growth based on knowledge and innovation. Poland and its regions are in a specific socio-economical position characterized by … develop and maintain a competitive advantage is to trigger knowledge- and innovation-based entrepreneurship. Cohesion policy … funds open up great opportunities for innovation. Nowadays, when the programming period 2007 - 2013 came to an end, it is …

The paper focuses on quantitative assessment of the innovation's role in explaining regional disparities and … convergence in Europe. The empirical part of the study bases on the regional GDP pc and innovation indicators on the EU-27 NUTS2 … level regions. Based on the selected set of initial innovation indicators for the 262 EU NUTS2 level regions and using the …

This paper presents conceptual and empirical reasons for moving from a thematically-regionally neutral innovation … policy to a thematically and regionally focused innovation policy, in line with the smart specialization approach of the new … cohesion policy framework. The paper starts by claiming that the pathways towards innovation and modernization are …

In their development of national systems of innovation, catching up countries with low or moderate innovation … performance usually focus on top-down approach and centralized implementation of innovation policy instruments. Given the limited … contribution to the national innovation system. In Croatia, such opportunities emerge from access to European Structural and …

It has been shown that firms tend to develop different modes of innovation triggered by the relationship between … innovation; second, relating them to firms' innovative and economic performance; and, analyzing the relationship between the … different innovation modes and the economic impact of the crisis on the firms' performance. These hypotheses are tested by …

Innovative capacity has a decisive and crucial role in determining who is prospering in the global arena. Innovation is … efficiency, its national culture, and its innovation framework. This paper reflects upon the factors that influence national … innovative capacity, based on the European Innovation Scoreboard database. The aim is to reflect and evaluate the factors with …

We examine how different renewable energy support policies affect innovation in solar and wind power technologies. The … distinguishing two dimensions of regulation, i.e. design and intensity, and their effects on innovation. The patent data is based on …

attributed to the flows of new knowledge, innovation and investment, as factors which affect both the aggregate supply and the …