The Flemish government launched its Spearhead Cluster (SHC) policy in 2017. The aim is to boost strategic sectors by setting up cluster initiatives which coordinate collaborative R&D initiatives. In this paper, we analyze whether becoming a member of such a cluster initiative has an impact on...

In order to better capture non-R&D based processes related to Learning by Doing, Using and Interacting (DUI) as a basis for policy advice, this paper empirically identifies DUI mode drivers of SME innovation. For the first time, a large set of conceptually derived indicators is used in a...

With the Biden administration in the US introducing tariffs on Chinese clean energy and electric vehicle (EV) goods and components, and the European Union (EU) also imposing duties on electric vehicles because of Chinese state support for these industries, the narrative around China’s...

Since the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development presented its com‑ prehensive Innovation Strategy in 2010, numerous countries have been updating their innovation policies. Subsequent to the promulgation, the innovation policies of Japan shifted the focus from...

This paper presents a research framework to analyse the role of Social Innovations more comprehensively in addressing 'grand societal challenges' and related regional development issues. Based on the assumption that Social Innovations are particularly suited to tackling the 'grand societal...

Understanding the flow of knowledge between scientific research and policymaking is increasingly important. This study examines the influence of the EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard, a monitoring report produced for policy makers, researchers, and businesses since 2004. We analyse...