Regional innovation systems: what can we learn from 25 years of scientific achievements?

Cristina Fernandes, Luís Farinha, Joao Ferreira, Björn Asheim and Roel Rutten

Regional Studies, 2021, vol. 55, issue 3, 377-389

Abstract: The regional innovation systems (RIS) concept has become popular among academics, political decision-makers and regional stakeholders of innovation. Understanding the competitive dynamics of RIS and their impact on regional competitiveness today has thus become a priority. This paper provides researchers, academics, political decision-makers and other interested parties with a map of the different approaches to RIS, aiding in the definition of new territorial innovation policies. With a co-citation resource approach, an extensive search of the Web of Science database was carried out and it encountered four clusters in the literature on RIS: regional knowledge systems; regional institutional systems; regional research and development systems; and regional network systems. This correspondingly sets out new theoretical perspectives based on bibliometric analysis techniques and new paths for scientific reflection and research.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2020.1782878

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