RIS3 is a policy initiative aiming to achieve structural change. Structural change needs to
consider the processes and means through which (innovation) policies can facilitate a …

Innovation strategies for smart specialization have become the new framework for
organizing innovation support in European regions and states. This article examines how …

This paper contributes to the 50 th-anniversary special issue of Technological Forecasting
and Social Change, by discussing the extent to which firms, sectors and territories follow …

Regional-level innovation policies and development activities, which are not only
technology oriented but that also address intellectual issues, knowledge and absorptive …

Regional innovation policies are currently influenced by a series of territorial innovation
models, with the regional innovation system (RIS) approach being one of the prominent …

Over the past decade, the literature on innovation studies has begun to recognize the
growing complexity associated with innovation policies. However, these complexities …

The metropolitan urbanization shows evidence that planning at the regional, subregional
and municipal levels with its wide range of territorial, urban and sectorial competences is …

In the 1980s, public bodies became aware of the importance of small-and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs) in regional economic development. In order to stimulate their …

Küreselleşme ile birlikte mesafelerin kısalması, teknolojinin gelişmesi ve kaliteli yaşam
bilincinin artması sürekli değişen ve farklı deneyimler edinmek isteyen bir turizm talebini …

The innovative capacity of a given territory is a main driver for its longterm growth and
development. Therefore, a combination of policies from different levels of government seeks …