Universities as key knowledge infrastructures in regional innovation systems

David Charles · 2006 · Innovation The European Journal of Social Science Research

Summary. Universities drive regional innovation through multiple mechanisms: transferring commodified knowledge, developing human capital, and building social capital. The paper examines how national higher education systems and regional innovation programs shape university engagement differently across Europe. It argues that policymakers must integrate and coordinate regional-scale policies to maximize universities' role as knowledge infrastructure.

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DOI

10.1080/13511610600608013

Countries

European Union

Categories

regional-innovation-systems, innovation-networks, policy, general-innovation

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2026-04-28