RT Book,_Section
T1 An overview of the European Union innovation policy from the regional perspective
A1 Sánchez Carreira, María del Carmen
A2 González López, Manuel
A2 Asheim, Bjørn T.
K1 Innovation policies
K1 Regional innovation policies
K1 Regional cohesion
K1 Framework Programmes
K1 European Structural and Investment Funds
K1 European Union
AB This chapter approaches the EU innovation policy, focusing on its key moments, rationales, objectives, main tools and trends. Among other actions, the Framework Programmes and the European Structural Funds underline.  The EU innovation policy has traditionally focused on research, according to the linear model of innovation. However, innovation has been gradually introduced.  The EU innovation policy is characterised by a multilevel model, in which the regions have increasingly become relevant actors. Thus, the chapter tackles the regional perspective in the EU innovation policy. It also refers to the links between EU innovation and regional cohesion policies, from the background to the current smart specialisation strategies. The EU innovation policy, and mainly the Framework Programmes, have hardly considered territorial dimension, economic development or innovation level of the regions. Several attempts to include some cohesion element in the EU innovation policy have been made over time, through different tools.
PB Edward Elgar
SN 9781789904154
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46314
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46314
LA eng
NO Sánchez Carreira, M.C. (2020). An overview of the European Union innovation policy from the regional perspective. In M. González-López & B. Asheim (Eds.), Regions and Innovation Policies in Europe. Learning from the Margins (113-138). Edward Elgar.
DS Minerva
RD 22 may 2026