Successful Innovation Systems
A Resource-oriented and Regional Perspective for Policy and Practice
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Management of Resources and Lessons Learned
The management of resources considers all resources from an ecosystem perspective. Regions try to promote their development as innovation leader in three key ways that is first analyzing the status quo, second...
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Nairobi Innovation System
Africa, especially the sub-Saharan region, is a hot spot of “frugal innovation,” which focuses on technology that meets the market’s needs. While this sounds trivial, frugal technology’s precise alignment to s...
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Launch Pad
Some regions in the world are more successful at innovation than others. We can learn why by studying the lessons of successful global innovation regions. Ecosystems in different regions around the globe demon...
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Finance Capital, Market, and Policy
Capital, understood as nonhuman capital, is a diverse resource with a wide range of subgroups including venture capital, bank loans, research funding, “family, friends and fools,” and more. Money is an enabler...
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Berlin Innovation System
The Berlin innovation ecosystem is characterized by its highly developed research landscape. Berlin boasts a high density of universities—and their graduates—and numerous well-developed and publicly financed r...
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Moscow Innovation System
Russia, and the Moscow region specifically, are very promising sources for innovative solutions and companies. Moscow has shown stable growth even during the financial crisis at an average pace of 10% per year...
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New York Innovation System
New York City (NYC) has transformed itself from military port to manufacturing hub to financial epicenter and now takes center stage in the creative and applied tech sectors. Driving over USD70 billion in star...
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Shenzhen Innovation System
Shenzhen is one of the fastest-growing cities in human history. In 40 years, Shenzhen has grown from a rural village to a major metropolis and innovation hub. This chapter explores Shenzhen’s innovation ecosys...
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Sofia Innovation System
Bulgaria’s innovation performance has been distinctly positive since 2015, driven by remarkable innovation efficiency. Much of this dynamism is attributable to the country’s capital, Sofia, and its bubbling in...
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Zurich Innovation System
The Zurich region frequently ranks among the top innovative and competitive regions in the world. This chapter explores the drivers of Zurich’s unique interplay of high competitiveness and innovativeness, dist...
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Human Capital
The foundation of every innovation ecosystem is the availability of high-quality human capital. However, we cannot judge an ecosystem merely on its number of people or their qualifications. If managers know of...
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Infrastructure and Institutions
Infrastructure includes as all hard and soft facilities used by individuals directly, either for research and innovation or for the mobility of people, assets, or data. Infrastructure enables connections betwe...
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Bangalore Innovation System
Technology entrepreneurship and startups ecosystems are drawing the attention of policymakers and empirical researchers across the world. In India, Bangalore has been receiving increased global recognition and...
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Medellín Innovation System
Innovation for Medellín is synonymous with competitiveness, differentiation, and economic development. Innovation can improve citizens’ quality by generating knowledge-based jobs through the support of interco...
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Shanghai Innovation System
Shanghai is not just a large city with around 23 million inhabitants; it is also one of the world’s largest trade hubs. As a cultural melting pot, Shanghai is a hot spot of knowledge and technology development...
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Silicon Valley Innovation System
Silicon Valley plays a key role in develo** innovative technologies and paving the way for new global trends. The region remains, for now, the undisputed leader of the global startup and innovation scenes. S...
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Tel Aviv Innovation System
The Tel Aviv ecosystem is one of the most vibrant innovation ecosystems in the world. It is fast, dynamic, direct, and—most of all—extraordinarily successful. This chapter dives into some of the elements that ...
