This paper analyses the importance of the ICT sector, and in particular the Software sector, for the European economy. It does so by looking into the question of how value-added is created through the lens of improved productivityand competitiveness using ICT in various European economies. In...

The innovation system approach has become a current and frequently used tool for the assessment of innovative activities in different fields of study. So far, however, there is no unanimous agreement on the issue of the most relevant perspective which has to be taken when applying the approach...

Inhaltsübersicht 1. Einleitung 2. Theoretische Grundlagen 3. Sektorale Abgrenzung des Untersuchunggegenstandes 4. Auswahl der Vergleichsregion 5. Objektive Ausprägung ausgewählter Standortfaktoren in Sachsen-Anhalt 6. Grundlagen der empirischen Analyse 7. Analyse des Entwicklungstandes und...