observed from 1985 to 2013, in 13 German regions. We find that the initiative increases network size and innovation activities …

Cluster policy is recognized as one of the pivotal elements of state-of-art innovation policy. State support for … innovation policy drafting and implementation. Cluster development stimulates trust building and enhances knowledge spillovers … among different organizations in the region. Finally the cluster approach makes innovation policy more systemic by …

In this paper we discuss the new generation of German innovation clusters as a model that reflects the paradigm of a … German Ministry of Education and Research, BMBF Innovation und State of the Art Research in the New Bundeslander which stands … market innovative PlasmaMed products. Innovation policies, programmatic designs, and evolving cluster management schemes are …

Nowadays, policy makers in charge of designing innovation policies, especially at the regional level, are more and more … innovation but also owing to a lot of other reasons, clusters are usually considered as key instruments for promoting … competitiveness, industrial development, innovation and growth. But, although cluster policies have a potential for generating …