To explain the importance of scientific research and technological innovation for industrial countries and in … a historical and theoretical perspective on scientific-technological innovation and its importance for industrial growth …Explains the importance of scientific research and technological innovation for industrial countries and in particular …

of industrial policies towards innovation. In line with this trend, the European Union significantly increased its … economic growth. Regional innovation policies display divergent returns according to different institutional conditions and … results show that better performing innovation strategies require the following factors: clear choices of locally congruent …

innovation dynamics in regional and national economies. Successful experiences in Scandanavia and southern European countries are …

Introduction: Europe's Innovation Emergency -- Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the European Union - a Reform Agenda …

-- Financing Tech-Transfer and Innovation: An Application to the Creative Industries -- Successful Cases of the Use of Innovative …

This volume examines the relationships among social ecology, innovation, sustainable development and economic growth …. Using the principles of Quintuple Helix innovation system, the authors argue that social ecology and environmental … management are supporters and drivers of innovation, sustainable development and economic growth. The Quintuple Helix innovation …

This book encourages thoughtful technological innovation while remaining conscious of its positive and negative …

-- Chapter 2: Just What Is Blocking Progress? -- Chapter 3: No Progress Without Innovation -- Chapter 4: How Do We Create An … Innovation Culture? -- Chapter 5: Cultivating Critical Thinking -- Chapter 6: The Needed Entrepreneurial Culture -- Chapter 7 … Profitable -- Chapter 10: From Imagination to Innovation -- Chapter 11: Quality of Life is Enhanced by Radical Innovations …