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 …

Cluster policy is recognized as one of the pivotal elements of state-of-art innovation policy. State support for … innovation policy drafting and implementation. Cluster development stimulates trust building and enhances knowledge spillovers … among different organizations in the region. Finally the cluster approach makes innovation policy more systemic by …

In the following paragraphs we will discuss the "mapping of innovative clusters in national innovation systems". For … Innovation Survey (which is comparable with CIS data). The Community Innovation Survey (CIS) is an initiative of the EU … innovation systems, highlight the outline conditions for innovations in Germany, focusing above all on the basis of innovations …

R&D subsidies on the knowledge-sourcing process increase firms’ innovation outcomes, thus making this policy … intervention effective in promoting innovation. By using panel data from Spanish manufacturing firms, this article presents … Spain also favor more firm innovation, measured by patent applications and new product launches. It is also documented that …

companies (MNCs). Such subsidiaries are viewed as critical players in the innovation process at MNCs. Although this topic has … the dynamics of the innovation process in Russian-based subsidiaries of global MNCs. It seeks to explore and understand … motivation and drivers of innovation, key participants, and impact and outcomes of innovation, with a specific reference to the …