Open AccessLocal Knowledge and Innovation Policy
Author(s) -
Peter Nijkamp,
Roger R. Stough,
Teresa de Noronha
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
environment and planning. c, government and policy/environment and planning. c, government and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1472-3425
pISSN - 0263-774X
DOI - 10.1068/c2505ed
Subject(s) - business , knowledge management , computer science
Innovation policy has become a key issue in many countries. There is also growing
awareness that one of the foundation stones of an effective innovation strategy is
formed by a professional and advanced local knowledge infrastructure (see, eg, Jaffe
et al, 1993; Saviotti and Nooteboom, 2000). This theme issue is devoted to the interface
between local knowledge and innovation policy