Enhancing the Effectiveness of Innovation

Edited by Willem Molle, Professor of International Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Senior Adviser, ECORYS Research and Consulting, Rotterdam, the Netherlands and Julia Djarova, EY Advisory

• Contents: 1. IntroductionWillem Molle and Julia DjarovaPART I: R&D2. Creating Wealth from University Know-How: The Role of Technostarters Hans Wissema3. Assessing the Impact of Centres of Excellence on Business Innovation: The Flemish CaseArnold Verbeek, Elissavet Lykogianni, Valentijn Bilsen, Veerle Minne and Geert Steurs4. The Geography of Transfer of University Knowledge to Firms: The Case of Southern EnglandAdrian Healy PART II: FIRMS5. ICT and Firm Innovation in European ‘Catching Up’ CountriesJacob Dencik and Julia Djarova6. The Behavioural Additionality of Business R&D Subsidies: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Results for FlandersGeert Steurs, Arnold Verbeek and Elissavet LykogianniPART III: PUBLIC SECTOR7. European Innovation Policy: Increased Effectiveness through Coordination with Cohesion Policy Willem Molle 8. National Governance Systems for Innovation: High-Level Coordination Leads to Increased Effectiveness Julia Djarova and Walter Zegveld9. Regional Innovative Potential and Development Strategies: The Case of PolandMarta Mackiewicz, Robert Pollock and Paulina FabrowskaIndex

'The tasks confronting European governments intent on innovation will need to shift from simple quantitative measures of how much (R&D, etc.) to how good such magnitudes are in augmenting competitiveness - from quantity to quality. In this book, the editors and their contributors move the debate on to concerns over the effectiveness of innovation. This is not just a matter of making linkages among increasingly diverse players, but of making these linkages themselves effective. The book takes an important step forward for innovation policy at all levels, from regional to global.'