The primary objective of the article is to evaluate the innovation potential of Central and Eastern European Union countries. The Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution method was employed to assess and rank this potential. The research was based on 10 indicators that...

The growing urgency of environmental problems, such as climate change, pollution, and waste management, has highlighted the importance of eco-innovation. It includes the development of sustainable solutions for goods and services. As corporations adopt sustainability practices, governments are...

Sustainability transformation needs regional engagement of the entirety of actors within. One central actor is the university with its mission and activities to transfer knowledge. This paper provides a first approach to identifying best practice regions for sustainability transformation within...

There remains a dearth of literature dedicated to urban core-to-core cross-border regions, especially ones described as highly innovative. Hence, there is a growing need to advance the concept of a cross-border region, especially through the lens of clusters and smart system innovation policy by...

The paper aims to investigate regional participation in a new Portuguese Research and Innovation (R&I) programme (so-called "Agendas for Industrialization") funded by the European Next Generation EU (NGEU). Using a probit model with sample selection and a novel dataset, we find that the...

Innovation is key for economic growth and well-being. The capacity for innovation, however, is profoundly influenced by the quality of local institutions. Although the impact of national institutions on innovation is well-documented, the effects of subnational institutional variations on...

Durch eine abnehmende Bedeutung im internationalen Technologie- und Wissenschaftswettbewerb ist das langfristige wirtschaftliche Wachstum von Deutschland bedroht. Die deutsche Exzellenzförderung von Universitäten hat das Potenzial die Position von Deutschland in diesem Wettbewerb zu stärken -...

In pursuit of innovation-driven green development, effectively leveraging innovation policies for environmental betterment has emerged as a pivotal challenge in China's sustainable development trajectory. Investigating 287 Chinese cities from 2010 to 2020, this study adopts the pilot initiative...