The aim of this report is to map the activities of the business sector in the Oslo region, especially the strengths and capabilities of the regional innovation system. Key aspects to address include describing the business sector in the Oslo region in terms of employment and share of firms, and...

Although much ICT-related innovation activities take place in non-ICT industries, it has hitherto been difficult to measure the extent of such activities in a quantitative and comparative way. Most ICT -overviews have used traditional producer-focused classifications (like net employment in...

Recent innovation literature has emphasised several aspects in company innovation processes: Innovation processes are systemic, innovation processes are market-specific, learning plays an important role in innovation and technological change is a major issue in innovation and economic...

Denne rapporten analyserer Oslo-regionens rolle som nasjonal nyskapingsnode. Med nyskapingsnode forstås et økonomisk senter, kjennetegnet ved høy innovasjonstakt, høyteknologiske vekstnæringer og evne til å skape innovasjon og vekst i andre regioner. Flere momenter taler for at regionen er...

This report is an overview of existing information on the Oslo region, drawn up as part of the Oslo region RITTS project. The objective of this part of the project is to collect, summarise and interpret existing information relevant to production, innovation and technology transfer in the Oslo...

Det internasjonale erfaringsgrunnlaget for teknologi- og innovasjonspolitikk er et viktig fundament for arbeidet med å videreutvikle og nyorientere dette politikkområdet i Norge. I denne rapporten presenterer vi en analyse av de delene av dette erfaringsgrunnlaget som er mest relevante for...

This report is the result of six industrial studies performed for the RITTS Oslo project (Regional Innovation Infrastructure and Technology Transfer Systems in the Oslo region). The project was initiated by Oslo and Akershus Business Council in 1998, with financial support from the Commission of...