to increase their competitiveness.The three case studies point to the significance of a multilevel approach to innovation …, national, and regional/local resources in innovation processes. Different types of regional innovation systems are considered …: the territorially embedded regional innovation network; the regional networked innovation system; and the regionalized …

The innovation systems perspective is primarily concerned with the knowledge flow and diffusion and its positive impact … of stimulating economic growth. In innovation systems observed at the regional level there is a tendency of … this paper the relation between innovation and knowledge is illustrated by the high-technology cluster of Campinas. It also …