The new paradigm of regional policy is based more on competitiveness, innovation and internal potential of regions than … on balancing regional disparities by public aid only. Innovation policies are being established and implemented at … national and regional levels covering relatively a broad range of public initiatives directed towards supporting the innovation …

In recent years, the concept of Regional Innovation Systems has evolved into a widely used analytical framework … generating the empirical foundation for innovation policy making. Yet, the approaches utilizing this framework remain ambiguous … on such key issues as the territorial dimension of innovation, e.g., the region, and the apparently important role played …

: traditional activities and tourism; and entrepreneurship and innovation. In terms of future research, the same analytical tool …

Focused on the efficiency of the Russian innovation-fostering policy, the research is based on an empirical analysis of … innovation support tools are affected by crowding out private funds by public ones. Besides, innovation policy design and …

development focus on geographic proximity as a pioneering factor of innovation. However, “new” theories highlight the increased … of innovation-knowledge economy and the growing literature on network theory will be discussed. Firstly, the concepts of … industrial zones, innovative environment, clusters, regional innovation systems and learning regions which can be defined as …