Regions and Innovation Policy [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Maguire, Karen.
Nauwelaers, Claire.
Primi, Annalisa,1977-
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2011.
Regions and Innovation Policy addresses the needs of national and regional governments for greater clarity on how to strengthen the innovation capacity of regions. The first part of the book examines strategies, policies and governance, explaining why regions matter, what makes smart policy mixes, and multilevel governance.  The second part of the book looks at agencies, instruments and country information, showing how agencis can maximize their impact and what policy instruments work. The final chapter provides country-by-country summaries of what countries are doing.  
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references.
Czech Republic -- Finland -- Denmark -- France -- Hungary -- Germany -- Italy -- Mexico -- Korea -- Netherlands -- Maximising the impact of regional innovation agencies -- Conclusions and policy advice -- Multi-level governance of innovation policy -- Norway -- Portugal -- Road maps and smart policy mixes for regional innovation -- Why regions matter for innovation policy today -- Poland -- Spain -- Summary in French -- Executive summary -- Switzerland -- Sweden -- United States -- Preface -- Foreword -- United Kingdom -- Policy instruments for regional innovation -- Introduction -- Austria -- Canada -- Belgium.
Regions and Innovation Policy addresses the needs of national and regional governments for greater clarity on how to strengthen the innovation capacity of regions. The first part of the book examines strategies, policies and governance, explaining why regions matter, what makes smart policy mixes, and multilevel governance.  The second part of the book looks at agencies, instruments and country information, showing how agencis can maximize their impact and what policy instruments work. The final chapter provides country-by-country summaries of what countries are doing.  
Regional economics.
Economic development.
Technological innovations
Information networks
Economic geography.
OECD Reviews of Regional Innovation