Search for dissertations about: "regional innovation systems policy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words regional innovation systems policy.
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1. Locating Biotech Innovation : Places, Flows and Unruly Processes
Abstract : This thesis begins by making two observations. First, that the regional economic landscapes in which we all live our daily lives, and which provide the basis for employment and prosperity, are constantly changing. READ MORE
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2. Organising Regional Innovation Support : Sweden's Industrial Development Centres as Regional Development Coalitions
Abstract : This PhD dissertation examines the issues of institutional and policy learning often referred to in discussions about innovation policy in the literature on economic geography of innovation, systems of innovation, and learning regions. A central argument is that in order to enhance OUTknowledge of this learning dimension in innovation policy we need to focus on the level at which much innovation policy is organised and implemented, i. READ MORE
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3. (Re-)shaping regional economies : Regional innovation system dynamics and new industrial path development
Abstract : This dissertation explores the complexities of regional economic restructuring. It casts a light on how regional environments are ‘reconfigured’ in relation to the transformation of existing regional industries and the development of new ones. READ MORE
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4. Innovation for tackling grand challenges : Cleantech industry dynamics and regional context
Abstract : Grand challenges such as climate change put focus away from innovations and innovation policy as engines of economic growth towards fulfilling societal goals and sighting sustainable development. The literature on the geography of innovation has provided valuable insights on innovation activities of firms and industries and how they are positively influenced by co-location. READ MORE
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5. Institutions and the Geography of Innovation: A Regional Perspective
Abstract : Economic geographers have long been intrigued by the role of institutions in innovation processes. It has been argued that differences in institutions are among the factors explaining the uneven innovative capacity across and within countries. READ MORE