International knowledge and innovation networks: knowledge creation and innovation in medium technology clusters

This book exolores the distinct nature or innovation in medium technology industrial sectors - which are the key to European international competitiveness - and examines the recent changes of networks in regional clusters. The authors present best practice management and regional strategies, and develop an original and coherent theoretical framework for the analysis of innovation processes called "Territorial Knowledge Management". They concentrate on the territorial dimension and the cognitive economics approach, and go beyoan the traditiona focus on R&D in high-tech sectors. The pivotal role of intermediate institutions in the governance of modern co-ordinated market economies is also highlighted.