This paper investigates the drivers and the effects of the internationalisation of innovation activities in SMEs based on a large data set of German firms covering the period 2002-2007. We look at different stages of the innovation process (R&D, design, production and sales of new products, and...

One of the main goals of the "Energy Strategy 2050" in Switzerland is the exploitation of the existing energy efficiency potentials. The size of the efficiency potential strongly depends on the development and the adoption of energy-related innovations. The objective of this project is to...

Der Innovationsindikator erfasst die Innovationsbedingungen am Wirtschaftsstandort Deutschland und vergleicht diese mit den weltweit führenden Industriestaaten. Die Innovationsleistung wird für fünf Teilbereiche - Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Bildung, Staat und Gesellschaft - erfasst und zu...