Piloting Regional Innovation or Much Ado about Nothing?—Evaluating the R&D Policy Initiative of Nordland, Norway
| Autor: | Aase Marthe Johansen Horrigmo, Tor Borgar Hansen, Erle Holstad Wright, Jon P. Knudsen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | European Planning Studies. 23:1282-1301 |
| ISSN: | 1469-5944 0965-4313 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09654313.2014.928673 |
| Popis: | This article evaluates the results of almost a decade of experience with regional R&D development and implementation for enhanced innovation in the county of Nordland, Norway. Following a 2002 national devolution initiative, the county of Nordland was the first among Norwegian counties to coin and implement a distinct R&D policy for business-related innovation and development. This was done by setting up a broad regional partnership, framing a regional strategy and by coordinating substantial budgetary resources to implement the strategy. The evaluation describes the results of this process as ambiguous. This article looks at the process from three perspectives. First, we look at the organizational side of how the policy formation and implementation processes have performed. Second, we evaluate the business community response to the policy initiative to see whether any signs of altered behaviour can be found. Third, we look at how the partnership dynamic can explain policy outcomes. Theoretically ... |
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