REGIONAL DIMENSION OF INNOVATION - FACTOR FOR REGIONAL COHESION OF THE REGIONS IN THE EU AND THE UK EXPERIENCE Cover Image

РЕГИОНАЛНО ИЗМЕРЕНИЕ НА ИНОВАЦИИТЕ – ФАКТОР ЗА РЕГИОНАЛНО СБЛИЖАВАНЕ НА РЕГИОНИТЕ В ЕС И ОПИТЪТ НА ВЕЛИКОБРИТАНИЯ
REGIONAL DIMENSION OF INNOVATION - FACTOR FOR REGIONAL COHESION OF THE REGIONS IN THE EU AND THE UK EXPERIENCE

Author(s): Temenuzhka Karolova/Hromi-Zhigalova
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: ЮГОЗАПАДЕН УНИВЕРСИТЕТ »НЕОФИТ РИЛСКИ«
Keywords: Innovation Policy; Regional Innovation Strategy; Sci-ence and Innovation; Information Society project
Summary/Abstract: The regional dimension of innovation is especially important given the existing big national differences with regards to the in-89stitutional frameworks, economic relations, the potential and opportunities for training, research and development. The experience of the four regions of the UK, which have developed innovative regional strategies, offers to the other European regions serious experience. All RIS initiatives were started during the first half of the 90s of last century and have been completed in the past years of this decade.