drivers of that competitiveness, especially if considering the impact on economic development and social progress. Innovation … regions' innovativeness in different European regions and to evaluate the nature of the innovation process and the … competitiveness of a region is reflected in its innovation capacity or innovation dynamic. The literature review regarding regions …

) competitiveness, innovation "smart growth" in the Lisbon and Euro 2020 strategy seems to have a build in effect toward economic … in the overall economic trends in Europe in a regional context. In addition, in influence of innovation on the …

Innovative capacity has a decisive and crucial role in determining who is prospering in the global arena. Innovation is … efficiency, its national culture, and its innovation framework. This paper reflects upon the factors that influence national … innovative capacity, based on the European Innovation Scoreboard database. The aim is to reflect and evaluate the factors with …

? Based on data from the regional innovation scoreboard (RIS) is this issue addressed relative to the income level, previous … growth performance and convergence. In the first part of the paper, the innovation performance of the regions is modelled … and weaknesses of the innovation structure in different regions. In addition the issues of returns to scale will be …

Innovation and entrepreneurship are key factors in current regional development initiatives, derived from the concepts … perspective. The impacts of innovation (measured by innovation scoreboard data) and entrepreneurship (GEM data etc.) on regional …