Several personal motives influenced me on my way towards graduation. My interest in the
challenge of bringing technological and socio-economic aspects together was an important …

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production system. They can contributes to policy objectives on climate change, energy …

Considering the pivotal contributions of technological advances and policies in developing
regional innovation and competitiveness, this thesis begins with an open question which is …