Bakgrunnen for dette prosjektet er den økende betydning av kunnskap og kompetanse for utviklingen i næringslivet og framveksten av det ofte betegnes som ‘nye kunnskapsbaserte næringer’. Disse er blant annet kjennetegnet ved at en stor andel av de sysselsatte har et høyt kunnskapsnivå og...

This paper examines the actors and activities and the institutional--spatial dynamics that characterize innovation and knowledge processes within the aquaculture industry and its support organizations in the coastal region of Quebec, Canada. It aims to identify the main features and components...

The paper departs from a seemingly disagreement between theoretical propositions stressing the importance of the KIBS sector as an innovation agent, and empirical results from quantitative innovation surveys. KIBS are increasingly seen to have a strategic role in stimulating innovation...

This report is the result of six industrial studies performed for the RITTS Oslo project (Regional Innovation Infrastructure and Technology Transfer Systems in the Oslo region). The project was initiated by Oslo and Akershus Business Council in 1998, with financial support from the Commission of...

Denne rapporten viser resultater fra en evaluering av SIVA gjennomført fra januar til september 2000. SIVAs hovedmål er å bidra til økt verdiskaping og sysselsetting i distriktene. SIVA har delvis fått og delvis tatt på seg tre hovedoppgaver i arbeidet med å oppnå denne målsettingen....

This paper explores geographical variations in innovation activity in Norwegian manufacturing industry, and examines in particular the characteristics of innovation activity in the most peripheral parts of the country. This is an important topic when innovation is regarded as a territorial...

The article analyses to which extent and in what way the Oslo region may be considered as an innovative and dynamic city in the Norwegian context. Although the European Union Community Innovation Survey (CIS II) concludes that the Oslo region has the same share of innovative firms as the...

This paper analyses the role of knowledge intensive business services (KIBS) as innovation agents for other firms and industries with empirical evidence from the capital region of Oslo, Norway. It focuses in particular on the role of two sectors (software industry and organisational consultants)...

Innovasjonssystem etablerer betingelser for å skape ny kunnskap, ta den i bruk til økonomisk nyttige formål, og spre den til andre brukere. Resultatene av dette er innovasjoner. Innovasjonssystem har styrker, svakheter og utviklingsmuligheter. Etter mange års sammenhengende suksess møter...

Increasing attention has recently been given to analysing the regions on the basis of endogenous growth potential and as 'regional innovation systems' (Héraud 1994; Longhi and Quere 1994). On these bases this report will examine innovation activities and outputs at a regional level, discussing the...