Regions tend to become the relevant space for the analysis of public funding of innovation, as emphasised by numerous … implementing innovation public policies. The aim of this paper is to provide a series of analytical and empirical elements that … could help clarify this issue. The paper builds first on a review of the literature dedicated to territorial innovation …

strategy is contingent on or independent of the characteristics of a regional innovation system. The statistical analyses show … the characteristics of the regional innovation system. This implies that the strategies were inefficient because economic …

The paper aims to show how policy makers can stimulate firms' cooperation with research organisations in innovation. We …

Competitive economies display a pattern of regional clusters and networks, where innovation is stimulated by intensive …-inclusive innovation system, which in turn requires an adequate policy mix. The main aim of this paper is to provide an assessment of the … service innovation system in the Bucharest-Ilfov region, by confronting its current performance with the regional innovation …

interaction among the institutions in charge of innovation, and therefore tends to create an overlapping of different spatial … les modes d’interaction des institutions en charge de l’innovation, et, partant, à imbriquer différents niveaux spatiaux … levels in the determination and evolution of the institutional frameworks within which innovation policies are designed and …