Over the past 25 years, the regional innovation system (RIS) approach has become a
powerful framework for explaining the uneven geographical distribution of innovation in …

Within recent years, there has been a rapid expansion of the University's role in economic
development. This has resulted in University Technology Transfer (UTT) taking place within …

Entrepreneurial ecosystems have become a prominent concept, yet in its current state, the
concept itself represents a paradox. While it draws on a rich intellectual history and provides …

European Union (EU) innovation policies have for long remained mostly research driven.
The fundamental goal has been to achieve a rate of R&D investment of 3% of GDP. Small …

The study of regional growth paths is a key theme in economic geography and of elemental
interest for regional development. This paper addresses the interplay between path …

The operationalization of smart specialization policy has been rather limited because a
coherent set of analytical tools to guide the policy directives remains elusive. We propose a …

Innovation in the new energy vehicle industry provides essential opportunities for green
transformation. This paper addresses several issues related to (1) the impacts of …

This paper proposes a framework for the analysis of technological innovation processes in
transnational contexts. By drawing on existing innovation system concepts and recent …

Rooted in the territorial approach, this theoretical paper offers a systematic literature review
(SLR) of ecosystems based on a selection of 104 articles and books and their archetypes …

During the last five years, we can observe a soaring academic interest in the concept of
smart specialization. A burgeoning literature emerged both conceptually and empirically. In …