Summary The Innovation Systems (IS) literature tends not to emphasize the crucial impact of
international knowledge and innovation exchange and collaboration through, for example …

China's success as a rapid innovation follower in the infant Photovoltaic (PV) industry
surprised many observers. This paper explores how China inserted itself into global clean …

Recent years have brought a renewed focus on the importance of manufacturing to the
health and future growth of nations and regions. Several studies have highlighted the need …

China and India have become major producers of products and services for global markets.
This article explores to what extent they are also building up innovation capabilities. It draws …

The regional innovation systems (RIS) concept has become popular among academics,
political decision-makers and regional stakeholders of innovation. Understanding the …

This paper aims to critically assess the lack of a global inter-urban perspective in the smart
city policy framework from a conceptual standpoint. We argue here that the smart city policy …

Most research on innovation management at the organizational level has typically been
focused on one specific innovation project phase or innovation management concept. This …

The concept of innovation systems has been a guiding paradigm of innovation research and
strongly influenced research and innovation policy since the early 1990s. In spite of this …

Corporate research and development (R&D) and knowledge networks of large and small
firms are responding to widespread availability of talent and diverse knowledge. Much of this …

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