Small firms are playing an ever-increasing role in innovation, driven by changes in technologies and markets. This OECD book explores how government policy can boost innovation by improving the environment for entrepreneurship and small firm development and increasing the innovative capacities of enterprises. Continue reading →

The OECD Innovation Strategy presents an overview  of knowledge on innovation processes and trends, as well as recent policy developments and recommendations to make policies for innovation more effective. It brings together the broad range of analysis undertaken since May 2007 with the objective of helping governments to harness innovation to strengthen growth Continue reading →

In the article “Regional Knowledge Ecosystems: Laying the Groundwork for Future Technology-Based Economic Development’, published in the newsletter of the International Economic Development Council, Dr. Anthony Townsend, Research Director of the Institute for the Future, writes about the growth of regional approaches to technology-based economic development. Continue reading →

This first edition of the CORDIS focus Research Policy Supplement presents issues related to Regions of Knowledge (RegKnow) and the Mutual Learning Platform (MLP) initiative. Continue reading →

This study, carried out by the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, finds that with the exception of SMEs, innovation policy is most effective at the European level. Continue reading →

The European Commission has tabled a 10 point programme for action at national and European levels to foster innovation as a main asset of the EU economy. The programme points the way forward to accompany industry-led innovation with public policies at all levels as a core element of the renewed Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs. Continue reading →