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THEEUREGIONALPOLICY…
development”
4.Atthesametimetheyallenablethecreationofinnovative
solutionswithintheirscopeofactivity.
TheanalysisofEuropeaneconomies’intheninetiesshowedthat
innovationisaresultofcomplexinteractionbetweendifferentmarketplayers
andinstitutions.Technologicalchangedoesnottakeplacelinearlybutasresult
offeedbackreceivedfromanintegratedsystem,withbusinessesinitscentre,
withrespecttotheorganizationofproduction,innovationandmeansof
collectionoftheexternalsourcesofknowledge.
Evolutionoftheapproachtoinnovationhasrecentlyprovedthattransferof
mechanismstriggeringinnovationtotheregionsisindispensable.Thiswas
introducedbytherisingroleofSMEswhoarethecreatorsoftechnological
progressandinnovationandwhousetheirowncompetencesinthese
processes.Transfertotheregionallevelwasthuscausedbytheterritorial
relationshipsbetweenbusinessesandtheirenvironment.Thereasonforthisis
territorialproximitybutalsomutualtrustandconfidencethatpartnersshareas
resultofcommonsetofvaluesandculturalsimilarities.Theregionallevelhas
thusbecomecrucialforthedevelopmentofmechanismssupportingthe
evolutionofinnovation.Thesamelevelhasalsoinitiatedprojectsaimingat
thecreationofastrategicapproachtoinnovationaswellasatthecreationof
regionalinnovationstrategies.
ThepurposeoftheRegionalInnovationStrategyRISistosupport
regionalauthoritiesandregionaldevelopmentorganizationswithinregions.
Thestrategyisbuiltonthebasisoftheanalysesoftechnologicalneeds,
capacityandpotentialoftheresearchsector,businesseswithregardto
management,financing,training,organizationandtechnology.Thestrategy
shoulddefinedirectionsofinnovationpolicyandmeansofoptimisationofthe
regionalinfrastructurethatsupportsinnovationespeciallywithregardtoits
coherencewiththesmallandmediumenterprises’needs.
RegionalInnovationStrategiesplayakeyroleinbuildingregional
systemsofinnovationandinbuildinginnovationregionsduetothefactthat
theypromoteintegrationofsocialandeconomicenvironmentsoftheregion
thatfocusesoninnovation.Theyareatoolofsupportingendogenous
determinantsofinnovationgrowthofregionsandfacilitatetheuseof
structuralfunds,whichmaybeobtainedforprojects,whichontheotherhand
havebeenmentionedasnecessaryintheRegionalInnovationStrategies.They
strengthenregionalcompetitivenessandimprovecompetencesofthehuman
resourcesbytighteningrelationsbetweenbusinessesandtheresearchand
developmentsector,whichmeansthattheyensuredevelopmentofeconomic
andscientificnetworks.
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Ibid.,p.99.
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