This paper aims to provide an overview of the recently introduced demand based innovation policy instrument in Finland … - the Strategic Centers for Science, Technology and Innovation (in Finnish - SHOKs). SHOKs are formed to support the … innovative activities of existing industries in Finland with emphasis on industrial renewal through innovation. The focus in this …

activity in high value added sectors. Stepping up investment in knowledge based capital and enterprise innovation can help … for women, can be reduced. Productivity and innovation are also affected by the effectiveness of the secondary education …

innovation policy – change in behaviour – can be better conceptualized and put into practice in evaluation and policy making. The … applied in the interaction between policy-makers and evaluators. The paper utilizes a statistical analysis of 171 innovation … different uses of behavioural additionality in innovation policy evaluations. It concludes that despite the widespread use of …

innovation and a private sector, for-profit business model that implements the ideas on innovation and entrepreneurship … supportive of the European model of innovation, which is more communal, collaborative, and collectivist in its implementation … than the current U. S. model of innovation. The U. S. model is more individualistic, and features rewards to innovation …

projects funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) proposals …

We present a review of the science, technology and innovation (STI) policies applied in Latin America and the Caribbean …

and its contribution to the country’s superior innovation capacity. For its proponents, America’s decentralized, flexible …, and bottom-up approach to standard-setting is a ‘best practice’ model for innovation policy. Observers in Asia however are … innovation. However, a lack of effective coordination of multiple stakeholder strategies constrains effective and open …