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Policy for Evolution of Regional Innovation Systems: The Role of Social Capital and Regional Particularities

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  • Rune Njøs
  • Stig-Erik Jakobsen

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Research exploring interplays between innovation systems and policy have argued that the literature on regional innovation systems (RIS) should consider how policy at different levels contributes toward RIS evolution. Seeing RIS through a social capital perspective and linking this to evolutionary reasoning, we develop an analytical framework addressing this gap. Through an analysis of the national Norwegian VRI program and three of its regional projects, we observe that regional responses deviate from the evolution of the ‘national policy path’. This indicates that policy stimulating RIS development should acknowledge that the degree—and dominant form—of regional social capital matter for evolution of the system. Consequently, the literature should avoid the assumption that regions differ only in terms of industry structure or particular challenges; understandings of regional particularities should also account for degree and type of regional social capital a priori policy intervention.

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  • Rune Njøs & Stig-Erik Jakobsen, 2018. "Policy for Evolution of Regional Innovation Systems: The Role of Social Capital and Regional Particularities," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 45(2), pages 257-268.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:45:y:2018:i:2:p:257-268.
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    Cited by:

    1. Jason Deegan & Marte C. W. Solheim & Stig‐Erik Jakobsen & Arne Isaksen, 2022. "One coast, two systems: Regional innovation systems and entrepreneurial discovery in Western Norway," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 53(2), pages 490-514, June.
    2. Zhang, Liangliang & Huang, Shoujun, 2022. "Social capital and regional innovation efficiency: The moderating effect of governance quality," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 343-359.
    3. Arnt Fløysand & Emil Tomson Lindfors & Stig-Erik Jakobsen & Lars Coenen, 2020. "Place-Based Directionality of Innovation: Tasmanian Salmon Farming and Responsible Innovation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-17, December.

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