Breaking inside the black box: towards a dynamic evaluation framework for regional innovative capability

Vesa Harmaakorpi and Sanna Pekkola

Science and Public Policy, 2008, vol. 35, issue 10, 733-744

Abstract: Alongside theories of innovation, different measures of innovativeness and innovative capability have been developed. However, there are problems with the existing evaluation tools, especially when considering the dynamics of innovation processes. The measurement of the innovativeness of regions is particularly challenging. This paper describes recent changes in regional innovation policy models. It is argued that these policy models demand new tools for evaluating regional innovative capability. This paper tries to overcome some of the problems of the current evaluation tools. It outlines a framework for the network-based innovative capability evaluation matrix for evaluating and developing regional innovation policies. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

Date: 2008
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