What indicators do (or do not) tell us about Regional Innovation Systems

Jon Mikel Zabala-Iturriagagoitia (), Fernando Jiménez-Sáez, Elena Castro-Martínez and Antonio Gutiérrez-Gracia
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Jon Mikel Zabala-Iturriagagoitia: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Fernando Jiménez-Sáez: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Elena Castro-Martínez: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Antonio Gutiérrez-Gracia: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Jon Mikel Zabala Iturriagagoitia

Scientometrics, 2007, vol. 70, issue 1, No 6, 85-106

Abstract: Abstract This paper analyses some of the methodologies and R&D and innovation indicators used to measure Regional Innovative Capacity in Spain for the period 1996–2000. The results suggest that the approaches examined are not sufficiently rigorous; they vary depending on the methodology and indicators employed. Therefore, we would suggest that the right balance between quantitative and qualitative approaches could produce a better evaluation of innovation system performance which would be more useful to policy makers and other stakeholders.

Date: 2007
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