Looking for Regional Systems of Innovation: Evidence from the Italian Innovation Survey

Rinaldo Evangelista, Simona Iammarino, Valeria Mastrostefano, Alberto Silvani · 2002 · Regional Studies

Summary. This study examines regional innovation patterns across Italy using the Community Innovation Survey. The authors find that Italy's regions display diverse innovation characteristics beyond the typical north-south divide, shaped by firm strategies, technological performance, and systemic interactions. However, only a few regions possess genuine innovation systems; most lack sufficient connections and knowledge flows between actors to constitute functioning systems of innovation.

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  title   = {Looking for Regional Systems of Innovation: Evidence from the Italian Innovation Survey},
  author  = {Rinaldo Evangelista and Simona Iammarino and Valeria Mastrostefano and Alberto Silvani},
  journal = {Regional Studies},
  year    = {2002},
  doi     = {10.1080/00343400220121963},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400220121963}
}

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DOI

10.1080/00343400220121963

Countries

Italy

Regions

Europe

Categories

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

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2026-04-28