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Regional Innovation Systems in Canada: A Comparative Study
Ist Teil von
Regional studies, 2004-07, Vol.38 (5), p.479-492
Ort / Verlag
Cambridge: Regional Studies Association
Erscheinungsjahr
2004
Quelle
Taylor & Francis Journals Auto-Holdings Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Doloreux D. (2004) Regional innovation systems in Canada: a comparative study. Reg. Studies
38, 481-494. The Regional
Innovation System (RIS) has become a leading approach in explaining the innovation processes and patterns experienced by
firms and industries at the regional level. This paper investigates the innovation activities of small and medium sized enterprises
in different regions, assesses the extent of their involvement in systemic innovation with other organizations, and examines the
nature of regional and more diffused forms of interaction in innovation activity. The discussion draws its empirical substance
from the Ottawa and Beauce regions of Canada, regions characterized by different preconditions to innovation in terms of
industrial production structure and institutional environments. The results indicate that the innovation activities of surveyed
firms in the two regions converge into a similar pattern, as far as innovation practices, information sources and the role of
geography are concerned. In addition, the significance of the region as a support to innovation is not confirmed; firms make
use of regional, national and even global knowledge sources to sustain innovation.