Background: The paper examines the regional effects of a general innovation policy, i.e. a policy tool that does not target specific industries or subnational regions. General policy tools are an important part of the portfolio of innovation policy measures. However, there is a question over...

This paper investigates ways in which firms in three Norwegian regional clusters, dominated by shipbuilding, mechanical engineering, and the electronics industry, use both place-specific, local knowledge resources, and external, world-class knowledge to increase their competitiveness.The three...

This book discusses the latest theoretical advances in regional innovation research, presents empirical cases involving the development of regional innovation systems (RISs), and explores regional innovation policy approaches. Grounded in the extensive literature on RISs, it addresses...