In recent years, no small number of studies have emphasised the importance of "getting the policy mix right". What that term, "policy mix" relates to, however, remained less than clear, not least as a result of the absence of an appropriate database on regional policies. With the Regional...

In recent years, an increasing political interest has developed in long-term strategic partnerships for science-industry collaboration in pre-competitive research and devel-opment, driven by a perception of a distinct "blind spot" in many innovation systems. In different contexts, such...

Economic research emphasises the role of increasing returns to scale and critical mass in research and technology development. This suggests that countries benefit from specialising in certain technologies and can thereby bundle available resources. Using the example of the Exzellenzstrategie...

[Einleitung und Fragestellung] Die Digitalisierung ermöglicht, dass Nutzerinnen und Nutzer eine immer wichtigere Rolle im Innovationsgeschehen spielen. Darüber sind sich Innovationsforschung und Manage-mentliteratur einig. Allerdings ist unklar, wie weit die Öffnung von Innovationsprozessen...

In recent years, global technology-based competition has not only intensified, but become increasingly linked to a more comprehensive type of competition between different political and value systems. Against this background, the notion of technology sovereignty has gained prominence in national...