Current innovation policy is the result of decades of research about the nature and role of innovation in economic … growth. Such investigation has contributed to redesign our knowledge not only on the role played by innovation in economic … development but also about the relationship between innovation and territory. Although the huge literature examining the …

A key concept in the economics of innovation is the 'public good' nature of knowledge. This generates a tension between …

The Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs seeks to use knowledge and innovation in thecontext of the European Research … Area (ERA). To build the ERA the European Union(EU) implements – amongst others - regional innovation policy. Ample … scientificpublications have investigated how innovation drives regional dynamics. Therefore, weassess the goals of European regional …

In both academic literature and political discussions the concept of innovation is recognized as an essential … ingredient in economic development and competitiveness for firms, regions, and nations. Innovation also ranks at the top of … policy agendas in the field of regional policy. Therefore, the attractiveness of an appropriate innovation index for ranking …

Measuring innovation activities involves critical decisions in selecting appropriate indicators and levels of … observation. The present article contributes to the literature on this subject by addressing innovation measurement on the … regional level. The dimensionality of regional innovation is examined by applying a principal component analysis on seven …