The authors develop the concept of regional systems of innovation and relate it to
preexisting research on national systems of innovation. They argue that work conducted in …

The regional systems of innovation concept is well established in academic and practitioner
discourses about innovation and economic development. As with the innovation systems …

Abstract The literature on Regional Systems of Innovation (RSI) has produced an extensive
body of research in recent years and has been used widely as a framework for the design …

The paper explores the case for Regional Systems of Innovation. Acknowledging the major
contribution of research on National Innovation Systems, it suggests that for conceptual and …

The evolutionary turn in economic geography has shed new light on historically contingent
regional preconditions for innovation and economic growth, which has the potential of …

Abstract A sheim BT, L awton S mith H. and O ughton C. Regional innovation systems:
theory, empirics and policy, Regional Studies. Interest in regional innovation systems has …

In recent years, the concept of regional innovation systems has evolved into a widely used
analytical framework that generates the empirical foundation for innovation policy making …

Over the past 20 years, the innovation system approach has significantly enhanced our
understanding of the innovation process, stressing its non-linear, systemic, interactive and …

Visiting Professor, City Futures Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney
NSW, Australia about customer needs, overseas markets or new organisational possibilities …

This paper concerns the brief history of the Regional Innovation Systems (RIS) concept. It
shows that the success of the concept in academic and policy circles is because, unlike most …