Knowledge Transfer, Institutions, and Innovation in Croatia and Slovenia
Knowledge Transfer, Institutions, and Innovation in Croatia and Slovenia

Summary/Abstract: The paper investigates the institutional framework to support knowledge transfer in Slovenia and Croatia. In transition economies knowledge transfer is subject to several sources of market failure which provides a justification for government intervention. The success of these policies also depends upon the ability of academic institutions and the business sector to collaborate in technology networks, innovation clusters and the mobility of researchers between the two sectors. The paper first surveys the innovation capacity of the two countries and concludes that although the overall level of innovative activity is above that of the new EU member states, it is highly skewed in both countries towards the public sector in research institutes and universities. The paper goes to review the knowledge transfer policies, institutional framework, and policy outcomes in the two countries. The paper concludes, firstly, that policies to support technology parks and business incubators have failed to generate much spin-off activity in either country.

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