In recent years, an increasing political interest has developed in long-term strategic partnerships for science-industry collaboration in pre-competitive research and devel-opment, driven by a perception of a distinct "blind spot" in many innovation systems. In different contexts, such...

In recent years, no small number of studies have emphasised the importance of "getting the policy mix right". What that term, "policy mix" relates to, however, remained less than clear, not least as a result of the absence of an appropriate database on regional policies. With the Regional...

This paper assesses the extent to which cooperation impacts innovation performance of firms in rural regions characterized by a solid economic performance despite a low-technology industrial structure. Particular emphasis is placed on the spatial and functional dimension of cooperation. Generic...

Während Demografen den ungebrochenen Trend zur Landflucht konstatieren, setzen kreative Pioniere in ländlichen Regionen längst neue Akzente. Durch Mietenexplosion und zunehmende Raumnot in den Metropolen verstärkt sich der Umkehrtrend: Leerstände in ländlichen Gebieten eröffnen...

Quantentechnologien, unterteilt in die Technologiefelder Quantensensorik, Quantenkommunikation sowie Quantencomputing, bieten revolutionäre Potenziale, stehen jedoch vor erheblichen technischen und wirtschaftlichen Herausforderungen. Der Bericht beschreibt die Funktionsweise und (potenzielle)...

The dynamic economic development of Guangdong province is one of the most promi-nent examples of China's catch-up in the course of the past two decades. Once chosen as the nation's first experimental field for the market economy, the province continued to participate above average in national...