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What is Regional Innovation Systems

Chapter 12
Handbook of Research on Global Competitive Advantage through Innovation and Entrepreneurship
These are the collections of interactions of economic, social, political and institutional organisations that generate a collective learning process within a related group of technological or functional areas. Interactions encourage the rapid diffusion of knowledge, skills and best practice within a geographic area.
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The Biotechnology System in Oxfordshire: A Long History
Helen Lawton Smith (Birkbeck University of London, UK & Oxford University, UK) and Saverio Romeo (Birkbeck University of London, UK & Oxford University, UK)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8348-8.ch012
Abstract
This chapter aims to bring together an understanding of the dynamics of the growth of sectoral systems and of their performance. These two approaches are combined to examine the evolution over time of the biotechnology system of innovation in Oxfordshire in the South East of the UK. It addresses the research questions of what are the key features of this local sectoral system and what are local strengths and weaknesses? A European Union FP7 HealthTies project (2011-13) has been a key source of data for this chapter.
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A Tale of Different Realities: Innovation Capacity in the European Union Regions
In the study of innovation systems, a regional innovation system (RIS) encourages the rapid diffusion of knowledge, skills, and best practice within a geographic area larger than a city, but smaller than a nation.
Published in Chapter: A Tale of Different Realities: Innovation Capacity in the European Union Regions; From: The Role of Knowledge Transfer in Open Innovation
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Tradition, Inclusive Innovation, and Development in Rural Territories: Exploring the Case of Amiais Village (Portugal)
A representative configuration of several agents and infrastructures in a region that form a network for technological innovations. These configurations resonate strongly in innovation policies.
Published in Chapter: Tradition, Inclusive Innovation, and Development in Rural Territories: Exploring the Case of Amiais Village (Portugal); From: Handbook of Research on Cultural Heritage and Its Impact on Territory Innovation and Development
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