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Supra-national Governance of Research and Innovation Policies and Economic Globalization: Tensions and Dilemmas

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In the area of science, technology and innovation supra-national, regional integration emerge to respond to the challenges of the global economy. This integration offers dedicated governance mechanisms, creating an additional layer of governance to which regions and nations must adapt and shape their own responses. I will place this development in the broader discussion of governance, using as examples developments in the European Research Area, the Nordic cooperation, and the increasing cooperation in South-East Asia through ASEAN.

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  2. See also the contributions in the special issue on Innovation in China of the journal Innovation: Management, Policy and Practice, vol. 8, 2006.

  3. NORIA—White Paper on the Nordic Research and Innovation Area. Copenhagen, Nordic Council of Ministers [10].

  4. www.nordforsk.org

  5. www.nordicinnovation.net

  6. www.nordicenergy.net

  7. See Ref. [2] for an assessment of the development of the TRI. See also www.nordforsk.org.

  8. The Straits Times, 30 November, 2004

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The author appreciates valuable comments from Heiko Prange-Gstoehl, European Commission, DG RTD, Trygve Lande, Research Council of Norway, and Aris Kaloudis, NIFUSTEP, Oslo, Norway.

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Remøe, S.O. Supra-national Governance of Research and Innovation Policies and Economic Globalization: Tensions and Dilemmas. J Knowl Econ 1, 268–288 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-010-0027-2

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