Smart innovation policy: How network position and project composition affect the diversity of an emerging technology
Summary. Government subsidies for collaborative innovation projects shape technological diversity in emerging technologies. This study of Dutch biogas energy innovation reveals that projects sharing many actors reduce diversity, while projects with diverse actor types increase it. Larger project consortia decrease diversity. These findings suggest policymakers can design smarter innovation programs by strategically managing network connections and project composition to foster technological diversity and avoid technological lock-in.
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Rijnsoever, F. J. V., Berg, J. V. D., Koch, J., & Hekkert, M. P.. (2014). Smart innovation policy: How network position and project composition affect the diversity of an emerging technology. Research Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2014.12.004
Rijnsoever, Frank J. van, et al. “Smart innovation policy: How network position and project composition affect the diversity of an emerging technology.” Research Policy, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2014.12.004.
Rijnsoever, Frank J. van, Jesse van den Berg, J. Koch, and Marko P. Hekkert. 2014. “Smart innovation policy: How network position and project composition affect the diversity of an emerging technology.” Research Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2014.12.004.
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title = {Smart innovation policy: How network position and project composition affect the diversity of an emerging technology},
author = {Frank J. van Rijnsoever and Jesse van den Berg and J. Koch and Marko P. Hekkert},
journal = {Research Policy},
year = {2014},
doi = {10.1016/j.respol.2014.12.004},
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- DOI
- 10.1016/j.respol.2014.12.004
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Regions
- Europe
- Categories
- innovation-networks, policy, energy, general-innovation
- Added
- 2026-04-28