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Technology Transfer in European Regions: Introduction to the Special Issue

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Regions can be considered as “regional innovation systems,” but the question of whether and to what extent technology transfer is taking place at this or other (e.g., national and global) levels remains empirical. The theme issue contains a number of case studies of “regional innovation systems” within the European Union. Other papers elaborate on the pros and cons of the systemic approach to the technology transfer processes involved, or make comparisons across regions. In this introduction, the editors discuss the relations between regional policies, technology and innovation policies, and the integration of these different aspects into (potentially regional) systems of innovation. Under what conditions can “technology transfer” be considered as a mechanism of integration at the regional level?

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  1. Science and Technology Dynamics, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Amsterdam School of Communications Research ASCoR, Kloveniersburgwal 48, 1012 DX, Amsterdam

    Loet Leydesdorff

  2. Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Wales, 44-45 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3BB, Wales (UK)

    Philip Cooke

  3. Department of Sociology Faculty of Social and Communication Sciences, University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), Barrio de Sarriena, 48940, Leioa (Bizkaia), Spain

    Mikel Olazaran

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Leydesdorff, L., Cooke, P. & Olazaran, M. Technology Transfer in European Regions: Introduction to the Special Issue. The Journal of Technology Transfer 27, 5–13 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013119802068

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