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Citation for the original published paper (version of record):Kautonen, M., Pugh, R., Raunio, M. (2017) Transformation of regional innovation policies: from 'traditional' to 'next generation'
models of incubationEuropean Planning Studies, 25(4): 620-637Abstract. This paper explores a widely-employed instrumen… Show more
“…The Omani public BI programme is still not mature, and the lack of a favourable context for entrepreneurship and innovation has increased the challenges in creating effective outcomes. Thus far, incubators have not fully engaged in this “softer” cultural change task, and instead have focussed on tangible or “hard” infrastructure, an issue within incubation approaches that have found to be problematic in other contexts, such as Wales (United Kingdom) (Kautonent et al, 2017; Pugh et al., 2018). One of the interviewed BI managers speaking favourably regarding these resources:The facilities here are very satisfying for me.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…(2016) they are key elements of sustainable EEs (Spigel, 2017). Hayter (2016) describes them as the “entrepreneurship ombudsman,” and Kautonen et al (2017) explain that incubators are a widely employed instrument of regional innovation policy. Thus, they are key organisations within both entrepreneurship and innovation systems.…”
This paper studies entrepreneurship ecosystem development in a context little discussed in the extant literature to date: Oman. Specifically, it focuses on business incubation (BI) initiatives as a policy tool for developing the local, regional, and national systems of supporting entrepreneurship and SME growth. Although BI’s are a popular policy measure for ecosystem development, spreading globally from their original conception in the United States around 60 years ago, their universal effectiveness is questioned. We analyse the tenability of BI as an economic development strategy by entrepreneurship ecosystems as a conceptual framework to help us understand the multitudinous cultural, institutional, and governance structures required for success. Specifically, we consider these ecosystem dynamics and their influence on the incubation of SMEs in the novel context of an oil‐rich yet transitioning economy such as Oman. Conducting interviews with 22 key informants within a range of ecosystem actors (policy‐makers, incubator managers, academics, and entrepreneurs) we find that existing capabilities within the Omani BI programme are not yet fully fit for purpose, highlighting the need to establish developmental priorities for the wider entrepreneurial ecosystem, bottom‐up. Finally, we reflect on the wider cultural and institutional constraints highlighted, and suggest potentially fruitful avenues for further research.
“…The Omani public BI programme is still not mature, and the lack of a favourable context for entrepreneurship and innovation has increased the challenges in creating effective outcomes. Thus far, incubators have not fully engaged in this “softer” cultural change task, and instead have focussed on tangible or “hard” infrastructure, an issue within incubation approaches that have found to be problematic in other contexts, such as Wales (United Kingdom) (Kautonent et al, 2017; Pugh et al., 2018). One of the interviewed BI managers speaking favourably regarding these resources:The facilities here are very satisfying for me.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(2016) they are key elements of sustainable EEs (Spigel, 2017). Hayter (2016) describes them as the “entrepreneurship ombudsman,” and Kautonen et al (2017) explain that incubators are a widely employed instrument of regional innovation policy. Thus, they are key organisations within both entrepreneurship and innovation systems.…”
This paper studies entrepreneurship ecosystem development in a context little discussed in the extant literature to date: Oman. Specifically, it focuses on business incubation (BI) initiatives as a policy tool for developing the local, regional, and national systems of supporting entrepreneurship and SME growth. Although BI’s are a popular policy measure for ecosystem development, spreading globally from their original conception in the United States around 60 years ago, their universal effectiveness is questioned. We analyse the tenability of BI as an economic development strategy by entrepreneurship ecosystems as a conceptual framework to help us understand the multitudinous cultural, institutional, and governance structures required for success. Specifically, we consider these ecosystem dynamics and their influence on the incubation of SMEs in the novel context of an oil‐rich yet transitioning economy such as Oman. Conducting interviews with 22 key informants within a range of ecosystem actors (policy‐makers, incubator managers, academics, and entrepreneurs) we find that existing capabilities within the Omani BI programme are not yet fully fit for purpose, highlighting the need to establish developmental priorities for the wider entrepreneurial ecosystem, bottom‐up. Finally, we reflect on the wider cultural and institutional constraints highlighted, and suggest potentially fruitful avenues for further research.
“…In the Finnish research and innovation system development efforts in the 2010s have focused on strengthening participatory innovation (Kautonen et al 2017;Uotila et al 2012). In Sweden, there have been significant efforts to strengthen the independence of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), their active voice and their role as opinion makers.…”
Prior research has emphasized the importance of bringing together quadruple helix (QH) actors (academia, industry, government and civil society) to strengthen regional innovation. The QH model forms an integral part of European innovation policy, which aims to create sustainable and inclusive growth in Europe. As part of this policy, European Union (EU) regions are to design and implement research and innovation strategies for smart specialization (RIS3) through the participatory entrepreneurial discovery process (EDP). Despite the strong emphasis on the QH model, the model is still far from a well-established concept in innovation research and policy, and civil society participation in RIS3 has remained low. Our paper aims to support regional governments to engage with and facilitate the participation of civil society in a territorial EDP based on two case studies from Finland and Sweden. It contributes to the literature on regional innovation systems through identifying mechanisms to foster the QH model and suggests lessons learnt for the operationalization of the QH model as part of RIS3.
“…Moreover, the experience of implementing joint projects can be transferred to other countries and domains of science since innovation hubs (in the EU terminology) are not highly specialized, but can be applied in different fields of knowledge. Regional innovative incubators can be adapted to the needs of a specific country (region) and contribute to the creation of new economic relations based on the knowledge economy (Kautonen et al, 2017).…”
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The article considers the use of scientific infrastructure as an element of international scientific cooperation. The authors analyze a European approach that was developed in the framework of the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program. The authors examined the current large international infrastructure projects with Russian participation and proposed their typology. The article outlines the specifics and prospects for the development of scientific infrastructure, proposes optimal forms of scientific cooperation, and makes some suggestions on the use of international scientific cooperation as an instrument for solving tasks related to the foreign policy of Russia.
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