This paper explores the importance of vocational education institutions in regional
innovation systems, and the role skilled workers have in implementing new technologies in …

Evolutionary economic geography theory stresses the importance of time and history to
explain the evolution of regional economies. Yet, consistent empirical treatment of …

The literature on geography of innovation suggests that innovation outcomes depend on a
diversity of knowledge inputs, which can be captured with the differentiated knowledge base …

To understand how knowledge is created and exchanged, it is necessary to unwrap the role
played by the physical and virtual spaces. The extant research offers interesting findings …

This chapter aims to sketch a short history of the differentiated knowledge base (DKB)
literature that has been initiated and pioneered by Bjorn Asheim. In its formative years, the …

There are no universal rules for improving the contribution of universities to the development
of regional innovation systems. Much depends upon the context of the country, resources of …

Critical and conflict materials (CCMs) are providing an important material infrastructure for
recent technological shifts. Relying on text analysis of US Patent and Trademark Office …

This paper deals with the geography of innovation networks and analyses combinatorial
knowledge dynamics from a single cluster perspective. Addressing firms in the media cluster …

Among the many ideas and concepts that have their intellectual roots in economic
geography,'clusters' have certainly been among the most influential ones on regional …

Purpose This paper aims to analyze the impact of the capabilities and strategies of the
actors (micro-dynamics), learning process and networks (meso-dynamics) and institutions …