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Regional innovation systems in an era of grand societal challenges: reorientation versus transformation

Arne Isaksen, Michaela Trippl, Heike Mayer · 2022 · European Planning Studies

Summary. Regional innovation systems must adapt to address major societal challenges through either reorientation or transformation strategies. Reorientation leverages existing regional assets and institutions to tackle challenge-related problems. Transformation goes further, requiring new actors, institutional changes, and disrupted network linkages to create entirely new regional innovation elements. The choice between strategies depends on regional conditions and specific challenges.

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Isaksen, A., Trippl, M., & Mayer, H.. (2022). Regional innovation systems in an era of grand societal challenges: reorientation versus transformation. European Planning Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2022.2084226

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DOI
10.1080/09654313.2022.2084226
Countries
Norway, Austria, Switzerland
Regions
Europe
Categories
regional-innovation-systems, policy, general-innovation
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2026-04-28