Knowledge Exchange Mechanisms and Innovation Policy in Post-Industrial Regions: Approaches of the Basque Country and the West Midlands

Iwona Borowik ()

Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2014, vol. 5, issue 1, 37-69

Abstract: Many countries and regions struggle with utilization of knowledge assets and they developed over the years research and innovation infrastructure to enhance innovation in the private sector. The objective of this study is to review the innovation policy initiatives promoting innovation and cooperation between the regional knowledge base and private sector based on the experience of post-industrial regions of the Basque Country and the West Midlands characterized by similar economic history and challenges in regaining competitiveness. In addition to the mechanisms promoting innovation and knowledge exchange, the study presents the regions’ economic background, innovation performance, and institutional framework of innovation policy. The article ends with conclusions and policy implications for other regions. Copyright The Author(s) 2014

Keywords: Technology transfer; Post-industrial regions; Regional innovation policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
http://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s13132-012-0134-3 (text/html)
Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:jknowl:v:5:y:2014:i:1:p:37-69

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www.springer.com/economics/journal/13132

DOI: 10.1007/s13132-012-0134-3

Access Statistics for this article

Journal of the Knowledge Economy is currently edited by Elias G. Carayannis

More articles in Journal of the Knowledge Economy from Springer, Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET)
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().