of position isrelated to the evolution of the system of innovation. This kind of phenomena has beenstudied by different … authors using an approach of sectoral system of innovation. Thispaper presents a study on the evolution of the coffee sector … of innovation. The research project was based in a literature surveycomplemented by interviews to experts and actors in …

able to gain and maintain world leadership in innovation and technology while the latter continues to lag. Notwithstanding … the magnitude of this innovation gap and the political emphasis placed upon it on both sides of the Atlantic, very little … differences between the two continents in the quantity and quality of the major ‘inputs’ to innovation: R&D investments and human …

This paper looks at the genesis of innovation in the United States from a territorial perspective. The analysis aims to … disentangle the impact of local R&D expenditure from other contextual conditions supportive of the process of innovation …. Particular emphasis is devoted to the role of socio-economic factors and systems of innovation conditions (‘social filter …

The concept of a holistic innovation policy is defined in this paper, and it is discussed what it is, why it is … relevant and how it can be implemented. One of the main conclusions is that the innovation policies in European countries are … still linear (and not holistic), in spite of the fact that the linear view has been completely abandoned by innovation …