Vol. 4 No. 2 (2013)
Research Article

THE ROLE AND THE EFFECTS OF NATIONAL SYSTEMS OF INNOVATION IN EUROPEAN REGIONAL GROWTH

George M. KORRES
University of Newcastle, Centre of Urban and Regional Development Studies, CURDS, Newcastle, United Kingdom,
Aikaterini KOKKINOU
University of Glasgow, Department of Economics Adam Smith Building, G12 8QQ, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
George O. TSOBANOGLOU
University of Newcastle, Centre of Urban and Regional Development Studies, CURDS, Newcastle, United Kingdom,

Published 2013-06-01

How to Cite

M. KORRES, George, Aikaterini KOKKINOU, and George O. TSOBANOGLOU. 2013. “THE ROLE AND THE EFFECTS OF NATIONAL SYSTEMS OF INNOVATION IN EUROPEAN REGIONAL GROWTH”. European Journal of Geography 4 (2):6-16. https://eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/530.

Abstract

Research and Development is directly related with industrial infrastructure, productivity effects
and regional development, through “national system of innovation” indicating the national
technological capabilities, as well as the underlying structure and planning on Research and
Development. European technological policy has an important role for the economies of
member states. Technological policy aims to reinforce national competitiveness along with
convergence between member states. The purpose of this paper is to analyse and examine the
evaluation and the development of European Union policy and how it can be implemented to
member states. This paper also attempts to examine the effects of innovation activities and the
impact of innovation policy on growth, productivity and integration process.

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