Regional Policy Implications of the Entrepreneurial University

2020 ◽  
pp. 242-259
Author(s):  
Lisa Nieth ◽  
Paul Benneworth
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Entrepreneurial University ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Regional Institutions ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Regional Development Policies ◽  
Collective Development

The chapter addresses the question of how universities respond to regional policy, and in particular, the ways in which academics are motivated and encouraged by regional development policies. The chapter specifically asks whether entrepreneurial universities create frameworks which allow university actors to positively contribute to collective development activities (such as clusters or technology transfer networks) by building new kinds of regional institutions. The chapter uses examples from three universities that all seek to be actively regionally engaged. This chapter identifies the factors that both encourage but also discourage these individual actors and notes that ongoing connections between individual academics and regional partners are critical to ensuring this constructive collaboration. The chapter contends that regional innovation policy should devote more resources to building these critical links.

scholarly journals Environment based innovation: policy questions

Finisterra ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (88) ◽  
Author(s):  
Argentino Pessoa ◽  
Mário Rui Silva
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Resource Curse ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Environmental Resources ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Public Intervention ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Innovation Policies

Natural resources and physical cultural resources, referred to in this paper as “Environmental Resources”, can be important assets for regional competitiveness and innovation. In recent years, these types of assets have been increasingly taken into consideration in the design and implementation of regional development strategies, as a consequence of their potential role as a source of differentiation and of new competitive advantages. However, in contrast to environmental policies, which usually focus on the protection of the environment, innovation policies and their instruments are largely shaped by, and geared towards, knowledge-based innovation.In this paper, we discuss the role played by environmental resources in the context of regional innovation policies. We begin by discussing the relationship between environmental resources and regional development, and by emphasizing some contrasting views with regard to the function of environmental resources in regional development. Then, we address the relationship between regional competitive advantages and innovation strategies. The specific issues and problems that arise whenever the aim is to attain competitive advantages through the valorisation of environmental resources constitute the core of section III. In that section, we highlight the specific characteristics of environmental resources and we discuss the applicability of the “natural resource curse” argument to the dynamics based on the valorisation of environmental resources. The reasons that justify public intervention as well as the difficulties concerning the adequate level of intervention (local / regional / national) are also examined. The paper ends with some conclusions and policy implications.

scholarly journals Knowledge Economy and Regional Innovation Policy Milieu

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 614-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Patrizia Vittoria ◽  
Pasquale Persico
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Network Formation ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Smart Specialization ◽  
Definition Of

The emergence of the knowledge economy has resulted in a new definition of regional policy milieu. Under the current EU policy framework the concepts of region and city are the result of an inductive, exploratory cognitive process. Interpreting, assessing and designing successful territorial milieux constitute a methodological challenge for analysts. This paper discusses the methodological capacity of a hybrid theoretical approach to discovery and design of smart specialization. Analysis of strategic network formation (why the network takes a particular form) demonstrates the competitive positioning of specific homogeneous communities within the global value chain and can be considered central to the regional policy milieu. /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabella normale"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;}

INNOVATION POLICIES OF THE REGION AND ITS INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT (ON THE EXAMPLE OF KHABAROVSKII KRAI)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. V. Konoshko
Keyword(s):  
Regional Policy ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Foreign Experience ◽  
Regional Innovation Policy ◽  
Innovation Policies

The article assesses innovative regional policy on the example of the Khabarovsk Territory. The features of the institutional support for the successful implementation of innovation policy are revealed. The directions of the institutional support of the regional innovation policy are determined on the basis of advanced domestic and foreign experience

scholarly journals Regional Development Policies of the European Union: An Evaluation in the Framework of Structural Funds and Other Financial Instruments

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet İncekara ◽  
Burcu Kılınç Savrul
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Structural Funds ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Regional Development Policies ◽  
European Investment ◽  
The Eu

Regional policy of the European Union (EU) is implemented in order to improve welfare and quality of life in specific regions of EU member countries, minimize inter-regional income differences and restructure less developed industrial areas. regions of the EU countries has urban and regional development differences in themselves. Regional policies have gained importance in the process of EU enlargement. Increases regional disparities has been observed to occur with the first expansion. Although the tools that the Community could use for regional inequality were initially limited, they began to increase over the years in the process of development of regional policy of the EU. In this respect, this study will focus primarily on the EU regional development policies, the structural funds in line with the measures taken to ensure economic and social cohesion in EU countries and European Investment Bank and the new tools such as community tool will be discussed.

The role of geographic spillovers in employment policy planning: an empirical investigation for Russian regions

foresight ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Aldieri ◽  
Maxim Kotsemir ◽  
Concetto Paolo Vinci
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Spillovers ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
Employment Policy ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Index Procedure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Efficient Level

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to look at the factors driving labour creation in Russia, while paying attention to the role of innovation policy. The study considers innovation variables with indicators linked to social conditions (social filter component) and geographical spillovers for 85 regions during the period 2010-2016.Design/methodology/approachIn particular, the study uses latitude and longitude coordinates to compute the distance between Russian regions according to the Haversine formula. In this manner, it measures the spillovers as the weighted sum of R&D capital stock on the basis of computed distance, according to the accessibility index procedure.FindingsThe finding is very important in terms of policy implications for supporting employment. As the results stress that own innovation produces labour creation effects, while knowledge spillovers are labour-saving, the study could conclude that regional innovation policy may have undetermined the objective of an efficient level of absorptive capacity able to benefit positively from external innovation.Originality/valueThe study contributes to the literature by exploring whether geographical spillovers are labour-friendly or labour-saving in Russia.

scholarly journals Regional specialisation as an endogenous factor in the development of Poland’s provinces

Equilibrium ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorota Miłek ◽  
Paulina Nowak
Keyword(s):  
Regional Policy ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Complex Interaction ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Dissimilarity Index ◽  
Sustained Competitive Advantage ◽  
Regional Innovation Policy ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Regional Specialisation

The economic development of Poland and its regions results from a complex interaction of many factors, which include regional innovation policy. The task of regional innovation policy is to identify and develop smart specialisations, which may offer an opportunity of building up sustained competitive advantage of Poland’s provinces. The identification of regional specialisations for the needs of regional policy carried out by Poland’s provinces is a complex process. It must be placed within the context of all other processes of territorial development. To formulate specialisations, it is necessary to perform a thorough analysis of regional economic structures, taking into account both resources of a given region and possibilities of generating revenue. One of the methods used to identify potential regional specialisations is the Krugman dissimilarity index. In the paper, it is employed to analyse dissimilarities between economic structures of Poland’s regions.

scholarly journals Linking Umkm Network And Its Implica on Region Development

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-19
Author(s):  
Lucas Magelhaes ◽  
Arif Dwi Hartanto
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Regional Distribution ◽  
Innovation Systems ◽  
Regional Innovation Systems ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Regional Competitiveness ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Regional Development Policies ◽  
Network Studies

This paper seeks to show that network studies on MSMEs can enrich the analysis of regional development policies. However, MSMEs have proven to have an important role in the economy. While the network has been recognized as a third form of organization, namely between markets and hierarchies that occupy a key role in many discussions about the process of regional development. Therefore, the exploration conducted in this paper is to examine the main features of the importance of UMKM network to see three aspects, namely: (i) institutional and entrepreneurial processes (ii) regional distribution; and (iii) regional innovation systems. These three aspects will be explored how the implications for regional development. The results of this paper can help in identifying some of the components that can be used to build development policies and regional competitiveness based on the advantages of special features on the existence of UMKM networks.

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