This ground-breaking new volume evaluates the capacity of the triple helix model to represent the recent evolution of local and national systems of innovation. It analyses both the success of the triple helix as a descriptive and empirical model within internationally competitive technology...

Editors' Introduction -- Analysis of data sources and network analysis -- Advancement of methodology for research assessment -- Science systems and research policy -- New indicators for research assessment -- Advancement of methodology for patent analysis -- Patent system, patents and economics