The bioeconomy is a growing sector in both high- and low-income countries, closely linked to innovation. However, knowledge creation and innovation flows remain underexplored due to their complexity. This study aims to introduce the Knowledge and Innovation System for the Bioeconomy (KISB) to...

This conceptual article introduces a new perspective on innovation systems by emphasizing their dynamic, co-evolutionary nature. In today's rapidly changing world, innovation should be understood as a heterogeneous, multidimensional, continuously evolving phenomenon embedded within complex...

Research on innovation ecosystems is mostly approached from the point of view of institution-oriented aspects, which typically focus on the structural elements of innovation systems. However, this perspective has limitations to describe a really functioning innovation system, as it does not take...

Sustainable innovation is important in Albania, a small transition economy facing pressures from digitalization, the green transition, and increased competition. Yet the country's innovation system is still developing, and academia-business linkages remain weak. This article investigates how...

Sustainability, which addresses inequality and resource scarcity, has become a central concern for scholars, entrepreneurs and policymakers. However, the interrelationships between different components of regional sustainability in the innovation ecosystem remain underexplored. Grounded in...

This study investigates the complex, nonlinear dynamics of the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within national innovation ecosystems (NIEs), addressing a critical gap in understanding SDG saturation. Studying this topic is crucial because, despite the growing importance of...

Die Studie untersucht die technologische Leistungsfähigkeit Deutschlands im internationalen Vergleich anhand von Daten zur sektoralen Wertschöpfung sowie mittels Daten zum Handel mit Industriegütern. Sie zeigt, dass die deutsche Wirtschaft weiterhin stark auf die Produktion hochwertiger...

Das deutsche Hochschulsystem befindet sich in einem tiefgreifenden Wandel. Das Handlungsfeld des Wissens- und Technologietransfers unterliegt dabei besonderer politischer Aufmerksamkeit. Diese Studie ordnet die Entwicklungen im nationalen und internationalen Vergleich anhand ausgewählter...

Germany and Europe are often said to lag behind the United States and China in the development and application of artificial intelligence technologies and other complementary technologies. Scientific, technological and ultimately economic performance in the field of this technology bundle, often...

Lower-income countries face a persistent challenge: innovation activities tend to concentrate in more developed regions. Existing research offers limited solutions, often emphasizing local advantages or frugal innovation to reduce regional disparities. This study challenges the conventional...

This contribution proposes a conceptual model of innovation called the Five-Blade Propeller with Sustainability as the Rotor (SPIRAL), which constitutes a structural evolution of the Triple, Quadruple, and Quintuple Helix models. Unlike previous approaches-where actors operate horizontally and...

Since Donald Trump's election at the latest, the (American) media landscape and, with it, democratic media regulation have been facing serious challenges: With the heads of "BigTech" from Silicon Valley, who not only control central media platforms but also increasingly seek political proximity,...

The Regional Innovation Valleys (RIVs) initiative is one of 25 actions of the New European Innovation Agenda (NEIA). It aims to harness the full innovation potential across Europe, connecting less and more innovative regions and addressing social challenges through cutting edge technology....

Purpose: This paper aims to explore the integration of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) into Sabadell's territorial policies, focusing on the development of an inclusive innovative ecosystem. Through various methodologies, the study seeks to enhance territorial specialization in design...

This study evaluates the effectiveness of Aragón's Regional Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization (RIS3) 2014-2020 by applying Social Network Analysis (SNA) to a comprehensive dataset of regional, national, and European competitive public projects involving Aragonese entities between...

This study investigates the interrelationships between institutional frameworks, innovation ecosystems, and stakeholder coordination in enhancing the global competitiveness of Ethiopia's Integrated Agro-Industrial Parks (IAIPs) in Yirgalem and Bulbula. A mixed-methods approach combining...

Dieses Policy Paper fasst Ergebnisse des Projekts "SOIR - Stark durch Offene Innovationsregionen" zusammen und zeigt fünf Handlungsfelder für eine innovationsorientierte Entwicklung ländlicher Regionen auf. Damit bietet es eine systematische Betrachtung regionaler Gestaltungsspielräume....

This paper applies a multi-level social network analysis to examine Aragón's innovation ecosystem, focusing on a decade of competitive public projects (2014-2023) aligned with the region's Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) 2021-2027. By mapping and weighting the participation of regional...

In today's globalized and rapidly evolving technological landscape, innovation serves as a critical driver of economic growth and competitive advantage. The concept of an innovation ecosystem has emerged to elucidate the complex interactions among various stakeholders-including public sectors,...

Global energy challenges have highlighted the importance of open innovation, which facilitates the development of efficient energy solutions through collaboration and knowledge sharing. However, owing to the increasing diversity of the energy open innovation ecosystem and the lack of...

Shared mobility services - including car-sharing, bike-sharing, and scooter-sharing - have surged in popularity but face persistent challenges. Many providers fail after pilot phases, due not only to technical and managerial issues but also to a reluctance to embrace openness. This paper...

Digital innovation ecosystems (DIEs) are increasingly recognized as critical to regional green technological innovation (GTI), supporting ecological protection and sustainable development. This study uses panel qualitative comparative analysis (Panel-QCA) on data from 31 Chinese provinces...

The paper aims to propose the definition of individual orchestration competence concept and the identification of its main attributes for orchestrating innovation ecosystems.A literature review was conducted, from 2006 to 2024, considering Dhanaraj and Parkhe (2006) as a theoretical-conceptual...

The Regional Innovation Valleys (RIVs) initiative is one of 25 actions of the New European Innovation Agenda (NEIA). It aims to harness the full innovation potential across Europe, connecting less and more innovative regions and addressing social challenges through cutting edge technology....

The objective of this document is to provide an overview of the different infrastructures that support the development and deployment of the AI innovation ecosystem in the EU. It highlights the roles of each infrastructure, the relationships between them, as well as their key distinctive...

The objective of this document is to provide an overview of the different infrastructures that support the development and deployment of the AI innovation ecosystem in the EU. It highlights the roles of each infrastructure, the relationships between them, as well as their key distinctive...

Digital entrepreneurship ecosystem has become a central topic in the digital economy which is characterized by an inclusive and changing framework. This study aims to investigate the key components, trends and latent topics of digital entrepreneurship ecosystem. The data (1234 articles) were...

The actors and components of an entrepreneurial ecosystem coexist and interact continuously, leading to many mutual relationships. Existing studies favour a static approach to the investigation of innovation ecosystems, frequently neglecting the chains of connections between ecosystem domains...

Increasing trust in public and state institutions has been a challenging problem worldwide. It is especially imperative for developing countries due to the unfolding economic crisis and the urgency of achieving economic growth based on innovation. Global external threats and challenges have been...