The Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs seeks to use knowledge and innovation in the context of the European Research Area (ERA). To build the ERA the European Union (EU) implements – amongst others - regional innovation policy. Ample scientific publications have investigated how innovation...

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...

The purpose of this article is to contribute for the debate about the construction of governance spaces which guarantee the continuity of the regional development public policies, thus articulating actors and optimizing strategic projects in order to improve regional competitiveness ans...

Smart cities represent the future of urban development in Emerging Asia as more and more cities and countries resort to smart technologies to build more efficient and liveable urban environments, boost economic growth, foster well-being and facilitate citizen engagement. Policy makers in the...

Local public technology centers, administrated by the prefectural and municipal governments, engage in providing technological support to small local firms. Using a comprehensive database, this paper quantitatively examines whether their strategy is contingent on or independent of the...

Rural communities are the major entities in developing and third-world countries. While outsiders want to develop local community, they should develop the local conditions and sustain the result. In order to get sustainability among rural communities, technology become a booster to reach it....

Russian Abstract: Поиск новой модели экономического роста актуализирует изучение, адаптацию и использование экономических механизмов, эффективно реализующих интересы...

Russian Abstract: Становление сетевого уклада меняет способы координации и, соответственно, место и роль государства в обеспечении устойчивого развития. Можно...

Local public technology centers, administrated by local authorities, engage in technology transfer to small local firms. Current structural changes in regional innovation systems force them to redefine strategy to contribute to regional development. Based on the comprehensive dataset to describe...