Regional Innovation Capacities in New Member States: a Typology

The paper examines the characteristics and performance of regional innovation systems in 12 new member states of the European Union. More specifically, it develops a typology that differentiates their various potentials as innovative regions. Based on a principal component analysis, five different g...

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Published inJournal of European Integration Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 653 - 669
Main Authors Muller, Emmanuel, Doloreux, David, Heraud, Jean-Alain, Jappe, Arlette, Zenker, Andrea
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 01.12.2008
Subjects
EU accession
Europe
European Union
innovation
Innovation policy
Innovations
Member states
New member states
Principal Components Analysis
Regional Development
regional innovation systems
Systems analysis
Typology
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Summary:The paper examines the characteristics and performance of regional innovation systems in 12 new member states of the European Union. More specifically, it develops a typology that differentiates their various potentials as innovative regions. Based on a principal component analysis, five different groups of regions are identified. The characteristic profile of each group is detailed and exploration of possible paths of innovation-based regional development is presented for each type of region. The paper concludes with an examination of policy implications emerging from the analysis.
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ISSN:0703-6337
1477-2280
DOI:10.1080/07036330802439624