Innovative Clusters Drivers of National Innovation Systems
The growth potential of countries increasingly depends on the effectiveness of their innovation systems in creating, diffusing and using knowledge. A large share of market-based or informal knowledge flows occur within industrial clusters that can be seen as reduced-form innovation systems. Policies...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Paris
OECD Publishing
2001
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Collection: | OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | The growth potential of countries increasingly depends on the effectiveness of their innovation systems in creating, diffusing and using knowledge. A large share of market-based or informal knowledge flows occur within industrial clusters that can be seen as reduced-form innovation systems. Policies to stimulate innovation at national and local levels must both build on and contribute to the dynamics of innovative clusters. This book presents a series of papers written by policy makers and academic experts in the field, that demonstrate why and how this can be done in different national contexts |
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Physical Description: | 405 p. 20 x 27cm |
ISBN: | 9789264193383 |