Innovation and region: cluster and regional innovation system in the Zlin region/Inovace a region: klastry a regionalni inovacni system zlinskeho kraje

Innovations represent an underlying element of competitiveness in global economies. In the process of innovation building, spatial relations play an important part. Generally, the regional and local levels are emphasised because of the importance of actors' interactions in the process. After th...

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Published in:E+M ekonomie a management 2011-04 (2), p.31
Main Authors: Hajek, Oldrich, Novosak, Jiri, Hovorkova, Zuzana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Capitalism
Competition (Economics)
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Summary:Innovations represent an underlying element of competitiveness in global economies. In the process of innovation building, spatial relations play an important part. Generally, the regional and local levels are emphasised because of the importance of actors' interactions in the process. After their transition to market economy, the theme of innovation building has become crucial also for post-socialist countries. Thus, innovation support tools are firmly positioned on their political agendas. Clusters and regional innovation systems belong to fundamental innovation support tools on the regional and local levels. This article evaluates selected aspects of clusters and regional innovation systems of post-socialist countries with the Zlin region as the model area.
ISSN:1212-3609