Measurement methodology of Regional Innovation potential

As opposed to neo-classical and Keynesian economic theory striving for balance (and not counting with technical changes), the oeuvre of Schumpeter (1939) put technical development, research (R), development (D) and innovation (I) into a new perspective. Following the recognition of the significance of technical progress and creating the related fundamental concepts (R+D+I) and the first analyses, the attention of researchers focused on the exploration of methodology relations. As a result, in the 1950s and 1960s a series of investigations proved the relation between R+D and economic growth. In the 1960s and 1970s research was given a new impetus by the emergence of what were called science-policy objectives, resulting in the state taking an active role in the R+D processes. In harmony with that, the attention of analysts was directed towards a better understanding of the impact mechanisms of research-development-innovation, and the impact of scientific-technical inputs on the national economy.