Knowledge Policy illustrates how the production of knowledge has become central to economic life, and that competitiveness in the 21st century market place is characterized by the ability to translate scientific and technological knowledge into innovation. Does this therefore render cultural and...

Introduction -- Knowledge, Skills and Competences (KSC) in the knowledge-based economy -- A review of the Creative and Cultural Industries (CCI) -- Methodology and empirical strategy- Creative and digital skills in Italian cultural and creative industries -- Conclusions.

This book introduces a radically spatialised approach to knowledge creation and innovation. Reflecting on an array of European urban and regional developments, it offers an updated notion of milieu as the conceptual and material space of knowledge and innovation in line with the interpretative...