Do we really need regional innovation agencies? Some insights from the experience of an Italian region

Annamaria Fiore (), Maria Jennifer Grisorio and Francesco Prota
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Maria Jennifer Grisorio: Agenzia Regionale per la Tecnologia e l’Innovazione - ARTI

No 25, SERIES from Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza - Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro"

Abstract: Increasing globalization, if properly exploited, can provide interesting opportunities for regional economies. Nevertheless, when they are not managed with a far-sighted approach, regions, and particularly those at an intermediate level of development, can lose their comparative advantages compared to regions of developing countries. Innovation is the main instrument for improving and ensuring competitiveness to enterprises and growth opportunities to local economies. The aim of this paper is to discuss the importance of public policies in reinforcing regional innovation systems, and the role of regional innovation agencies. With this in mind, we describe the policies implemented by the Regional Agency for Technology and Innovation (ARTI) of Apulia, a region in Southern Italy. We also provide the first assessment of ARTI’s activities and provide some suggestions on how to improve regional R&D policies.

Keywords: public policy; innovation; regional innovation system; regional competitiveness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O18 O38 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 819
Date: 2009-11, Revised 2009-11
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